Courses

Experiential course provides students with a moderate training program designed for beginning runners to achieve manageable goals with minimal risk of injury culminating with a 5k fun run. This walk/run program strives to runners reach these goals while growing in an understanding of a healthy lifestyle that will support their endeavor of running. Good training shoes and basic training clothes are mandatory to participate since training will take place outside, rain or shine. A sports watch is helpful to have as well.

Experiential course taught in the TWU fitness center teaches students how to train themselves. It teaches basic exercise science, training fundamentals, lifting techniques, and individualized program design. In addition to a short group teaching session, each class students will perform their own workouts while tracking their progress with training logs and evaluating their results at the end of the course.

Experiential course teaches female students to become proficient in basic self-defense techniques that are easy to learn, easy to retain and easy to execute in high stress situations and to help them identify potential threats, development barrier strategies, and improve physical fitness.

Experiential course teaches male students to become proficient in basic martial arts techniques that are easy to learn, easy to retain and easy to execute in high stress situations and to help them identify potential threats, development barrier strategies, and improve physical fitness.

Experiential course teaches students to train themselves with kettlebells. Students will study and apply basic exercise science, training fundamentals, lifting techniques, and individualized program design within Kettlebell Sport and fitness. Progress on the student’s program is tracked throughout the semester with training logs. Results are evaluated at the end of the semester.

Experiential course is taught in the TWU gym. Students will acquire the fundamental knowledge and skills of badminton.

Experiential course provides students with an introduction to the game of golf, including full swing and short game instruction/practice, introduction to golf etiquette and basic rules of golf. The course takes place at a local Golf Course. Students will receive instruction from a Golf Teaching Professional and given time to put into practice what they learned from instruction.

This course provides activity team credits for our Spartan soccer athletes.

A study of computers, technology, information systems, electronic research, communication, distance education, video conferencing, and specific software packages related to the sport and recreation domain