School of KNS: KIN 320A -- Professional Team Sports (3.0 cr)

		School of KNS (323) 343-4650

INSTRUCTOR: Daniel Frankl, Ph.D., Professor

OFFICE LOCATION AND PHONE NUMBER:
PE 230, Tel. (323) 343-4662 FAX: (323) 343-6482
Email: dfrankl@calstatela.edu

Office Hours for Winter '07:
MW 8:30 - 9:30 am & W 2:30 - 3:30 pm.
(other days/times available by appointment)

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

An introductory course presenting fundamental instructional methods to the organization and teaching of Team Handball, Volleyball, and Basketball at the elementary and high school levels. In addition, warm-up and cool-down procedures, as well as conditioning for sport participation and health-related fitness will be covered. Academic credit: 3.0 credits.

II. PREREQUISITES:
KIN 310 -- Written Communications for Kinesiology, KIN 315 -- Early Infusion in Physical Education, and KIN 319 -- Instructional Strategies in Physical Education (or contact instructor ).

III. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:

At the completion of the course students will:
know the requirements for beginner level skills and game strategies of the games of Team Handball, Volleyball, and Basketball.
get exposed to fundamental, match-related and game conditions strategies and skills
improve body control and kinesthetic awareness through fundamental team sports skills.
become familiar with the history, game and etiquette rules, and the scoring system of Team Handball, Volleyball, and Basketball.
be able to effectivly organize and teach beginning Team Handball, Volleyball, and Basketball classes in physical education settings
be able to develop Team Handball, Volleyball, and Basketball curricula that promote these games as a carryover endeavor for all-around life-long physical activity.

IV. TEXTS:

A. REQUIRED TEXT:

Mood, D., Musker, F. F., & Rink, J. E. (2003). Sports and recreational activities (13th ed.). Boston, MA: WCB McGraw-Hill. (ISBN#: 0-07-247503-X) (1999, 12th ed. of this text is OK)

RECOMMENDED TEXTS:

Recommended Texts for Team Handball

Clanton, R.E., & Dwight, M.P. (1996). Team handball: Steps to success. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. (Steps to Success Activity Series) (Paperback)

Hamil, B.M., & Lapoint, J.D. (1994). Team handball: Skills, strategies and training. Eddie Bowers. (Paperback)

Recommended Texts for Basketball

Wissel, H. (2004). Basketball: Steps to cuccess (2nd ed.). Champaing, IL: Human Kinetics.

Recommended Texts for Volleyball

Champaing, IL: Human Kinetics.

See instructor manual for a comprehensive list of additional reading materials

B. COURSE FORMAT AND REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS:

Lecture/discussion, and activity sessions.

PROPER ATTIRE IS A MUST FOR ON COURT SESSIONS!

V. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES:

Attendance, punctuality, and active participation in lecture and in gymn sessions is expected. Students are responsible for class or additional reading materials whether present or not during actual lecture or skills sessions. Since each skills session is evaluated individually missed sessions will be deducted from the total skills sessions' grade. Late assignments and papers will be penalized. There will be no make-ups for unannounced quizzes.

Class Format: Oral presentation, general & specific warm-up, review drills, daily topic, games, cool-down, and questions and answers.

Equipment & Clothing: Athletic type tennis shoes are required. For safety reasons, those not properly attired will not be allowed to participate.

SAFETY:

Medical problems: see instructor immediately.
It is highly recommended that you use:
A protective mouth piece during team handball and basketball activities.

Special protective eyewear that fits over prescription glasses.
Absolutly NO jewlery!

VI. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS:

Students are required to create a resource manual on one of the presented racket sport activities. The student resource manual must contain, but is not limited to:

Cover Page
Table of Contents
A brief description and history of the sport
Summary of game rules, regulations, and etiquette
Outline of fundamental skills progressions
Fundamentals of game strategies
Effective organizational and instructional strategies
Game related terminology

VII. EVALUATION:

EVALUATION ITEM	RELATIVE WEIGHT	SCORE & LETTER GRADE EQUIVALENT
Quizzes (3) @ (5%)	15%	95% - 100% = A
Manual	30%	85% - 89% = B+
Active Participation	40%	80% - 84% = B
Skills	15%	75% - 79% = C+
		70% - 74% = C
		65% - 69% = C-
Total	100%	60% - 64% = D
		56% - 59% = D-
		00% - 55% = F

questions and/or comments; thank you!

Daniel Frankl, Ph.D., Professor
School of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032-8162
Phone: (323) 343-4662
Fax: (323) 343-6482