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California Physical Education Standards

8th Grade Standards

Movement Skills and Movement Knowledge

Standard 1 -The student will be competent in many movement activities.

* Use basic offensive and defensive skills in a modified version of a team sport.

*Demonstrate competence in modified versions of a variety of movement forms.

 

Standard 2 - The student will understand how and why one moves in a variety of situations and will use this information to enhance his or her skills.

*Understand and apply more advanced movement and game strategies.

*Identify critical elements of more advanced movement skills and apply them to different sports.

*Describe principales of practice for speific physical activities.

* Apply scientific principles to learning skills for specific sports.

 

Standard 3 - The student will achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

*Describe how to improve and maintain appropriate body compostiion.

* Describe principles of tarining and conditioning for specific physical activities.

*Design personal health-related fitness programs based upon a fitness profie assessed by fitness scores.

* Assess physiological indicators of exercise during and after physical activity.

*Engage in physical activity at the target heart rate for a minimum of 20 minutes three times a week.

 

Self-Image and Personal Development

Standard 4 - The student will exhibit a physically active lifestyle and will understand that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, and self-expression.

*Establish personal activity goals.

*Participate in regular health-enhancing activities to accomplish personal physical activity goals.

*Become more skilled in a favorite physical activity.

*Describe long-term physiological, psychological, and other benefits that may result from regular participation in physical activity.

 

Standard 5 - The student will demonstrate responsible personal behavior while participating in movement activities.

*Solve problems by analyzing causes and potential solutions.

* Practice appropriate ways to learn new skills or sports independently.

* Play within the rules of a game.

Social Development

Standard 6 - The student will demonstrate responsible social behavior while participating in movement activities. The student will understand the importance of respect for all others.

*Identify positive and negative peer influences.

*Recognize in playing team sports that rules are fair and allow for maximum participation.

*Make choices based on the safety of others.

*Identify behaviors that are supportive and inclusive in physical activity.

 

Standart 7 - The student will understand the interrelationship between history and culture and games, sports, play, and dance.

*Describe physical education and physical activity in the United States during the last century.

*Describe how various cultures influenced games, sports, play, and dance in the United States.