9/8/2014 and 9/9/2014: Run and CARE cont.

9/8/2014: Run

Yesterday was our first official graded run.  The students started the class with our "typical exercise/warm up routine" and then hit the track for 10 minutes.  By years end we expect all students to be able to run 25-30 minutes continuously

Weimar Hills Physical Education

6th - 8th Grade Running Information

Directions:

1. Run continuously for the designated period of time
2. Please don’t ask, “how much longer?”  Wear a watch! ☺
3. No more than two people should jog together to avoid blocking the track for faster joggers.  Always pick a partner who jogs at your pace, not faster or slower.
4. Shuffling your feet and sprinting are not jogging.  Your grade will drop for “sprinting,” just as it will for walking, or jogging so slowly that you are obviously not in your training zone.
5. When the whistle blows at the end of the jogging period, stay on the track, move in the same direction and walk for a cool down.
6. Drinks:  Please grab a drink during any transition, not during the timed run and cool down.  

Evaluation/Grading Rubric

	A (10 pts)	A- (9pts)	B (8 pts)	C or lower (5-7pts)
Pace	Continuous challenging pace  jog (7-8 laps) Heart rate at high end of training zone	Continuous moderate jog Heart rate in training zone	Continuous slow  jog HR in training zone	Jog at walk pace or slower Intermittent jog/walk
Follows Directions	Jogs alone or in a pair	Jogs alone or in a pair	Jogs alone or in a pair	Jogs  in a group of 3 or more Blocks track
Technique	Picks feet up, no shuffling Arms move rhythmically Knees up	Same as A	Same as A	Shuffles or walks Hands in pockets No knee lift

9/9/2014: CARE cont.

Today students returned to the C.A.R.E. theme.  The students started on Friday doing a variety of activities that illustrated Cooperation and today they switched our focus to Accepting Differences. Students were challenged to do some balance stunts in pairs, 3's, 4's and 5's. Not all students had to do every stunt, but all students had to engage in someway that positively impacted their groups.  This activity highlighted not only the physical differences, but also the different risk tolerances that each student had.

  Daily family workout

8 min AMRAP (As many rounds as possible) of:

10 squats
10 sit ups
10 burpees

 4 rounds is pretty good... see if you can do more and don't stop until 8 min is up!