Senior High School Specialized Subject: Fitness, Sports and Recreation Leadership
Fitness, Sports and Recreation Leadership is one of the specialized subjects under the sports career track. Some examples of the things that you will learn from taking this subject include:
- Concepts and Principles of Good Leadership in Sports and Recreation
- Fitness Leadership
- Group fitness instruction
- Personal training
- Sports and Recreation Leadership
- Sports and recreation instruction
While studying, you will also be asked to demonstrate what you have learned by participating in class activities that may include the following:
- Practicing quality leadership in the conduct of fitness, sports and recreation activities
- Administering a pre-participation screening
- Explaining the different components of an exercise program
- Demonstrating safe and effective exercise/sports techniques
- Using appropriate cueing, motivation, instruction, feedback and teaching techniques in delivering exercise/sports programs for an individual or group
- Monitoring exercise intensity for safe and effective fitness performance
- Designing a balanced exercise program for an apparently healthy individual or group
- Identifying existing sports and recreation programs (summer camps, sports clinics, etc.)
- Demonstrating basic knowledge of first aid and/or initial assessment of common injuries
These examples only cover the scope of the specialized subjects under the sports career track. For the scope of the core and contextualized subjects under the senior high school curriculum, please refer to their respective lists.
