Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
Western New Mexico University
Spring 2012
Course:
Instructor:
Office:
Hours:
MS 303 Teaching Individual/Team Sports
Ronnie McDougle,
Library 2nd floor
10-12pm W, F
Class Time:
T/Th 8-9:15 am PE 245/251
Phone:
954-294-8131
Credits:
3
Email:
mcdougler@wnmu.edu
Course Description:
This course is designed to prepare professionals to teach the development of skills and game strategies for soccer,
volleyball, golf, badminton, pickle ball and tennis. Prerequisites: ENGL 102, MVSC 103 and 213.
Course Materials: Court shoes, tennis racket, 3 new tennis balls, 12 golf balls, 1 package of tees, rags or paper
towels, several large exam books, binder or folder. If you have golf clubs please bring them when golf starts.
Course Objectives:
1.
You will understand the difference between teaching an individual sport and a team sport.
Activities: journal recording, lesson planning, teaching
Assessment: journal/self reflections, teacher feedback, peer feedback, observations
2.
You will develop proficiency in the basic skills of volleyball, soccer, golf, tennis, pickle ball and badminton.
Activities: in class and out of class skills practice, demonstration, and reading
Assessment: game play evaluation
3.
You will understand and properly apply rules, strategy and etiquette when playing volleyball, soccer, golf,
tennis, pickle ball and badminton.
Activities: reading, lectures, practice
Assessment: game play evaluation, quizzes, test
4.
You will implement effective management skills and give appropriate feedback to peers in a movement
sciences setting.
Activities: teaching
Assessment: teacher feedback and peer feedback
5.
You will understand the mental aspects of each game taught in class as well as the mental differences between
individual and team sports.
Activities: practice, demonstration, reading, lecture
Assessment: game play evaluation, self-report
6.
You will demonstrate knowledge of instructional strategies appropriate for volleyball, soccer, tennis, golf,
pickle ball and badminton.
Activities: lecture, assignments, teaching peers, lesson planning
Assessment: assignment evaluations, peer evaluations
7.
You will demonstrate the ability to detect and correct errors in volleyball, soccer, tennis, golf, pickle ball and
badminton by selecting proper learning cues and drills to use while teaching each.
Activities: lesson planning, teaching, practice, reading
Assessment: self-report, tests, portfolio evaluation
8.
You will create a positive learning environment for classmates when you teach.
Activities: teaching skills, drills
Assessment: journal/self reflections, teacher feedback, peer feedback, observations
9.
You will think critically and reflectively concerning course content and your performance.
Activities: journal recording
Assessment: teacher feedback, peer feedback, evaluation of journal
10. You will participate regularly in a sportsman-like manner.
Activities: practice, lecture, discussion
Assessment: instructor and peer observation
Evaluation:
For each activity, you are to complete the assignments below:
Portfolio—your portfolio for each sport is to be kept in a folder or a 3-ring binder. There will be a rubric handed out a
week prior to each portfolio’s due date. Your portfolio must include:
1.
Journal—for each class period, keep a narrative record of material covered and activities performed. Also,
include indications of your progress.
2.
Practice record—for tennis and golf, five (5) hours of practice on your own are required. Two matches of
pickle ball on your own are required (see below). Include in your practice record where you practiced, when
you practiced, what you practiced and with whom you practiced. Be sure to include both starting and stopping
time for each practice session as well as the date. Also, include the results of the practice.
3.
Observations—include in your observations who you watched, date and time.
a. Tennis
i. You must watch one set of tennis on TV—include all observations noted. Including scores,
players and where they played.
ii. You must watch one set of tennis live—players must be of advanced level. Include
observations of technique, rules and strategy. Check WNMU’s tennis game and practice
schedule.
b.
Golf
i. You need to watch one hour of golf on TV—include all observations of technique, rules and
strategy.
ii. You may watch the Cactus Thaw at WNMU and record all observations for extra credit.
4.
c.
Volleyball
i. You will need to watch one hour of volleyball (indoor or outdoor) on TV or live. Record all
observations of technique, rules and strategy.
d.
Badminton
i. You can play with the Wednesday afternoon group for at minimum 2 hours (if they continue
to play) or you may play with classmates on your own time. Record your observations and
your skill.
e.
Soccer
i. You must watch one hour of soccer on TV—include all observations including scores,
players, technique, rules and strategy.
f.
Pickle ball
i. You need to play two matches on your own time. Record your skill level, your opponent’s
skill, the strategies and techniques you used, as well as the scores.
Teaching—you will be responsible for teaching at least one lesson in each of the sports we will be covering in
class. Time limit and lesson content will vary per sport. Before you teach, you must submit a list of learning
cues and the drills you will use for each lesson. Keep a record of each teaching session including what you
taught, when, where, as well as the results of the lesson, i.e. how you think your peers did, etc.
5.
Lesson plans--you must create a scope and sequence of skills you would teach to beginners. The S & S should
be two (2) weeks long as well as include two (2) days of complete lesson plans. More will be discussed in
class on how to create a S & S and a complete lesson plan. You will need to copy your 2 lesson plans for each
of your classmates for them to put in their portfolios.
6.
Self-evaluation—for each activity, include an evaluation of your level for each of the skills covered. Don’t
forget the mental skills, strategies, etiquette, and rules.
7.
Peer evaluations—you will have several peer evaluations on your skill and ability per sport as well as peer
evaluations for your teaching. (We will use several evaluation tools. More will be discussed in class.)
8.
Integration activities—
Tennis—design your own drill for the skill of your choice. Include enough information so I could teach your
drill.
Golf—design a lesson plan you can teach to HS students that includes science. Make sure it has enough detail
that a classmate can teach it.
Badminton—write a limerick pertaining to badminton. Use school appropriate language
Volleyball—design a drill that allows middle school students to use math. Include enough information so one
of your classmates can teach it.
Soccer—write a brief history of soccer that can be taught to HS students. Make up a short quiz about it.
Pickle ball— design a bumper sticker pertaining to the sport. You must use school appropriate language.
9.
Course play—for golf, you must one round of 18 holes. For the round, include your scorecard and a narrative
discussing your course play.
10. Rules—each sport must have a page for rules and etiquette. (We will talk more about this in class so you won’t
have so much work to do.)
Grading Scale:
100-90% = A
89-80% = B
79-70% = C
69-60% = D
59-0% = F
Class Schedule
January 11
Welcome/Syllabus
January 13
Teaching/Volleyball
January 18, 20, 25, 27
Volleyball
February 1
Volleyball Portfolio due
February 1, 3, 8, 10, 15 Soccer
February 17
Soccer Portfolio due
February 17, 22, 24, M1 Badminton
March 3
Badminton Portfolio due
March 3, 15, 17, 22, 24 Pickle ball
March 29
Pickle ball portfolio due
M 29, M31, April 5, 7, 12 Tennis
April 14
Tennis Portfolio due
April 14, 19, 21, 26, 28 Golf
May 3, 5
Golf Portfolio due
May 10
FINAL—8am
This schedule is planned to guide our activities and is not a rigid timetable. The instructor has the right to make
changes if necessary and will inform the class of any such changes in a timely manner.
WNMU Attendance Policy (pg. 63 of 2010-2011 Catalog)
“Attendance is expected at all sessions of each course for which the student is enrolled; the responsibility for attendance
is placed upon the student. The student is responsible for making up missed assignments and making appropriate
arrangements with the instructor. Failure to attend class does not imply withdrawal. Instructors MAY drop/withdraw a
student from the class rolls when the student accumulates unexcused absences in excess of the number of credit hours
offered for the course. Students who are auditing a course will be expected to attend class regularly. The instructor has
the option of withdrawing a student for not attending class. Non-attendance of classes due to late registration is
considered the same as absences after registration.
“An instructor may also drop/withdraw a student who does not meet the prerequisites of a course. Only students
enrolled for credit or audit are permitted to attend classes. Students not enrolled may visit classes with the permission
of the instructor.”
Special Needs Students: Students with disabilities in need of accommodation should register with the Special Needs
Office (JUANCB 210, Ext. 6498) at the beginning of the semester. With student permission, that office will notify
instructors of any special equipment or services a student requires. Refer to page 45 in the 2010-2011 catalog.
Communication Policy Statement regarding official email: WNMU’s policy requires that all official communication
be sent via Mustang Express. As a result, all emails related to your enrollment at WNMU and class communication –
including changes in assignments and grades – will be sent to your wnmu.edu email address. It is very important that
you access your Mustang Express e-mail periodically to check for correspondence from the University. If you receive
most of your email at a different address you can forward your messages from Mustang Express to your other
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Example: Martin Classmember was assigned a WNMU email address of classmemberm12@wnmu.edu but Martin
would rather receive his emails at his home email address of martinclass@yahoo.com
Martin would follow the direction provided at
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Passwords shall be changed at least every 90 days. (8/6/08)
Academic Integrity Policy and Procedures: Each student shall observe standards of honesty and integrity in
academic work completed at WNMU. Students may be penalized for violations of the Academic Integrity policy.
Please refer to pages 60 and 61 of the 2010-2011 Catalog. (Clearly specify what you consider to be violations of
academic honesty.)
Class Procedures for Inclement Weather: If the weather is bad, please listen to the radio and/or watch a local news
station on television. If you do not have access to either one, please call 800-872-9668 to find out about school closures
(WNMU operator) or call my office and leave a message that you will not be in class because of the weather (575-5386236).