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This course is designed to build on skills developed in beginning softball. It will review catching, throwing and hitting as well as introduce basic strategies and intricacies of the sport. Drilling with an emphasis on the technical side of the sport will be emphasized.

This course is designed for individuals with above average skills. Activities are centered around skills learned in KIN PE 45A game situations.

This course is for experienced fastpitch softball players. Emphasis will be on individual positions, team play/strategies and situational plays and motor development for the advanced player to prepare for competitive play.

This course is designed to develop performance-level cheerleading skills and routines. The course provides a consistent laboratory for the development and enhancement of the skills required to participate in cheerleading. The improvement of cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, and flexibility will be necessary for the high performance of cheerleading. Performance, safety, and cooperation will be emphasized in the course. Students will perform at selected athletic events as a team.

This course is for students with limited or no experience in swimming. Instruction begins with floating to freestyle with rhythmic breathing and progresses to back float, and backstroke. Students then will be introduced to the short-axis competitive strokes — butterfly and breast stroke.

This course is designed for second level swimmers. Concentration is on stroke instruction and conditioning. Swimmers must be able to complete 25 yards of freestyle with side breathing in deep water.

This course provides instruction and practice in all swimming strokes and competition. Emphasis is placed on performance and conditioning.

This course provides advanced instruction and practice in swimming strokes and competition. Emphasis is placed on performance and conditioning.

This course provides instruction and practice in the mastery of a variety of intricate diving techniques. This course is open to divers of all skill levels from beginning to advanced.

• Advisory: KIN PE 48C.

This course covers the basic skills needed to skin dive safely. Emphasis is also placed on conditioning and strokes.

• Prerequisite: Students are required to complete a physical examination and attain a medical release from a qualified M.D.
• Prerequisite/Corequisite: Swim 400 yards in under 12 minutes. Tread water for 10 minutes. Free dive to 15 ft. Swim underwater for 25 yards.

This lecture and lab (pool and field) course explores the conceptual aspects of SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) diving, as well as application and knowledge of techniques required for safe open water dives. After completion of this course, students will receive a NAUI (National Association of Underwater Instructors) open-water diving certificate in preparation for the scientific diving course per AAUS (American Academy of Underwater Sciences) standards. This course partially fulfills the requirements of the aquaculture program and is the first of a series of courses that prepare students for advanced recreational, scientific, and/or professional diving. This course also includes NAUI/DAN (Divers Alert Network) Diving First Aid for Professional Divers (DFA Pro) designed for commercial, professional, aquarium and scientific divers, providing first-aid knowledge and skills specific to these work environments. DFA Pro is comprised of information from the Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries, Neurological Assessment, First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries and CPR HCP courses. It meets U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines for workplace CPR and first aid.

KIN PE 49D is the same course as AQUA 10A. Students may earn credit for one but not both.

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.