HVS6521 VARSITY BASEBALL I
1 Credit Hour
Student Level:
Freshman or Sophomore, the first semester of the intercollegiate season
Catalog Description:
HVS6521 - Varsity Baseball I (1 hr.)
Student participation in baseball on an intercollegiate level.
Course Classification:
Physical Activity
Prerequisites:
None
Controlling Purpose:
The purpose is to provide the student with an opportunity to participate on an intercollegiate level in baseball. Teamwork, participation, and responsibility are to be stressed, along with developing good physical fitness.
Learner Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to develop a high degree of skill in baseball, and will also become familiar philosophy, strategy, and mechanics of baseball at the intercollegiate level.
Unit Outcomes for Criterion Based Evaluation:
The following outline defines the minimum core content, not including the final examination period. Instructors may add other material as time allows.
UNIT 1: Team Management
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to successfully…
- Prioritize schedule for optimal management
- Regular attendance, be on time for practice, games, and team meetings
UNIT 2: Speaking Skills
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to successfully…
- Use communication skills by participating in the game, practice, and one on one work
UNIT 3: Group Effectiveness Skills
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to successfully…
- Being able to work with a group to achieve a common goal
- Take some kind of leadership role
UNIT 4: Knowledge of Baseball
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to successfully…
- Develop and maintain good sportsmanship
- Acquire a sense of pride and team unity
- Know the offensive signals
- Know the defensive signals and defensive positioning
- Become aware of what sacrifices one makes to make the team as one
- Keeping one in top physical shape
UNIT 5: Self and Team Management
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to successfully…
- Representing the college team, town and self in an appropriate manner
Projects Required:
Practice with the team every practice day
Attend all games, meetings, and practices
Textbook:
None
Materials/Equipment Required:
Anything that has to do with baseball
Attendance Policy:
Students should adhere to the attendance policy outlined by the instructor in the course syllabus.
Grading Policy:
The grading policy will be outlined by the instructor in the course syllabus.
Maximum class size:
Based on classroom occupancy.
Course Time Frame:
The U.S. Department of Education, Higher Learning Commission, and the Kansas Board of Regents define credit hour and have specific regulations that the college must follow when developing, teaching, and assessing the educational aspects of the college. A credit hour is an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally-established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester hour of credit or an equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time. The number of semester hours of credit allowed for each distance education or blended hybrid courses shall be assigned by the college based on the amount of time needed to achieve the same course outcomes in a purely face-to-face format.
Refer to the following policies:
402.00 Academic Code of Conduct
263.00 Student Appeal of Course Grades
403.00 Student Code of Conduct
Disability Services Program:
Cowley College, in recognition of state and federal laws, will accommodate a student with a documented disability. If a student has a disability which may impact work in this class, which requires accommodations, contact the Disability Services Coordinator.
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