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1.00 Credits
This course is designed for beginner to advanced skiers and snowboarders. Classes are divided based on current abilities. Full area lift passes are included on the days classes are held. The course includes instruction on safety, technique, and winter sports fitness. An additional fee of $280 is payable to, and at, Brighton. Students are responsible for providing their own equipment. (NOTE: Many ski/snowboard shops provide seasonal rental equipment.) The course requires attendance of 8 on-hill lessons lasting 2.25 hours. Following each lesson students are required to practice for a minimum of 1.5 hours. Grading is based on student's attendance, willingness to improve, and final written assignment.
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2.00 Credits
Students will utilize the power of nature to explore their inner selves through hiking, snowshoeing, and cross country skiing in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Millcreek, Big Cottonwood and Little Cottonwood Canyons. Hikes and snowshoeing will include paths to a variety of lakes or peaks, generally gaining 2,000 vertical feet over 3 miles, and cross-country skiing will take place at several different venues. Our mountain journeys will focus on increasing overall well-being--physical, mental, psychological and spiritual--through meeting the physical challenge in these inspirational settings.
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2.00 Credits
This course will teach the winter enthusiast how to safely travel in avalanche territory. By combining both classroom and field training, this course will cover the guidelines specified by the American Avalanche Association for a Level I avalanche course. Topics include identifying avalanche terrain and identifying basic grain types and weak layers and strong layers. Students will perform field tests to determine snowpack stability/instability; recognize weather and terrain factors contributing to instability; perform rescue through fast and efficient transceiver use; and apply safe-travel techniques. This course can be used to fulfill the "outdoor skills" requirement for the outdoor leadership minor.
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1.00 Credits
In this course students learn the rules and fundamental techniques of volleyball. Attention is given to individual techniques and overall game strategy.
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1.00 Credits
Activity course for student-athletes chosen to compete in Westminster College varisty athletics. This course is specifically designed for students participating on varsity teams. Students will benefit from training under a professional coach and from the opportunity to participate in athletics.
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2.00 Credits
Students will develop the skills and knowledge required to safely enjoy the sport of outdoor climbing. Bouldering and roped climbing will be experienced as students learn about safety, body movement, conditioning, equipment, teamwork, and themselves. All skill levels welcome. This course can be used to fulfill the "outdoor skills" requirement for the outdoor leadership minor.
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1.00 Credits
Students become more educated in the area of flexibility and stretching and gain knowledge in how it can benefit their fitness regimen and daily lives. The course enables students to learn the knowledge and skills necessary to help maintain flexibility levels and increase flexibility. Flexibility for Life and Sport is adaptable to meet the various needs and limitations of course participants.
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to help students discover the benefits of regular yoga practice and develop a personal practice that can be continued beyond this class. Students will study the history and philosophy of yoga and the practical skills of pose work. Most classes will be devoted to understanding beneficial moving and breathing principles. Students will be encouraged to expand their practice beyond the mat, and bring increased awareness into their lives. Reading and reflective journaling will assist this process. Students will be guided to adapt yoga poses to their needs on a daily basis. Relaxation is part of the daily curriculum; as students strengthen their ability to fully rest, learning is absorbed and students become better students. Students will be required to develop a plan for their personal yoga practice.
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2.00 Credits
This course focuses on exposing students to more of the history and practice of yoga, emphasizing the physical postures (asanas) of the hatha tradition through the idiom of the modern Anusara style and other contemporary hatha styles.It will include physical activity as well as discussion of the historical context, philosophy, and science (structure anatomy and therapeutic benefits, e.g.) of yoga, in order to give students a greater understanding and appreciation of their current practice.
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2.00 Credits
Emphasis for this course is on understanding correct ballet terminology, movement, body placement, muscle development, and flexibility. This class focuses on strength, flexibility, coordination, alignment and basic ballet fundamentals. Students will learn names of positions and dance movements, as they move through barre, dancing center work and dance progressions which include basic turns, jumps and leaps. Students will also learn the general history of ballet and how it is relevant for today.
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