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Sports Students will learn the fundamentals of two styles of meditation, both sitting and moving, in three short sessions every week. This course is designed to be especially beneficial for those students working with attention issues. Sitting meditation will include meditation posture, breath awareness, and opening to awareness of all the senses in the present moment. Moving meditation will include gestures of awareness and classic walking meditation. Class participation is essential; not only to learn techniques, but to insure that there is enough practice experience to actually receive benefit of the training. Brief self reflections in class are the other elements of evaluation. This course is offered on a pass/fail basis, based on attendance.
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Sports In this one credit course, students will learn the Yang Style Short Form. The entire form consists of 37 sequential postures. The class will focus on the first third of the form while exploring the basic principles that underlie this meditative practice. The goal of the class is to help students focus on their own inner activity, develop a greater sense of being centered in the world, and to discover a system that promotes overall health. Students must be willing to participate in a slow moving, silent, meditative practice. The course will not include any required reading, but references to Taoist philosophy (Lao-Tzu) and commentaries by T'ai Chi masters will be an integral part of the class.
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Sports This course will address the philosophy, strategies, and approaches used in the field of coaching athletics. Through a variety of modalities, students will explore the field of coaching, and develop a better understanding of the role of coaches in a variety of sports. The course will use a text written by Les Leggett. There will be written assignments, and game reviews based on attending a variety of events for different age levels. The students will evaluate both practices and event performances.
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Sports Rock climbing skills will be taught. These include knots, climbing techniques, safety and both outdoor and indoor skills. Two weekend outings will follow indoor instruction.
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Sports Dribbling, passing, shooting, rebounding, endurance, strategy and the rules of the game are areas that will be covered during the course. Outing to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Sports Serving, volleying, position, balance, racquet preparation, foot work, variation of shots (overhead, lob, dink, etc), scoring, doubles play, etiquette and rules are areas that may be covered, depending on the expertise of the students. Course runs two times per week, first or second half of the semester.
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Sports Golf instruction is intended for beginners and is divided into several disciplines: the short game, the swing, and tactics/trouble shots. Classes for the short game (chipping and pitching) are held on campus. The swing and ball striking is held at a local driving range. Reference for the class is from Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible. This is the most comprehensive and widely used reference for shots inside of 100 yards. The goal of the course is to have students make solid contact with the ball, understand the tactics of the game including club selection, and to make them competent and ready for the golf course.
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Sports This course includes all the basic volleyball techniques including spiking, digging, volleying and serving. Especially recommended for those who participate in competitive volleyball. Beginners, however, are welcome as well. Offered in first half of the semester only.
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Sports This course will use the Putney School cross country trails and various hiking milieus to teach cross country skiing and hiking for esthetic and fitness reasons. The course meets once per week for the entire semester.
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Sports In the Baseball Skills course, the basic areas of the sport will be reviewed and remediated. Areas such as batting, fielding, throwing, base running, strategizing, and conditioning will be covered. The class will utilize the Click Center Gymnasium, the fields on campus and will spend time in a batting cage hitting against a pitching machine. The goal is to help build both skills and confidence in the sport of baseball as well as giving a foundation of knowledge in this athletic endeavor. Students will need to provide their own glove and be prepared to run in each class.
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