Course Outline for Physical Education Activity SBB1
Sport-Specific Training - Baseball

Effective: Fall 2024
SLO Rev:
Catalog Description:

PEAC SBB1 - Sport-Specific Training - Baseball

0.50 - 2.00 Units

Designed to increase an individual's specific skills in the sport of baseball.
0835.00 - Physical Education
Optional
Type Units Inside of Class Hours Outside of Class Hours Total Student Learning Hours
Laboratory 0.50 - 2.00 36.00 - 108.00 0.00 36.00 - 108.00
Total 0.50 - 2.00 36.00 - 108.00 0.00 - 0.00 36.00 - 108.00
Measurable Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  1. Evaluate and improve physical conditioning relevant to the demands of baseball;
  2. Demonstrate the essential skill components for high level competitive baseball;
  3. Demonstrate the decision-making skills for competitive level baseball;
  4. Track blood pressure;
  5. Identify foods that raise blood sugar levels.
Course Content:
 
  1. Role of resistance exercise in overall health and wellness.
  2. Principles of resistance exercise.      
  3. Identifying metabolic syndrome 
  4. Getting the essential tests done with your physician 
  5. Shopping and eating in a new way to improve your health 
  6. The risks of being sedentary 
  7. Physical conditioning for baseball which may include exercises to improve the following: aerobic capacity, strength, speed, agility, power, flexibility, etc.
  8. Baseball drills and skill/technique practice to improve individual proficiency.
  9. Strategy/tactics to improve baseball awareness, decision-making, and execution.

Methods of Instruction:
  1. Demonstration/Exercise
  2. Lecture/Discussion
  3. Practice/Demonstration
  4. Laboratory
  5. Demonstration
  6. Presentation of audio-visual materials
  7. Simulations
  8. Distance Education
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
  1. Read the chapter on strength and injury prevention. Be prepared to discuss how increasing strength can prevent injuries.
  2. Evaluate areas of skill/technique that you would like to improve. Execute a plan to enhance your skill/technique in those areas.
  3. Write an evaluation of your improvements in physical conditioning based upon pre- and post- assessments.
  1. Class Participation
  2. Attendance
  3. Simulation
  4. Skills performance examination
Upon the completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  1. Demonstrate and explain the physiological reasons for performing a proper warm up.
  2. Work within a group, or team, to solve problems
Textbooks (Typical):
  1. Gambetta, Vern (2021). Athletic Development: The Art and Science of Functional Sports Conditioning Human Kinetics.
Abbreviated Class Schedule Description:
Designed to increase an individual's specific skills in the sport of baseball.
Discipline:
Physical Education*