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This course is an introduction to the aquatic sport of water polo, and provides instruction in the basic skills and conditioning.

This course is designed to build on the skills developed in beginning water polo. Students will receive instruction and participate in activities that will review and use basic skills of the sport as well as introduce more technical skills and intricacies of the game.

This course develops advanced skills and covers strategies of the game of water polo with an emphasis on competitive situations.

This course offers competitive water polo for the most advanced students. Students will improve technical skills as well as improve their team play. Classes will be structured similar to team practices with physical conditioning, competitive drilling and game play.

• Advisory: KIN PE 48C or equivalent experience; required swim test on Day 1 of class: student must be able to swim 100 meters/yards continuously using a forward-facing swim stroke, and tread water for 2 minutes with head always above the water.

This class is designed to cover the fundamentals of various techniques for surfing. Emphasis is placed on water safety, skill proficiency, and conditioning for surfing.

This class is designed to cover various intermediate techniques of surfing. Emphasis is placed on water safety, skill in various conditions and physical conditioning for surfing.

Pickleball is a paddle sport (like a racquet sport) that combines the elements of badminton, tennis, and table tennis. Two or four players use solid paddles made of wood or composite material to hit a Wiffle ball over a net. In this course students will learn the rules of play, etiquette and basic fundamental skills including: volleying, serving and basic ground strokes.

This course continues with drills for the basic skills of Pickleball and introduces more advanced strokes: lob and overhand smash. Students will also develop game strategies for singles and doubles play.

This class will cover all the basic strokes used in competitive table tennis. Students will learn basic techniques of the fundamental skills of the sport. Instruction includes rules, scoring and game etiquette.

This course is designed to teach the intermediate strokes used in competitive table tennis. Conditioning and intermediate level drills designed to improve placement and consistency, will be emphaisized. Students enrolling in this course should have previous table tennis experience.

Techniques and drill in fundamental skills, forehand and serve are introduced. Instruction includes rules, scoring, and court etiquette that prepares student for limited play.

This course continues with drills in basic skills and introduces more advanced strokes, lob, volley, and overhead smash. Game strategies for singles and doubles play are developed.

Conditioning and advanced drills designed to improve placement and consistency during match play are offered. Students must have some tennis experience to enroll in this course.

This course is designed to improve play for competition in singles and doubles contests outside of school. Students must have experience playing the sport.

Students will learn the fundamentals of sprinting, hurdling and some long distance races. The shot put and jump will also be covered. Students will be presented with a history of the sport and the rules of competition.

This course is designed for students with prior experience in the sport of track and field. Students will learn about middle distance and long distance events as well as the discus and high jump. Students will continue to work on running mechanics and learn about planning and organizing workouts.

This course is designed for students with prior experience in the sport of track and field. Students will learn about the javelin and triple jump as well as hurdles in events over 100 meters. Students will study body mechanics for running.

This course is designed for students with prior competitive experience in track and field. Students will learn about the pole vault, race strategies for distance events and use of the starting blocks. Students will have the opportunity to specialize in specific events.

This course covers the basic skills for playing volleyball as well as the rules and etiquette for indoor volleyball.

• Advisory: KIN PE 57A.

This course covers techniques and strategies in playing six-person, four-person and two-person volleyball. The continuing development of high level skills is emphasized.