KINES 93Enhancing Mastery in Physical Activity

1 credit · Kinesiology · Penn State

The KINES 93 curriculum provides a unique approach to movement education. Rather than focusing on regimented skill development over a period of a semester, KINES 93 requires students to incorporate activity into their daily lives which may continue over multiple semesters. The curriculum is designed to bring a higher percentage of students into a movement subculture requiring understanding of and involvement in such experiences as related clubs, tournaments, competitions, engaging experiences, and/or membership in national or international organizations or workshops. Students experience opportunities to enhance mastery through a focus on specified lifestyle management, personalized wellness, and training as well as advanced movement instruction. Students experience a healthy balance of more advanced training practices and depth to performance related behaviors (e.g. nutrition, training, lifetime wellness) in the specified activity. To reinforce the subject and to encourage practice of becoming part of the subculture, students become connected to the subculture by engaging in appropriate organizations, and/or subscribing to relevant publications. This intensity of involvement is designed to produce students who become bona fide members of a movement subculture by the time they leave the program. The expectation is that students will embody the habits, values, and attitudes needed for an active, healthy lifestyle.