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Winter 2024▲
See complete information about these courses in the course offerings database. For more information about a specific course, including course type, schedule and location, click on its title.
Fundamental Swimming
PE 101 - Steele, Taylor J.
Fundamental Swimming
PE 101 - Henderson, James A. (Alex)
Therapeutic Exercise
PE 102 - Williamson, Joshua D.
A specialized course employing physical rehabilitation techniques.
Aerobic Swimming
PE 111 - Gardner, Kateri A. (Kami)
A course designed to improve stroke technique and endurance.
Health & Fitness Fundamentals
PE 125 - Wills, Regina A. (Gina)
Health and Fundamentals will combine teaching the practical areas of fitness training principles along with theory-based knowledge. Students will be able to assess their own current levels of health and wellness and develop a plan for an improved physical and mental lifestyle. Students will gain an appreciation for the importance and differences between aerobic, anaerobic, strength and interval training as well as how to make a plan for their emotional well-being by understanding nutrition, benefits of sleep and the importance of a mindfulness. Students will keep a journal throughout the course and make their own training program as part of their assessment.
Yoga
PE 126 - Freeman, Dana L.
The practice of yoga enhances balance, improves flexibility and builds core strength. This class offers a full mind-body workout that improves health, athletic performance, and mental acuity in people of all fitness levels.
Team Handball
PE 148 - Jones, Robert W. (Bobby)
Team Handball
Golf
PE 151 - Hopkinson-Wood, Jane / Gyscek, Peter J.
Boot Camp
PE 153 - Gibson, Malcolm J. / Collins, Tony
This course allows students to cross train in a variety of activities, including: circuit training, agility training, strength training, core training, running, yoga, obstacle courses, and nutrition.
Boot Camp
PE 153 - Donnelly, Blaine E.
This course allows students to cross train in a variety of activities, including: circuit training, agility training, strength training, core training, running, yoga, obstacle courses, and nutrition.
Aerobic Running
PE 154 - Uhl, Brandon J.
Aerobic running.
Aerobic Running
PE 154 - Spalding, Brandon P.
Aerobic running.
Weight Training
PE 155 - Garrett, William
Weight Training
Weight Training
PE 155 - Rapoza, Mathew
Weight Training
Weight Training
PE 155 - Forman, David (Dave)
Weight Training
Weight Training
PE 155 - Radsky, Alex G.
Weight Training
Weight Training
PE 155 - McCabe, Eugene M. (Gene)
Weight Training
Weight Training
PE 155 - Snyder, Bryan L.
Weight Training
Weight Training
PE 155 - Cohen, Brandon J.
Weight Training
Weight Training
PE 155 - Johnson, Vaughn C.
Weight Training
Soccer
PE 156 - Tomecek, Robert
Soccer.
Soccer
PE 156 - Pins, Tiffany
Soccer.
Tennis-Beginning
PE 158B - Detwiler, David A.
Beginning tennis.
Badminton
PE 159 - Shearer, Nathan W.
Badminton
Badminton
PE 159 - Clancy, Christine K.
Badminton
Badminton
PE 159 - Mendoza, Taylor
Badminton
Badminton
PE 159 - Dager, Michael J. (Mike)
Badminton
Volleyball
PE 160 - Hoover, Morgan
Volleyball.
Racquetball
PE 162 - LeRose, Garrett M.
Racquetball
Racquetball
PE 162 - Coleman, Madeleine C. (Maddie)
Racquetball
Basketball
PE 165 - Livingston, Javarius T. (Trey)
Basketball.
Basketball
PE 165 - Hughes, Erin E.
Basketball.
Squash
PE 166 - Freeman, Jonathan J. (Jon)
Squash.
Squash
PE 166 - Ness, Erin G.
Squash.
Squash
PE 166 - Blackmon, Avery N.
Squash.
Mountain Biking
PE 176 - Dick, James
Mountain Biking.
Wilderness Leadership
PE 180 - Dick, James
Wilderness Leadership
Intercollegiate Basketball-Men
PE 203M - McHugh, Christopher D. (Chris)
Intercollegiate Basketball
Intercollegiate Basketball-Women
PE 203W - Clancy, Christine K.
Intercollegiate Basketball
Intercollegiate Swimming-Men
PE 205M - Gardner, Kateri A. (Kami)
Intercollegiate Swimming
Intercollegiate Wrestling
PE 207 - Shearer, Nathan W.
Intercollegiate Wrestling
Intercollegiate Baseball
PE 208 - White, Theodore W. (Ted)
Intercollegiate Baseball
Intercollegiate Golf
PE 209M - Gyscek, Peter J.
Intercollegiate Golf
Intercollegiate Lacrosse-Men
PE 210M - McCabe, Eugene M. (Gene)
Intercollegiate Lacrosse
Intercollegiate Lacrosse-Women
PE 210W - Coleman, Madeleine C. (Maddie)
Intercollegiate Lacrosse
Intercollegiate Tennis-Men
PE 211M - Detwiler, David A.
Intercollegiate Tennis
Intercollegiate Tennis-Women
PE 211W - Ness, Erin G.
Intercollegiate Tennis
Intercollegiate Track and Field-Men
PE 212M - Uhl, Brandon J.
Intercollegiate Track and Field
Intercollegiate Track and Field-Women
PE 212W - Freeman, Dana L.
Intercollegiate Track and Field
Intercollegiate Riding
PE 215 - Reistrup, Gordon P.
Intercollegiate Riding
Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
PE 302 - Shank, Katherine M. (Katie)
Fundamentals of human anatomy, kinesiology, and physiology of exercise are studied. Prevention, care, and rehabilitation of injury techniques are analyzed. Discussion and instruction employing the modalities of hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, thermotherapy, and cryotherapy are presented. Therapeutic exercise procedures are demonstrated and related to the overall program of athletic training.
Fall 2023▲
See complete information about these courses in the course offerings database. For more information about a specific course, including course type, schedule and location, click on its title.
Fundamental Swimming
PE 101 - Steele, Taylor J.
Fundamental Swimming
PE 101 - Henderson, James A. (Alex)
Therapeutic Exercise
PE 102 - Williamson, Joshua D.
A specialized course employing physical rehabilitation techniques.
Aerobic Swimming
PE 111 - Gardner, Kateri A. (Kami)
A course designed to improve stroke technique and endurance.
Health & Fitness Fundamentals
PE 125 - Clancy, Christine K.
Health and Fundamentals will combine teaching the practical areas of fitness training principles along with theory-based knowledge. Students will be able to assess their own current levels of health and wellness and develop a plan for an improved physical and mental lifestyle. Students will gain an appreciation for the importance and differences between aerobic, anaerobic, strength and interval training as well as how to make a plan for their emotional well-being by understanding nutrition, benefits of sleep and the importance of a mindfulness. Students will keep a journal throughout the course and make their own training program as part of their assessment.
Health & Fitness Fundamentals
PE 125 - Pins, Tiffany
Health and Fundamentals will combine teaching the practical areas of fitness training principles along with theory-based knowledge. Students will be able to assess their own current levels of health and wellness and develop a plan for an improved physical and mental lifestyle. Students will gain an appreciation for the importance and differences between aerobic, anaerobic, strength and interval training as well as how to make a plan for their emotional well-being by understanding nutrition, benefits of sleep and the importance of a mindfulness. Students will keep a journal throughout the course and make their own training program as part of their assessment.
Yoga
PE 126 - Freeman, Dana L.
The practice of yoga enhances balance, improves flexibility and builds core strength. This class offers a full mind-body workout that improves health, athletic performance, and mental acuity in people of all fitness levels.
Team Handball
PE 148 - Garrett, William
Team Handball
Golf
PE 151 - Hopkinson-Wood, Jane / Gyscek, Peter J.
Boot Camp
PE 153 - Collins, Tony
This course allows students to cross train in a variety of activities, including: circuit training, agility training, strength training, core training, running, yoga, obstacle courses, and nutrition.
Boot Camp
PE 153 - Wills, Regina A. (Gina)
This course allows students to cross train in a variety of activities, including: circuit training, agility training, strength training, core training, running, yoga, obstacle courses, and nutrition.
Aerobic Running
PE 154 - Uhl, Brandon J.
Aerobic running.
Aerobic Running
PE 154 - Spalding, Brandon P.
Aerobic running.
Weight Training
PE 155 - Rapoza, Mathew
Weight Training
Weight Training
PE 155 - McCabe, Eugene M. (Gene) / Livingston, Javarius T. (Trey)
Weight Training
Weight Training
PE 155 - Forman, David (Dave)
Weight Training
Weight Training
PE 155 - Johnson, Vaughn C.
Weight Training
Weight Training
PE 155 - White, Theodore W. (Ted)
Weight Training
Weight Training
PE 155 - Cohen, Brandon J.
Weight Training
Soccer
PE 156 - Singleton, Michael J. (Mike)
Soccer.
Team Sports
PE 157 - Hughes, Erin E. / Tomecek, Robert
This course involves basketball, volleyball, and soccer which will take up three quarters of the course. The fourth component will be any combination of team games/sports from the following: Team Handball, Softball, Ultimate Frisbee, kickball, and other games. Students will learn the fundamentals of each sport, including how to play and officiate.
Tennis-Beginning
PE 158B - Detwiler, David A.
Beginning tennis.
Tennis-Intermediate
PE 158I - Connolly, Michael H.
Intermediate tennis.
Badminton
PE 159 - Shearer, Nathan W.
Badminton
Badminton
PE 159 - McHugh, Christopher D. (Chris)
Badminton
Badminton
PE 159 - Dager, Michael J. (Mike)
Badminton
Volleyball
PE 160 - Hoover, Morgan
Volleyball.
Racquetball
PE 162 - Jones, Robert W. (Bobby)
Racquetball
Racquetball
PE 162 - Coleman, Madeleine C. (Maddie)
Racquetball
Racquetball
PE 162 - LeRose, Garrett M.
Racquetball
Racquetball
PE 162 - White, Theodore W. (Ted)
Racquetball
Racquetball
PE 162 - Mendoza, Taylor
Racquetball
Basketball
PE 165 - McHugh, Christopher D. (Chris)
Basketball.
Basketball
PE 165 - Dannelly, Bethany D.
Basketball.
Squash
PE 166 - Blackmon, Avery N. / Ness, Erin G.
Squash.
Squash
PE 166 - Freeman, Jonathan J. (Jon)
Squash.
Squash
PE 166 - Ness, Erin G.
Squash.
Horsemanship
PE 170 - Parr, Emily A. / Reistrup, Gordon P.
An introduction to basic horsemanship skills fundamentals of hunter seat equitation.
Outdoor Activity: Paddling Fundamentals
PE 181 - Dick, James
Students gain knowledge combined with hard and soft skill practice necessary for safely participating in water environments from calm water up to Class III rapids. Technical skill topics include: overview of safety equipment (helmets, PFDs, paddles, throw bags, floatation and whistle), reading moving water, hazard identification, wet/dry exit and recovery techniques, whitewater self-defense skills and basic haul systems. Group leadership topics include basics of group dynamics, communication styles, loading/unloading and transportation of equipment, required components of a pre-trip safety speech (paddle talk) and basic environmental hazards (lightning, entrapment, flora/fauna).
Fly Fishing
PE 183 - Dick, James
This course is intended to introduce students to the recreation, sport, and art of fly fishing. Students develop knowledge and skills of fly fishing from a variety of approaches. As recreation, students learn to cast a fly-rod into cold-water streams of the Appalachian Mountains. As sport, students gain skills to catch cold-water fish species (rainbow, brown, and brook trout) and warm-water species (smallmouth bass, rock bass, sunfish). Students are introduced to the ancient art of tying dry flies, nymphs, and streamers of natural and artificial materials. This course also introduces students to stream conservation and restoration and current threats to native fish populations. Guest lecturers may provide advanced fly-tying and casting technique instructions throughout the term.
Rock Climbing
PE 184 - Dick, James
Students gain knowledge and skills necessary for creating multi-directional anchors, intermediate belaying techniques at various points in a multi-pitch climb, lead climbing techniques and self-rescue techniques including a belay escape with patient raise or lower. All techniques are instructed with scenarios allowing students to demonstrate appropriate lessons taught. This class is focused more on anchor placement/evaluation and belay safety than actual climbing technique and practice.
Intercollegiate Cross-Country-Men
PE 200M - Spalding, Brandon P.
Intercollegiate Cross Country
Intercollegiate Cross-Country-Women
PE 200W - Dager, Michael J. (Mike)
Intercollegiate Cross Country
Intercollegiate Football
PE 201 - LeRose, Garrett M.
Intercollegiate Football
Intercollegiate Soccer-Men
PE 202M - Singleton, Michael J. (Mike)
Intercollegiate Soccer
Intercollegiate Soccer-Women
PE 202W - Pins, Tiffany
Intercollegiate Soccer
Intercollegiate Field Hockey
PE 204 - Wills, Regina A. (Gina)
Intercollegiate Field Hockey
Intercollegiate Volleyball
PE 214 - Snyder, Bryan L.
Intercollegiate Volleyball
First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
PE 304 - Phillips, Robert M. (Matt)
A course designed to provide fundamental principles, knowledge, and skills in First Aid and CPR, leading to American Red Cross certification in Standard First Aid and Community CPR.
Spring 2023▲
See complete information about these courses in the course offerings database. For more information about a specific course, including course type, schedule and location, click on its title.
Therapeutic Exercise
PE 102 - Williamson, Joshua D.
A specialized course employing physical rehabilitation techniques.
Aerobic Swimming
PE 111 - Henderson, James A. (Alex)
A course designed to improve stroke technique and endurance.
Aerobic Swimming
PE 111 - Steele, Taylor J.
A course designed to improve stroke technique and endurance.
Yoga
PE 126 - Freeman, Dana L.
The practice of yoga enhances balance, improves flexibility and builds core strength. This class offers a full mind-body workout that improves health, athletic performance, and mental acuity in people of all fitness levels.
Golf
PE 151 - McHugh, Christopher D. (Chris) / White, Theodore W. (Ted)
Offered 1st six-weeks in fall, 2nd six-weeks in winter, and spring. Golf. Not to be taken after completing PE 209. Course fee: $100 and must provide own transportation. (If you need financial assistance to take this course, please contact the Office of Financial Aid at financialaid@wlu.edu .)
Boot Camp
PE 153 - Donnelly, Blaine E. / Pins, Tiffany
This course allows students to cross train in a variety of activities, including: circuit training, agility training, strength training, core training, running, yoga, obstacle courses, and nutrition.
Boot Camp
PE 153 - Wills, Regina A. (Gina)
This course allows students to cross train in a variety of activities, including: circuit training, agility training, strength training, core training, running, yoga, obstacle courses, and nutrition.
Aerobic Running
PE 154 - Uhl, Brandon J.
Aerobic running.
Aerobic Running
PE 154 - Dager, Michael J. (Mike)
Aerobic running.
Weight Training
PE 155 - Rapoza, Mathew / Livingston, Javarius T. (Trey)
Weight Training
Weight Training
PE 155 - Johnson, Vaughn C.
Weight Training
Team Sports
PE 157 - Spalding, Brandon P. / Hoover, Morgan / Tomecek, Robert
This course involves basketball, volleyball, and soccer which will take up three quarters of the course. The fourth component will be any combination of team games/sports from the following: Team Handball, Softball, Ultimate Frisbee, kickball, and other games. Students will learn the fundamentals of each sport, including how to play and officiate.
Tennis-Beginning
PE 158B - Detwiler, David A.
Beginning tennis.
Tennis-Intermediate
PE 158I - Gezer, Atakan / Ness, Erin G.
Intermediate tennis.
Badminton
PE 159 - Shearer, Nathan W.
Badminton
Badminton
PE 159 - Clancy, Christine K.
Badminton
Volleyball
PE 160 - Snyder, Bryan L.
Volleyball.
Racquetball
PE 162 - Mendoza, Taylor
Racquetball
Racquetball
PE 162 - Jones, Robert W. (Bobby)
Racquetball
Squash
PE 166 - LeRose, Garrett M.
Squash.
Squash
PE 166 - Collins, Tony
Squash.
Scuba
PE 185 - Dick, James
An introduction to the underwater world of SCUBA Diving, including classroom, pool-session, and open-water components. Students learn about dive equipment, the science of diving, responsible diving practices, and the environment. Practice time enhances students' safety and comfort and training is completed with a minimum of five open-water dives. Successful completion results in lifetime open-water diver certification from NAUI, www.naui.com. Diving instruction is provided by Nags Head Diving of Manteo, North Carolina.
Sports Psychology
PE 306 - Singleton, Michael J. (Mike)
An examination of both theory and application of sport psychology. Students gain an understanding of the psychological principles and theories that apply to sport and learn how to use this knowledge in an applied setting when working with teams or athletes. Major areas of focus include personality theory, attribution theory, group cohesion, imagery, goal orientation and motivation, goal setting, and imagery.