Athletics Courses Offered
Activity Courses
* Two courses (X) or four half courses (Y) or an equivalent combination are required. At least 1 x or 1 y must be a fitness course. Fitness courses meeting the requirement are designated with an asterisk.
PEC 109X - Basic Scuba Diving
An introduction to basic scuba diving. This course does not provide certification, but will prepare the participant to take the exam for Open Water Certification should they so desire. Special fee. Offered each semester.
PEC 111Y - Beginning Swimming
Basic swimming instruction and lifesaving skills for the non-swimmer or beginning swimmer. May be repeated one time only with the consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years, fall semester.
PEC 113X - Fitness Swimming *
For the intermediate and advanced swimmer. Geared to train the student in swimming strokes, distances, and combination strokes to increase endurance, muscle growth, appearance and circulatory efficiency. Offered each spring.
PEC 114Y - Water Aerobics *
An aerobic water fitness program designed for non-swimmers and swimmers to help maintain lifetime physical fitness. Offered each spring.
PEC 116X - Lifeguard Training *
Course focuses upon increasing awareness of water hazards, the avoidance of accidents, and utilization of appropriate rescue techniques. Course includes 20 hours outside of class for First Aid and CPR. Prerequisite: ability to swim 500 yards continuously using several strokes. Fee required. Offered each spring.
PEC 117X - Water Safety Instructor
Red Cross Water Safety Instructor course leading to certification for teaching swimming. Prerequisite: a current Advanced Lifesaving certificate. Fee required. Offered as needed, fall semester.
PEC 118Y - Tennis I
Open to individuals with no experience in playing tennis. Offered each fall and May Term.
PEC 119Y - Tennis II
Open to those with some knowledge of ground strokes, serving, and strategy of singles and doubles. Offered as needed.
PEC 120Y - Badminton
An introduction to singles and doubles play. Offered each semester.
PEC 121Y - Pilates *
An introduction to Pilates basic movements; course focuses on improvement of overall strength, posture and flexibility. Offered each semester.
PEC 122Y - Volleyball
An introductory course in fundamentals of power volleyball. Offered each semester.
PEC 123Y - Cross Fit *
Affiliated with Crossfit TCB. Course is programmed to improve individuals' core strength and conditioning. The goal is to gain competency in ten fitness areas. Workouts are constantly varied, high intensity functional movement. Offered each semester.
PEC 124Y - Bowling
Special fees. For beginners and those who already know how to bowl. Offered each semester.
PEC 125Y - Beginning Golf
Special fee. An introduction to basic skills. Offered each fall and May Term.
PEC 126Y - Intermediate Golf
Special fee. For experienced golfers. Emphasis on swing mechanics, playing strategies and specialty shots. Offered as needed.
PEC 127Y - Racquetball
Introduction to individual skills, techniques, and strategies of singles and doubles play. Special fees. Offered each semester.
PEC 128Y - Circuit Training *
An introduction of circuit training in the use of Selecterize machines to improve strength, endurance and flexibility. Offered each semester.
PEC 129X - Personal Fitness I *
Students assess the five health related aspects of fitness; muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, body composition, and cardiovascular endurance. Various types of exercise programs are discussed and practiced. Offered each semester.
PEC 131X - Personal Fitness II *
Designed to help students plan and carry out their own personal fitness program using results of physical fitness tests obtained in Fitness I. Prerequisite: PEC 129X or consent of instructor. Offered each semester.
PEC 132Y - Fitness Walking *
Designed to develop physical fitness through a walking program. Open to all levels of fitness. Offered each semester and May Term.
PEC 133Y - Step Aerobics *
Designed to improve cardiovascular fitness through rhythmic exercise. Open to beginning as well as advanced levels of fitness. Offered each semester.
PEC 134Y - Jogging *
Improving cardiovascular fitness through jogging. Open to all levels of experience. Offered each semester.
PEC 135Y - Weight Lifting *
Lifting free weights to improve total body strength. Proper technique and safety emphasized. Open to beginners as well as experienced lifters. Offered each semester.
PEC 136Y - Cycling Fitness *
Improving cardiovascular fitness using stationary bicycles. Open to all levels of fitness. Fulfills general education requirements in Physical Education category.
PEC 137Y - Special Activities *
Various recreational activities (rock climbing, karate, scuba diving). Special fee required for some activities. Offered each semester.
PEC 138Y - Cycling Fitness II *
Designed to provide accelerated cardiorespiratory fitness at an intermediate to advanced level. Prerequisite: PEC 136Y. Offered each semester.
PEC 139Y - Aerobics *
Improving cardiovascular fitness through rhythmic movements and exercises set to music. Students work at their own physical level whether it be beginning or advanced. Offered each semester.
PEC 140Y - Beginning Social Dance
An introduction to social dancing, including waltz, fox trot, polka, jitterbug, and others. Offered annually.
PEC 142X - Jazz Dance I *
An introduction to the fundamentals of jazz dance technique. The course will build the student’s jazz vocabulary and technical skill in properly executing that vocabulary. Students will be drilled in proper body alignment and proper body conditioning for jazz dance, and ability to perform simple jazz combinations. May be repeated. Offered annually.
PEC 143X - Tap Dance I *
An introduction to the fundamentals of tap dance technique. The course will build the student’s tap vocabulary and technical skill in properly executing that vocabulary. Students will be drilled in proper body alignment and proper body conditioning for tap dance, and ability to perform simple tap combinations. May be repeated. Offered annually.
PEC 144AX, 144BX - Ballet I *
Beginning Ballet: An introduction to the fundamentals of ballet technique. The course will build the student's ballet vocabulary and technical skill in properly executing that vocabulary. Students will be drilled in how to learn, master and perform simple ballet combinations. Prerequisite: MUTH 134A/PEC 144AX for 144BX, or consent of instructor. May be repeated. 144AX offered each fall; 144BX offered each spring.
PEC 145X - Modern Dance I *
An introduction to the fundamentals of modern dance. The course will build the student’s basic modern dance vocabulary and technical skills in properly executing that vocabulary. Students will be drilled in proper body alignment and proper body conditioning for modern dance, and ability to perform simple modern dance combinations. May be repeated. Offered annually.
PEC 151X - Adapted Physical Education *
Designed for students whose medical examination indicates a recommendation of restricted exercise. May be repeated. Prerequisite: consent of the department chairman. Offered each semester.
PEC 152Y - Adapted Physical Education *
Designed for students whose medical examination indicates a recommendation of restricted exercise. May be repeated. Prerequisite: consent of the department chairman. Offered each semester.
PEC 153X - Karate
Special fee. Students work toward attaining a red belt. Offered each semester.
PEC 155X - Advanced Karate
Special fee. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Offered each semester.
PEC 180Y - Fencing
Beginning techniques in foil fencing and bout judging and directing. Offered each semester.
PEC 232X - Jazz Dance II *
Intermediate jazz dance technique. The course will expand jazz vocabulary as well as explore more difficult styles and combinations. Students will be expected to master intermediate level strength, stretching, stamina and body awareness suitable to the jazz idiom. Prerequisite: PEC142X*/MUTH 132 or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Offered annually.
PEC 233X - Tap Dance II *
Intermediate tap dance technique. The course will expand tap vocabulary as well as explore more difficult styles and combinations. Students will be expected to master intermediate level rhythm, strength, stretching, stamina, and body awareness suitable to the tap idiom. Prerequisite: PEC 143X*/MUTH 133 or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Offered annually.
PEC 234X - Ballet II *
Intermediate ballet technique. The course will expand ballet vocabulary as well as explore more difficult styles and combinations. Students will be expected to master intermediate level strength, stretching, stamina, and body awareness suitable to the ballet idiom. Prerequisite: PEC 144X*/ MUTH 134 or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Offered each semester.
PEC 235X - Modern Dance II *
Intermediate modern dance technique. The course will expand modern dance vocabulary as well as explore more difficult styles and combinations. Students will be expected to master intermediate level strength, stretching, stamina and body awareness suitable to the modern dance idiom. Prerequisite: PEC 145X*/MUTH 135 or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Offered each semester.
PEC 250X - Varsity Sports *
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Offered each semester.
PEC 332X - Jazz Dance III *
Advanced jazz dance technique. The course will expand jazz dance vocabulary as well as explore more advanced styles and combinations. Students will be expected to master advanced level strength, stretching, stamina, and body awareness suitable to the jazz dance idiom. Students will focus on exploring performance skill that range beyond the technique. Prerequisite: PEC 232X*/MUTH 232 or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Offered annually.
PEC 333X - Tap Dance III *
Advanced tap dance technique. The course will expand tap dance vocabulary as well as explore more advanced styles and combinations. Students will be expected to master advanced level strength, stretching, stamina, and body awareness suitable to the tap dance idiom. Students will focus on exploring performance skill that range beyond the technique. Prerequisite: PEC 233X*/MUTH 233 or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Offered annually.
PEC 334X - Ballet III *
Advanced ballet technique. The course will expand ballet vocabulary as well as explore more advanced styles and combinations. Students will be expected to master advanced level strength, stretching, stamina, and body awareness suitable to the ballet idiom. Students will focus on exploring performance skill that range beyond the technique. Prerequisite: PEC 234X*/MUTH 234 or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Offered each semester.
PEC 335X - Modern Dance III *
Advanced modern dance technique. The course will expand modern dance vocabulary as well as explore more advanced styles and combinations. Students will be expected to master advanced level strength, stretching, stamina, and body awareness suitable to the modern dance idiom. Students will focus on exploring performance skill that range beyond the technique. Prerequisite: PEC 235X*/MUTH 235 or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Offered each semester.
Theory Courses
PEC 201 - Theory and Practice of Physical Education
Teaching methods and activities and practical class participation in learning various team sports at the secondary school level. Offered in alternate years, fall semester.
PEC 202 - Theory and Practice of Physical Education
The development of physical education, its history, teaching methods and activities; practical class participation in learning various individual sport activities at the secondary school level. Offered in alternate years, spring semester.
PEC 210 - Coaching Baseball and Football
Fundamentals of coaching baseball and football including drills, strategies, rules, and conditioning. Offered in alternate years, fall semester.
PEC 211 - Coaching Basketball and Track
Fundamentals of coaching basketball including modern offenses and defenses, strategies, and drills. Coaching track and field events including modern methods in conditioning and training. Offered in alternate years, spring semester.
PEC 214 - Coaching Soccer/Golf
This course is intended to cover the essentials of coaching soccer and golf in order to prepare the students to be more active post-graduation as well as more active in their community with the knowledge to coach both soccer and golf. Offered in alternate years, spring semester.
PEC 216 - Coaching Volleyball and Softball
Basic and advanced skills, techniques, tactics, and strategies of competitive softball and volleyball along with techniques of coaching individual and team play. Offered in alternate years, spring semester.
PEC 290 - Introduction to Coaching
The study of basic scientific principles of Bio-mechanics, Psychology, and Physiology as they relate to coaching sports skills. Basic discussions regarding scientific training methods and conditioning, motivational techniques, nutrition, environmental conditions, and handling the pressures of competition. Offered in alternate years, fall semester.
PEC 297/397 - Internships
Opportunity for field work at community non-profit agencies, alternative school settings, parks and recreation departments, and camping facilities. Prerequisite: PEC 201, PEC 290, PEC 320 or consent of Department Chair. Offered as needed.
PEC 320 - Organization and Administration of Athletic and Physical Education Programs
The administrative problems involved in organization of the athletic, recreation, and physical education programs, will cover curriculum design. Practical applications in intramural sports and athletic organization and management. Recommended: PEC 201 and PEC 202. Offered in alternate years, spring semester.
PEC 325 - Kinesiology
Use of mechanics and muscular action in balance and movement of the human body. Offered in alternate years, fall semester.
PEC 326 - First Aid and Athletic Training
Instruction in administering accepted first aid practices in emergencies and accepted methods for the prevention and corrective treatment of athletic injuries. Offered in alternate years, spring semester.
PEC 327 - Essentials of Strength and Conditioning
An application oriented course that provides useful information for students with a background in anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, and other exercise sciences. Useful for those who intend to pursue professional work as a personal trainer or become involved with exercise prescription. Prerequisite: PEC 325, PEC 330, or consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years, spring semester.
PEC 330 - Exercise Physiology
Exercise Physiology is the study of movement and the research based principles associated with the systematic and functional responses and adaptations to different forms of exercise. Offered in alternate years, fall semester.
PEC 400 - Independent Study
Independent research and study beyond courses offered in any particular area of physical education. Prerequisite: consent of department chairman. Offered as needed.
Norm Eash - Head Football Coach, Chair of Physical Education, Associate Athletic Director and Professor of Physical Education
Department - Physical Education