KINS118 Tennis and Competitive Activities
Department of Health Sciences: Kinesiology
- I. Course Number and Title
- KINS118 Tennis and Competitive Activities
- II. Number of Credits
- 2 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- None
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course is designed to enable the general student to learn and participate in a wide variety of competitive sports and games with an emphasis on tennis. Emphasis will also be applied to enrich, enhance, and to improve student organic, social, and mental wellness.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
- The student will learn that lifelong wellness is achieved and sustained by practicing habits that include regular physical exercise, and proper nutrition;
- This course is designed to enable the student to participate and learn leisure time sports and games with an emphasis on tennis, so the student may improve his/her quality of life;
- The student will learn valid concepts of exercise physiology and how to apply them to a chosen activity;
- The student will develop proficiency in the basic skill techniques of leisure sports with an emphasis on tennis;
- The student will develop an understanding that vigorous play in a variety of activities enhances and improves organic fitness and social and mental wellness;
- The student will learn to critically review literature for the sport of tennis and other competitive activities and, if necessary, change his/her training to conform to new scientifically valid concepts; and
- The student will learn valid concepts of nutrition and how to apply them to his/her own diet.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- Basic Physiology of Exercise
- Principles of warm-up, stretching and cool down
- Basic anatomy of muscles and joints
- Fiber type
- Ligament
- Tendon
- Muscular contractions: isotonic, isometric, and isokinetic
- Muscular metabolism
- Anaerobic
- Aerobic
- Applied Physiology of Exercise
- Principles of an exercise prescription
- Frequency, intensity, duration
- Overload, progressive resistance, specificity, and recovery
- Physiological effects of regular anaerobic exercise
- Physiological effects of regular aerobic exercise
- Cross-training and how a variety of activities contribute to cardiovascular and total fitness
- The Role of Diet and Nutrition -- What is a quality diet?
- Weight management and body composition
- Cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis
- Heat balance, fluid and electrolyte consumption
- Role of nutrition in energy metabolism
- Relationship among stress, diet and exercise
- Concepts of Recuperation, Positive Adaptation and Deconditioning
- Immediate and correct care of athletic injuries
- Evaluation of fitness progress and self-testing
- Critical Review of Literature in Nutrition and Physiology of Exercise
- The student will compete and play effectively in a variety of individual and team sports and games
- Archery
- Badminton
- Handball variations
- Tag and dodge-ball games
- Tennis
- Basketball
- Flickerball
- Floor Hockey
- Line Kickball -- dodge-ball
- Low organization games --bombardment, etc.
- Relays
- Soccer
- Softball
- Speedball
- Swimming
- Team handball
- Volleyball
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
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Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
Departmentally-selected textbook or handouts provided. Details provided in the course syllabus, which is created by the instructor and distributed to each student on enrollment and class attendance.
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Review/Approval Date - 3/99; New Core 8/2015; Revision 6/1/22