Demonstrate competency in motor and movement skills needed to perform a variety of physical activities.

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    Demonstrate competent skills while participating in modified team activities (e.g., soccer, lacrosse, hockey).

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    Demonstrate competent skills while participating in individual and dual activities (e.g., golf, tennis, bowling).

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    Demonstrate competent skills while participating in non-competitive individual activities (e.g., walking, yoga, aquatic water safety, Native Youth Olympics games).

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    Demonstrate competent skills while participating in rhythmic activities (e.g., Native, folk, social dances).

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    Demonstrate competent skills while participating in adventure/outdoor activities (e.g., Alaskan cultural physical activities, hunting, fishing, skiing, biking, hiking, wilderness survival, camping).

Apply movement concepts to the learning and performance of physical activities.

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    Utilize basic skills, tactics, and strategies while participating in a variety of lifetime activities; and advanced skills, tactics, strategies while participating in at least two lifetime activities.

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    Use a variety of complex movement patterns, independently and routinely, to improve skills.

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    Acquire new skills while continuing to refine existing ones.

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    Identify basic biomechanical principles as they pertain to movements within a physical activity.

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    Recognize various levels of performance (novice, competent and proficient).

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    Apply knowledge of major muscle groups to improve performance and/or create training plans.

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    Explain to others the importance of strategies and safety procedures for success while participating in physical activity (e.g., weightlifting, wearing a helmet while snowboarding).

Participate regularly in physical activity.

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    Use current technology (e.g., heart rate monitors, tri-FIT, Dartfish, Wii Fitness)to monitor physical activity to meet personal goals.

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    Maintain an outside-of-class physical activity journal based upon units of study.

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    Identify local, state, national, and international fitness and recreational resources(e.g., trails, wilderness areas, rivers, lakes, National Center on Physical Activity and Disability - NCPAD).

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    Develop evidence-based personal activity plans that include self-selected physical activities and sports.

Apply fitness concepts to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of personal fitness.

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    Meet the age and gender-specific health-related fitness standards using a nationally recognized assessment tool (e.g., Fitnessgram, President's Challenge, APEAS II – Adaptive Physical Education Assessment).

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    Assess physical fitness status in terms of health-related fitness (cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition).

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    Compare and identify fitness value of specific movement forms.

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    Design, implement, monitor, and adjust a personal fitness program to meet personal needs and goals for a lifetime.

Exhibit personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.

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    Demonstrate leadership by holding self and others responsible for following safe practices, rules, procedures, and etiquette in all physical activity settings.

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    Demonstrate an understanding of responsible personal and social behaviors in physical activity settings.

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    Accommodate individual differences. (e.g., ability levels, gender, ethnicity, disability among people, and physical activities of a variety of actions, culture, and ethnic origins).

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    Exhibit sportsmanship/etiquette in all physical activity settings.

Value physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

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    Enjoy the challenge of working hard and the satisfaction of improving skills.

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    Seek personally challenging experiences in physical activity opportunities.

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    Recognize physical activity as a positive opportunity for social and group interaction.

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    Recognize physical activity as a positive opportunity for social and group interaction.

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    Analyze selected physical activity experiences for social, emotional, and health benefits.

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12
When were these standards adopted?
2010
Where can I read the official document?
Alaska Physical Education Standards