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Post by 90rocket on Nov 4, 2013 16:03:20 GMT -6
Coaches,
There has been some talk within our school of possibly getting AP PE for our athletes. While my principal was a former PE teacher, I am going to have to be the one that really pushes this. While I am a first year teacher and head football coach, our team experienced a good deal of success this year....our only losses coming against team that were clearly much bigger, faster, and stronger than us. They are also the only two teams in our league with AP PE. When my principal asked me why those two schools are always so good in almost every sport, I explained to him the AP PE course that they offer, which gained his interest.
I fully plan on presenting to the school board all of the benefits of weight training for athletes to the school board. I understand the connection between success on the field and in the classroom, confidence, lowering the risk of injury, more student-athletes etc. I know how and where to get this information. It also helps that 2 of my better players have parents on the school board and it seems that I have built a pretty solid reputation within our small community.
My question to you guys is what would be the best way to get this thing moving forward? It seems as though the principal is on board, but I know he is not much of a go-getter. I know I will have to be the one to push this forward, but I don't want to be too pushy in this being my first year at this school. Do any of you currently use AP PE? From my understanding, the schools I have talked to say every athlete has the option to take this class. Is this how your school does it as well?
Do any of you have a curriculum of AP PE? I'm not really looking for workouts, just an outline of rules or procedures that work for your school. I'd appreciate anything. Thanks guys. |
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Post by fantom on Nov 4, 2013 22:19:30 GMT -6
Coaches,
There has been some talk within our school of possibly getting AP PE for our athletes. While my principal was a former PE teacher, I am going to have to be the one that really pushes this. While I am a first year teacher and head football coach, our team experienced a good deal of success this year....our only losses coming against team that were clearly much bigger, faster, and stronger than us. They are also the only two teams in our league with AP PE. When my principal asked me why those two schools are always so good in almost every sport, I explained to him the AP PE course that they offer, which gained his interest.
I fully plan on presenting to the school board all of the benefits of weight training for athletes to the school board. I understand the connection between success on the field and in the classroom, confidence, lowering the risk of injury, more student-athletes etc. I know how and where to get this information. It also helps that 2 of my better players have parents on the school board and it seems that I have built a pretty solid reputation within our small community.
My question to you guys is what would be the best way to get this thing moving forward? It seems as though the principal is on board, but I know he is not much of a go-getter. I know I will have to be the one to push this forward, but I don't want to be too pushy in this being my first year at this school. Do any of you currently use AP PE? From my understanding, the schools I have talked to say every athlete has the option to take this class. Is this how your school does it as well?
Do any of you have a curriculum of AP PE? I'm not really looking for workouts, just an outline of rules or procedures that work for your school. I'd appreciate anything. Thanks guys. If you want to sell something know your market. You want school boards to start an AP PE class? Tell them it will increase the number of kids taking advanced level courses. State and federal mandates have a lot of admins crazy about increasing the AP numbers. Sure, it's a PE class but on the federal survey it's more kids in advanced classes. |
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Post by carookie on Nov 4, 2013 23:25:59 GMT -6
Not trying to hijack the thread, but are you referring to an actual AP course (one that is recognized by the college board) or just an advanced level PE class? Ive taught AP history for a while and never heard of AP PE, and my interest is piqued.
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Post by 90rocket on Nov 5, 2013 10:30:59 GMT -6
From my understand in talking with other schools, it's not a college level course. It's basically a strength and conditioning class. Just PE for your "advanced" students who are athletes. Some schools mandate that you must get at least a 90 in your first semester of HS PE to get into the AP class.
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Post by gibbs72 on Nov 10, 2013 21:05:38 GMT -6
A school I came from had advanced weights. They modeled it after the honors courses. If someone wanted to enroll in Honors English, there was a minimum GPA requirement + a recommendation. So, we asked for the same for "Honors" weights. Minimum requirement is participation in a sport + a recommendation from a head coach. Worked great b/c those classes had the kids serious about getting better. Plus they continued to offer regular weights for those who wanted a YMCA class.
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Post by coachwoodall on Nov 11, 2013 11:58:02 GMT -6
You're talking about a PE II, PE III, PE IV, etc….. an upper level PE class
selling points
- kids can lift during school and have time to also play multiple sports
- get home at a decent hour (no before/after school lifting)
- motivate kids that would otherwise be 'stuck' in another class
- give coaches added opportunity to mentor kids
- keep teams connected in the off season
- we got to do to keep up with the Jones
- chance for kids to get academic assistance during the period (if you can set it up that way)
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Post by shane572 on Jan 20, 2014 21:15:16 GMT -6
I am also working on a presentation for a PE class as stated in this thread. If anyone could message me or email me any info such as; name of school, link to course description, a statement from the coach as to how this type of class has been a benefit to their program. I need to put on my sales rep hat and if I go into the meeting with a long list of statements from coaches praising this type of class it may help. I appreciate it. sabrams572@gmail.com
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Post by souza12 on Jan 21, 2014 22:32:21 GMT -6
Coaches,
There has been some talk within our school of possibly getting AP PE for our athletes. While my principal was a former PE teacher, I am going to have to be the one that really pushes this. While I am a first year teacher and head football coach, our team experienced a good deal of success this year....our only losses coming against team that were clearly much bigger, faster, and stronger than us. They are also the only two teams in our league with AP PE. When my principal asked me why those two schools are always so good in almost every sport, I explained to him the AP PE course that they offer, which gained his interest.
I fully plan on presenting to the school board all of the benefits of weight training for athletes to the school board. I understand the connection between success on the field and in the classroom, confidence, lowering the risk of injury, more student-athletes etc. I know how and where to get this information. It also helps that 2 of my better players have parents on the school board and it seems that I have built a pretty solid reputation within our small community.
My question to you guys is what would be the best way to get this thing moving forward? It seems as though the principal is on board, but I know he is not much of a go-getter. I know I will have to be the one to push this forward, but I don't want to be too pushy in this being my first year at this school. Do any of you currently use AP PE? From my understanding, the schools I have talked to say every athlete has the option to take this class. Is this how your school does it as well?
Do any of you have a curriculum of AP PE? I'm not really looking for workouts, just an outline of rules or procedures that work for your school. I'd appreciate anything. Thanks guys. What state is this? |
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Post by jmg999 on Jan 24, 2014 0:58:16 GMT -6
I don't know how it works where you are, but in California, Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered to high school students, so they may meet lower-division general education (GE) requirements in college, upon a successful score on the end-of-the-year AP exam. They don't offer AP courses in PE, b/c PE is not a GE requirement. The University of California system accepts AP credit in 18 different disciplines, and the only courses which don't count toward GE credits are studio design courses for art majors, but these are generally courses only offered through high school art magnets, and they are pre-major requirements for art majors in college.
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Post by carookie on Jan 24, 2014 12:00:36 GMT -6
Any school with multi-sport athletes..I think strength class during the day is a must. If not, he's what happens - injuries. We have had more football players get injured during basketball than any other sport, including Lacrosse. Why? Well...at some of my previous stops the basketball teams did not lift in season. So a kid coming out of football, his body is banged up, they don't take the time to heal, which is made worse by a lack of strength training and low and behold a few weeks into basketball they are on crutches. Now at my current school, they don't have that issue. BUT!! They have a weight lifting class for ALL athletes during the school day whether you're a multi-sport athlete or not. Their rationale is pretty simple. (I asked the Principal) "Our educational program is very rigorous. We want our student-athletes to be able to weight train during the school day, so they have time to complete their studies after school. Education is the most important but our students are going to play sports, choir, drama, band, etc. So it is in THEIR best interest if we can alleviate some of the time demands on them when possible." If you can get your principal to publish an article for the National Assoc. of Secondary School Principals it would be appreciated. Even if you can't I'm gonna steal his line. |
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