PST TEST PARTICIPATION SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES Objectives: 1. The student will demonstrate his/her familiarity, through a written test, of the 5 components of physical fitness, i.e. cardio respiratory endurance (CR), muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and body composition. 2. The student will demonstrate his/her level of fitness through physical testing and meet requirements set by the State Core. Check requirements on the following page. 3. Each student is required to demonstrate skill performance through skills testing. These sports and skills are listed on the next page for your selection. 4. For the sports each individual has chosen, a demonstration of knowledge in a written test format of the rules, game strategy, and terminology pertaining to the specific sport is required. 5. For the skills and written exam the sports are the same. You must choose: two team sports, two individual sports. Your skills and knowledge will be tested on the sports you ve selected. Instructions: 1. Familiarize yourself with this packet. 2. Research and develop a personal knowledge of physical fitness. Make sure you understand the five components of physical fitness i.e. cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. 3. Be prepared to take a battery of written and skills tests pertaining to physical fitness. See tests requirements on the following page. 4. Train for the physical testing. 5. Study and become very familiar with information for the written test on physical fitness. 6. Select the sports that you would like to demonstrate mastery in. See skills that are required for testing on the following page. 7. Research and develop knowledge of each of the sports you have selected. Make sure you understand the terminology, skills specific to the sport, and game strategies. You can select several ways to research: internet web sites or books from your local library or your own personal library. See terminology requirements for each sport in the following pages. 8. Be willing to demonstrate your skill development and knowledge in a physical and skills test format, passing the written at 80%. 1
RESEARCH AND STUDY GUIDELINES The following information is a guideline for study and research. It is important that you use the books of internet websites that are available to you to better understand your topic choices. The books are available at your public library. An internet search is an important tool and probably your best option. When researching on the internet use a reliable search engine like Google, Ask, or Yahoo. Begin with a brief search statement: i.e. simplified rules soccer. Use this statement for any of the sports you intend on researching. Suggested Books A Basic Guide to Softball, Suzanne Ledeboer Badminton Steps to Success, Tony Grice Bowling Basics: A Step-by-Step Approach, Gerald P. Carlson and Harold Blackwell Bowling for Everyone, Glen Berger and Nancy Bogen Bowling Steps to Success, Robert Strickland Essential Bowling, Michael Benson Fitness and Health, 5 th ed., Brian J. Sharkey, Ph.D. Golf for Dummies Golfer s Start-up: A Beginner s Guide to Golf, Doug Werner Golf Steps to Success, 2 nd ed., Dede Owens, Linda K. Bunker How to Talk Bowling, Dawson Taylor and Taylor Jones Markwort USSA Rule Book (softball) Official Soccer Rules, Stanley Lover Play the Game, Volleyball, George Bulman Racquetball Steps to Success, Stan Kittleson Sports First Aid, Melinda J. Flegel Sports Rules Encyclopedia, 2 nd ed., Jess R. White, editor Sports, The Complete Reference, Francois Fortin Tennis for Dummies Tennis Steps to Success, Jim Brown The Complete Idiots Guide to Soccer, D.W. Crisfield 2
The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of All Major Sports of the World Rules of the Game, Sylvia Worth, editor The Rules of Golf Illustrated and Explained by Tom Watson with Frank Hannigan The Softball Handbook, Susan Craig and Ken Johnson The Sports Medicine Bible, Lyle J. Micheli, MD with Mark Jenkins Totally Awesome Health, Meeks/Heit (Jr. High Health Book) Suggested Internet Sites USOE Web Site to Curriculum P.E., 9 th grade: www.usoe.org www.ayso.org www.golf.com www.football.com www.softball.com www.uen.org www.uhsaa.org www.usabadminton.org www.usabasketball.com www.usra.org (racquetball) www.usavolleyball.org www.vraket.com (golf, tennis, or bowling) www.yahooligans.com www.drblank.com/slaws.htm (soccer) 3
SKILLS TEST Skill tests must also be passed on the same sports as selected for the written tests. In order to pass the skill portions of the test, students will be required to pass two out of the three skills on the selected team and individual sports. Team Sport Skills Football: Volleyball: Basketball: Softball: Soccer: tuck, pass, catch overhand serve, set, bump pass dribble, pass, shoot throw, catch, hit dribble, trap, throw-in Individual Sports Skills Racquet Sports: grip, forehand stroke, backhand stroke, serve Bowling: grip, approach, release (follow through) Golf: grip, address, swing, follow through FITNESS TEST REQUIREMENTS/STANDARDS The Fitness Test Requirements/Standards are taken from Presidential, National Standards, and Cooper Institution. See the following chart for testing criteria. Students must pass three of the four. PST Section 2: Performance Requirements BOYS GIRLS 1.5 Miles 11:15 15:00 Bicep Strength (TriFit 65 42 Measurement) Curl-ups in 1 minutes 52 44 Flexibility (TriFit Measurement) 8 12 4
WRITTEN TEST Each student testing will need to do research for the written physical fitness test. Study the five important components of physical fitness: cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. Make sure you understand the acronym F.I.T.T. s it applies to the components of physical fitness. Core Curriculum: http://www.uen.org/cc/uen/core/pub/displaycorecourse.action?ccid=7700 Internet Websites: The President s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports-Publications http://www.fitness.gov/fitness.htm and Fitness Training-Hit the Pavement http://www.fitness-training.net Each student will also have to pick 2 team sports and 2 individual sports for the written test. The choices are found on page 4 of this packet. A study guide can be found on the pages following. Students are strongly encouraged to use this to aide them in research of their chosen sports. GRADING Students will be notified of their results, following the test. The test results are graded on a Credit or No Credit basis. Results will be emailed to the student and also the student s counselor. If they do not pass the test, it will be recommended that the student register for the class, if space is available. Consult with the student s school counselor for academic career planning. Demonstrated Competency Assessments may be taken only once per school year per test subject taken. 5
Fitness Written Test Study Guide PST test questions will be selected from the following: Students should have an understanding of The acronym F.I.T.T. Normal blood pressure range Flexibility the aspects and implications Pre-conditioning the aspects and implications Appropriate first aid for injuries related to exercise (i.e. heat stroke, sprains, dehydration, etc.) Reasonable goals for weight loss cardiovascular fitness steroids aerobic anaerobic frequency intensity time blood cholesterol stress body composition pulse rate target heart rate overload weight control metabolism calories diet recovery muscle tone muscle mass estrogen testosterone body fat isometric isokinetic isotonic heat stroke carbohydrates proteins type 6
Badminton Written Test Study Guide PST questions will be selected from the following: Rules Grips Court areas/lines Scoring Shot types Faults Strokes Etiquette ace alley attacking clear back alley back court backhand baseline base bird birdie block carry clear crosscourt doublehit drive drive serve drop shot flight fore court forehand game game bird hair pin shot half-court shot hand-in hand-out inning kill shuttlecock side-in side-out side-by-side formation sling smash throw underhand unsight up-and-back formation wood shot let lob love match match point mid-court overhead passing shot rally serve service court setting 7
Basketball Written Test Study Guide jump ball field goal possession violation three-second lane quarter half pivot foot traveling jump shot lay-up set shot foul shot free throw lane violation forward guard center double dribble shot block possession arrow screen boxing out zone defense man-to-man defense trapping defense match-up defense defense foul tip ball bonus technical foul jump circle score board backboard key coaches box bench sixth man rebound half-court line back court 8
Bowling Written Test Study Guide PST test questions will be selected from the following: etiquette areas/markings of lane types of deliveries mechanics of 4-step approach alley approach average back-up ball bonus convert curve ball double error foul foul line frame gutter headpin hook kegel kingpin lane leave lofting mark open frame pin bowling pocket return spare split spot bowling stance straight ball strike turkey 9
Football Written Test High School Rules Study Guide PST test questions will be selected from the following: Field Dimensions Positions and corresponding responsibilities Types of penalties holding face mask off-sides pass interference illegal procedure unsportsmanlike clipping Scoring safety, touchdown, P.A.T., field goal Players on defense or offense How many players on offensive L.O.S. Catching, hand-off and throwing techniques Receiving team options when ball is kicked into the endzone goal line first down special L.O.S. (line of scrimmage) kick off Punt Neutral zone Defensive team Offensive team Special team Soccer style kicker Fair catch Punt return Kick-off return Goal line defense On-side kick incomplete pass Complete pass 1 st down 2 nd down 3 rd down 4 th down Down box Touchback 10
Golf Written Test Study Guide PST test questions will be selected from the following: golf grip golf swing addressing the ball alignment backswing follow-through etiquette putter woods irons hazards match play stroke play medal play tee box dog leg bogey birdie lie double bogey hole-in-one eagle green fairway hook slice face par divot tee fore back 9 front 9 teeing up handicap scramble best ball shot-gun start drive chip pitch n roll loft lip honors penalty round out-of-bounds lowest score highest score sand trap club stance bunker 11
Racquetball Written Test Study Guide PST test questions will be selected from the following: rules faults court areas/lines/dimensions etiquette grips shots formations ace around-the-wall shot back court backhand block ceiling ball choke crotch default doubles drive drop shot fault forehand front court game grip half-and-half half-volley hinder kill lob match overhead pass shot rally side-by-side side-in side-out skip ball straddle ball winner singles 12
Soccer Written Test Study Guide PST test questions will be selected from the following: penalty kick corner kick goal kick free kick direct kick indirect kick kick off offensive defensive out-of-bounds corner arc penalty spot half-way line throw in heading trapping passing dribbling punt drop-kick penalty box side line team mates strategy 4-3-2 lineup 4-4-2 line up center line off-sides hands goal goal line intercepting goal box endline goal post coach field dimensions linesman penalties rules strategy field markings techniques 13
Softball Written Test Study Guide PST test questions will be selected from the following: know the difference between slow pitch and fast pitch base running strategy situational play with bases occupied with different number of outs skills techniques number of players players positions, location, and responsibilities number of innings played strike ball double play strike zone foul ball tag up bunt softball pitch baseball pitch inning interference force out tag out error walk double safe lead off fair ball grand slam home run triple single umpire line drive pitch out rover out 14
Tennis Written Test Study Guide PST questions will be selected from the following: rules court areas/lines grips shots etiquette ace advantage advantage in advantage out alley approach shot back court backhand break point deuce doubles drop shot error fault forecourt forehand game grip ground stroke half volley let match net overhead passing shot rally serve service break set love lob footfault smash stroke tie breaker toss volley 15
Volleyball Written Test Study Guide PST test questions will be selected from the following: number of hits (team) rotation direction serving team receiving team serve bump spike volley net rally end line side line boundary line follow through forearm overhand volley carry front row back row match vs game side set out point holding dead ball net ball block defense offense diagonal time sweet spot whistle illegal legal game Positions: left back center back right back left front center front right front 16