P.E. 26AThis page is used for messages (see below) to my P.E. 26A students during quarters the class is in session.
P.E. 26A is the Novice swimming class at De Anza.
For info about the class click on these links:
Novice swimming
Novice Swim FAQs
Letters from novice students
How to find the pools, sunscreen, P/NP grading, waitlists and more
are covered at
Swim classes FAQs
See also: How to get a P.E. locker at De Anza College
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I will teach two novice swimming classes which meet on both Saturdays AND Sundays during summer quarter 2008, starting on July 5. There will be a flea market taking up many of the De Anza parking lots on the first day of swim class, so plan to get to school early. Often there is space on the top floor of the parking garage near Highway 85, even during a flea market.
P E -026A-03L (Call # 764) 11:45AM-1:25 PM
P E -026A-02L (Call # 763) 10AM - 11:40PM
Enrollment and registration steps for De Anza College are at: http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/admissions/
Find the diving well/pool on this map:
http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/map/pe_area.html
To get from the pool deck to the locker rooms, women enter the tunnel on the RIGHT from the pool deck and go directly up to their locker room. Men enter through the LEFT entrance and go down a hall to their locker room.
Men should note that there is a storage room in the left tunnel that is accessed by both female and male personnel, and they should change clothes in the locker room, not the tunnel.
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How to get a P.E. locker at De Anza College
Each first Saturday of the month there is a flea market at De Anza, taking up a lot of parking space. There will be parking attendants asking for ten dollars to park, but if you have purchased a quarter-long permit and tell them you are there for a swim class, they will let you in.
Info on how to get a permit is at: http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/map/parkinginfo.html
Homework ... in a swim class??
De Anza requires that swim students are taught strokes, treading water and underwater swimming, (and in higher level classes, turns and diving), and the curriculum says that swim students will:
Examine the global and historical development of swimming from survival to competition.
Experiment with the laws of physics as they apply to basic swimming skills.
Apply basic exercise physiology and nutrition to swimming.
Analyze causes of drowning and apply safe water practices.
These areas would require hours of lecture to cover them as required. In an effort to be able to spend more time in the water I have developed some short online reading assignments to cover most of them. Those that cover the De Anza requirements are required for a passing grade; do more and you can earn a higher grade.
Relax, these are short assignments.
Please note: you are responsible for keeping a copy of each assignment in case the one you turn in is lost and I do not accept emailed assignments.
Homework due Saturday, April 19:
Read the swimming vocabulary webpage and briefly write up six safety rules you find. Let me know which ones you already knew. To avoid confusion in recording your homework put your name at the top of the page, and the title swimming vocabulary.
Note that I said briefly write up; none of these assignments requires paragraphs and paragraphs of verbose prose.
Homework due Saturday, April 26:
http://www.berkeleywellness.com/html/fw/fwFit02Stretching.html
and briefly write up four new things you learned and the four most important safety rules you found. To avoid confusion in recording your homework put your name at the top of the page, and the title Stretching.
optional reading:
STOP THAT CRAMP!
4 causes -- and solutions -- for muscle cramps during exercise
http://www.usms.org/news/newsitem.php?n=29
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A Whole New Mind is a page of links for my students who are reading the book. Please note that this is not required for this class.
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Homework due Saturday, May 3:
USA Swimming has a detailed nutrition article at:
http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=433&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en
Feed Their Brains! A simple guide to teaching nutrition to swimmers.
1. Fueling Your Stroke – The Concept of Buying and Burning Gas
2. Eating Colorful Foods
3. How Much is Enough?
4. Timing is Everything!
5. Choosing the Best Cereals
6. What IS a Serving?
7. FLUIDS - Water vs Sports Drink
8. Analyzing Your Diet
read sections 1 to 7 (you can skip #8 if you want) and briefly write up three new things you learned. To avoid confusion in recording your homework put your name at the top of the page, and the title Nutrition.
optional reading:
NCAA's Eating On the Go has snack ideas at:
http://www1.ncaa.org/eprise/main/membership/ed_outreach/nutrition-performance/student/nutrition.html
Homework due Saturday, May 10:
read History of swimming section through to History of aquatics not yet in the curriculum. Briefly write up three things you did not know. Skim through the rest and write up three more things you did not know. To avoid confusion in recording your homework put your name at the top of the page, and the title History of swimming.
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Homework due Saturday, May 17:
read:
http://www.berkeleywellness.com/html/fw/fwFit03StrengthTraining.html
and briefly write up four new things you learned and the four most important safety rules you found.
If you already knew everything at that site, write up the four most important things mentioned and the four most important safety rules.
To avoid confusion in recording your homework put your name at the top of the page, and the title strength training.
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Saturday, May 24 is a holiday, no class.
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Due Saturday, May 31:
read Water safety and briefly write up four new things you learned.
If you already knew everything at that page, write up the four most important things mentioned.
To avoid confusion in recording your homework put your name at the top of the page, and the title water safety.
AND
read:
How to rescue a drowning victim using a reaching assist or a shepherd's crook and write up three new things you learned from the page.
If you already knew everything at that page, write up the three most important things mentioned.
To avoid confusion in recording your homework put your name at the top of the page, and the title shepherd's crook.
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OOPs, if you didn't get around to reading the text;
Fit and Well text chapter notes
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No homework assignment for June 7. There will be a swim meet using the pool on June 7, so we will not have class. Instead, you could attend the Monterey ocean kayak day trip
Due the next to the last class, Saturday, June 14: swim class final exam, which will be posted online closer to the date. We will go over the exam in class and late exams will not be accepted.
One question on the exam will be:
read Sneaking exercise,
then write up
five things you already do,
five new ideas you think you can use
and five you would not do.
OR if you don't do any of the things listed
ten new ideas you think you can use
and five you would not do.
Last class, no homework assignment, June 21.
POTENTIAL EXTRA CREDIT:
Take the Water Safety test at:
http://www.galvestonbeachpatrol.com/
click on public education, then on teacher links, then on water safety test
Yes, the answers are at the end, but you will learn more from doing the test before you look at the answers. I missed one question that I should not have. Write up and turn in which questions you missed and what your wrong answers were.
No, it is not too cold to take a swim class that starts in April. The pool is heated enough for seniors exercise programs. You can stay warmer with a swim cap, rash guard type tight-fitting shirt, cyclists shorts or even a wetsuit vest, but most people just go ahead and swim.
Want to buy a spring (short sleeve, short leg) wetsuit or rashguard? Take a look at:
http://www.sportchalet.com/home/index.jsp click on Water Recreation then click on Wetsuits & Rashguards
http://www.sportsbasement.com/
below, lifeguard Somayeh Tajerzadeh and swimmers model warm swimwear including various coverages of rash guards:
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I will give one class makeup for a blood donation this quarter or, if you can't donate blood, two hours of volunteer work with the De Anza blood drive.
Read Blood donation FAQs to learn about donating. Show me the 'receipt'
they give you after the donation, dated this quarter
before the last day of class.
De Anza College home games usually has the dates of the campus blood drives as well links to student recitals, dance performances and art exhibitions.
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When you call 911 from a land line telephone, such as in your house,
you get dispatch for the city the phone (your house) is located in.
When you call 911 from a cell phone
you get the Highway Patrol at a central location.
Sometimes, especially if you are not calling about something
on the freeway/highway, it would be faster to get dispatch
for the specific city the problem is happening in.
This requires knowing the direct dial seven digit phone number
for each dispatch. In Cupertino, the number to get help quicker is 299-2311.
Direct dial emergency phone numbers for most cities in Santa Clara County, California, can be found at the Santa Clara County ARES/RACES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services/Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services) website.
http://www.scc-ares-races.org/dd-emer-nos.html
San Mateo County cities (and the San Francisco airport) direct dial phone numbers can be found at:
http://www.blackberryreact.org/smco911phones.html
programs for student success in all kinds of classes, including tutorials, readiness, academic skills, instructional computing and more:
http://www.deanza.edu/studentsuccess/index.htm
More students qualify for financial aid than use it or even know they qualify. There are enrollment fee waivers you can apply for online which take about a week to get an answer. For all the details go to:
http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/financialaid/index.html
You don’t have to pay for all your classes/fees at once. De Anza has an installment payment plan that allows you to defer most of your payments. Go to: http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/registration/cashier/deferpay.html
De Anza College offers many scholarships, some of which have few applicants!
Check out the loot:
http://www.deanza.edu/financialaid/scholarship.html
You can read the curriculum, (course outline or course content, usually designed by a division then reviewed and approved by the college) for any De Anza class at: http://ecms.deanza.edu/deptoutlinespublic.html
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The Outdoor Club has a kayaking lesson in the De Anza pool every quarter. Details and a few pictures from the fall quarter 2005 lesson are posted at:
kayaking / canoeing lessons
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Many of my students ask me if I can teach their children to swim.
De Anza only has swim classes for teens and adults. For swim classes for kids (infants, toddlers or children), I recommend Water Babies swim school in Campbell. The owner is a graduate of De Anza lifeguard training. They are a National Association of Swim Schools member. They were a Bay Area Parent Family Favorite winner! (408) 377-4626.
http://www.waterbabiesswim.com
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I recommend that if they have the time, all my swim students should also take PE 70/71, and use the Lifetime Fitness and Wellness Center.
Exercise links
has links to
goals, muscle pain, exercising with asthma, exercising with diabetes, staying fit over sixty, exercise recommendations for low back pain, calculating your exercise target heart rate and lots more.
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