Middle School Fitness

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Middle School Fitness Overview

Instructor: Vicky Arrington / Kim Atkins

Middle School Fitness focuses on a combination of active movements, conditioning and sports training. An emphasis is made on the development of each student's individual strength, cardiovascular endurance, and flexibility. Students learn the importance of body balance while strengthening all muscle groups through targeted exercise and varied workouts.

	Fall	Winter	Spring
6th Grade	Proper stretching and exercise techniques Cardiovascular Workouts Strength and Flexibility Training Games - Cooperative and Competitive Introductory Volleyball, Soccer and Yoga related activities Three Assessments- sit-ups, push-ups, mile run, shuttle run and plank	Proper stretching and exercise techniques Cardiovascular Workouts Strength and Flexibility Training Introductory Basketball & Football related activities Jump Rope for Heart Two Assessments- sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups, mile run and plank	Proper stretching and exercise techniques Yoga: proper form, alignment, arm balances and flexibility. Throwback games- kickball/basketball, pigball, speedball Two Assessments- sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups, mile run and plank
7th Grade	Proper stretching and exercise techniques Cardiovascular Workouts Strength and Flexibility Training Games- Cooperative and Competitive Intermediate Volleyball, Soccer and Yoga related activities Three Assessments- sit-ups, push-ups, mile run, shuttle run and plank	Proper stretching and exercise techniques Cardiovascular Workouts Strength and Flexibility Training Intermediate Basketball & Football related activities Jump Rope for Heart Two Assessments- sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups, mile run and plank
8th Grade	Proper stretching and exercise techniques Cardiovascular Workouts Strength and Flexibility Training Games- Cooperative and Competitive Mastery- Volleyball, Soccer and Yoga related activities Three Assessments- sit-ups, push-ups, mile run, shuttle run and plank	Proper stretching and exercise techniques Cardiovascular Workouts Strength and Flexibility Training Mastery Basketball & Football related activities Jump Rope for Heart Two Assessments- sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups, mile run and plank