Welcome back from the break! We are in the home stretch of the school year. One of my goals as your physical education teacher is to help you to gain an appreciation for the value of a physically active lifestyle. I hope that once you leave high school and enter college or the real world, you make time for physical activity. The health benefits are obvious but there are also social and emotional benefits to regular exercise as well. We will discuss those in more detail in coming blogs.
For this weeks blog I want you to find a community activity or event that involves physical activity. Make it something you would actually like to do, for example if you hate running, do not put a 5k down for your event. There are several opportunities for physical activity right here in our own community. Put google to use and find something that you would like to participate in and list it as your comment for this weeks blog. Include the link for you event in your comment.
For example, me and my wife along with several other teachers here at Wootton are going to run the Runamuck 5k. It is a 5k trail run with obstacles and mud thrown in and it is right here in Rockville.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Period 7 Weight Training - Blog 4.1 Community Events
Welcome back from the break! We are in the home stretch of the school year. One of my goals as your physical education teacher is to help you to gain an appreciation for the value of a physically active lifestyle. I hope that once you leave high school and enter college or the real world, you make time for physical activity. The health benefits are obvious but there are also social and emotional benefits to regular exercise as well. We will discuss those in more detail in coming blogs.
For this weeks blog I want you to find a community activity or event that involves physical activity. Make it something you would actually like to do, for example if you hate running, do not put a 5k down for your event. There are several opportunities for physical activity right here in our own community. Put google to use and find something that you would like to participate in and list it as your comment for this weeks blog. Include the link for you event in your comment.
For example, me and my wife along with several other teachers here at Wootton are going to run the Runamuck 5k. It is a 5k trail run with obstacles and mud thrown in and it is right here in Rockville.
For this weeks blog I want you to find a community activity or event that involves physical activity. Make it something you would actually like to do, for example if you hate running, do not put a 5k down for your event. There are several opportunities for physical activity right here in our own community. Put google to use and find something that you would like to participate in and list it as your comment for this weeks blog. Include the link for you event in your comment.
For example, me and my wife along with several other teachers here at Wootton are going to run the Runamuck 5k. It is a 5k trail run with obstacles and mud thrown in and it is right here in Rockville.
Period 6 Principles of PE - Blog 4.1 Community Events
Welcome back from the break! We are in the home stretch of the school year. One of my goals as your physical education teacher is to help you to gain an appreciation for the value of a physically active lifestyle. I hope that once you leave high school and enter college or the real world, you make time for physical activity. The health benefits are obvious but there are also social and emotional benefits to regular exercise as well. We will discuss those in more detail in coming blogs.
For this weeks blog I want you to find a community activity or event that involves physical activity. Make it something you would actually like to do, for example if you hate running, do not put a 5k down for your event. There are several opportunities for physical activity right here in our own community. Put google to use and find something that you would like to participate in and list it as your comment for this weeks blog. Include the link for you event in your comment.
For example, me and my wife along with several other teachers here at Wootton are going to run the Runamuck 5k. It is a 5k trail run with obstacles and mud thrown in and it is right here in Rockville.
For this weeks blog I want you to find a community activity or event that involves physical activity. Make it something you would actually like to do, for example if you hate running, do not put a 5k down for your event. There are several opportunities for physical activity right here in our own community. Put google to use and find something that you would like to participate in and list it as your comment for this weeks blog. Include the link for you event in your comment.
For example, me and my wife along with several other teachers here at Wootton are going to run the Runamuck 5k. It is a 5k trail run with obstacles and mud thrown in and it is right here in Rockville.
Period 3 Weight Training - Blog 4.1 Community Events
Welcome back from the break! We are in the home stretch of the school year. One of my goals as your physical education teacher is to help you to gain an appreciation for the value of a physically active lifestyle. I hope that once you leave high school and enter college or the real world, you make time for physical activity. The health benefits are obvious but there are also social and emotional benefits to regular exercise as well. We will discuss those in more detail in coming blogs.
For this weeks blog I want you to find a community activity or event that involves physical activity. Make it something you would actually like to do, for example if you hate running, do not put a 5k down for your event. There are several opportunities for physical activity right here in our own community. Put google to use and find something that you would like to participate in and list it as your comment for this weeks blog. Include the link for you event in your comment.
For example, me and my wife along with several other teachers here at Wootton are going to run the Runamuck 5k. It is a 5k trail run with obstacles and mud thrown in and it is right here in Rockville.
For this weeks blog I want you to find a community activity or event that involves physical activity. Make it something you would actually like to do, for example if you hate running, do not put a 5k down for your event. There are several opportunities for physical activity right here in our own community. Put google to use and find something that you would like to participate in and list it as your comment for this weeks blog. Include the link for you event in your comment.
For example, me and my wife along with several other teachers here at Wootton are going to run the Runamuck 5k. It is a 5k trail run with obstacles and mud thrown in and it is right here in Rockville.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Blog 3.6 All Classes Bracketology 101
This week is a special time in American sports culture. 65 of the top teams in college basketball will compete in a single elimination winner take all tournament, also known as March Madness. The fun thing about March Madness is you have no idea who is going to win.
For this week blog we are going to fill out a bracket and try to predict the winner. The students with the most correct picks will win a Chipotle lunch delivered to them by me during their lunch period.
To fill out a bracket copy and paste the url below and just click on the team you think will win. You do have to sign up for a CBS Sportsline membership in order to do this. If you do not want to do that you can use the second url below and print a bracket sheet and turn it in to me. Have fun.
http://mrkirk.mayhem.cbssports.com/e
Our Group Password is: Wootton2010
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/brackets/printable_men?tag=pageRow;pageContainer
Monday, March 8, 2010
Period 6 Blog 3.5 Basketball
We will start our basketball unit today. Like our hockey this will be a quick one week unit designed to give you a quick look at the invasion game of basketball. We will start out in small game situations. Learning how to attack the basket and then pull back and work on some skill. For this weeks blog I want you to let me know what your experience level is with basketball. Have you ever played before, played with friends, in PE, on a team, JV etc.
Period 3 Weight Training Blog 3.5 Stretching
Last week we looked at the flexibility of our hamstrings. This is a problem area for many of us and as we said, lack of range of motion in a given joint because of flexibility issues limits the athletic potential of that joint. An increase in range of motion can be reached with a consistent focus on stretching. Many of us neglect this very important part of our workouts. Current research leans towards a dynamic warm-up and post strength work stretching as the best way to maintain range of motion of a given joint. I will start to build in time for us to stretch at the end of our workouts. It is up to you to use that time wisely. Below are some basic rules of static stretching that you can follow.
Rules for Static Stretching
Positioning is everything
Find that spot. Most people don't stretch; they just try to look like they are stretching.
Good stretching is uncomfortable but, not painful. Know the difference. A little discomfort means you are well positioned.
Use different techniques. Activate the antagonist; do long statics; use active stretches.
Use your bodyweight to assist. It should be both comfortable and uncomfortable at the same time.
Stretch all areas. Don't focus on one. We make sure we include one for each of the following - Adductors - Hip flexors - Lateral Hamstring - Hip Rotators
For this weeks blog I want you to explain the function of each of the muscle groups in bold above. I also want you to find time to stretch.
Rules for Static Stretching
Positioning is everything
Find that spot. Most people don't stretch; they just try to look like they are stretching.
Good stretching is uncomfortable but, not painful. Know the difference. A little discomfort means you are well positioned.
Use different techniques. Activate the antagonist; do long statics; use active stretches.
Use your bodyweight to assist. It should be both comfortable and uncomfortable at the same time.
Stretch all areas. Don't focus on one. We make sure we include one for each of the following - Adductors - Hip flexors - Lateral Hamstring - Hip Rotators
For this weeks blog I want you to explain the function of each of the muscle groups in bold above. I also want you to find time to stretch.
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