College of Charleston
PEHD 117 Badminton/Racquetball
***Beginning January 2007 Pickleball will be substituted from Racquetball until Johnson Center renovation is completed estimated to be in Fall 2009***
Spring 2009   2 Semester Hours


Time & Place:      9 & 10am  MWF, Johnson Center, Room 110
                              

Instructor:           Mrs. Barnette

Office Located:  Silcox Center, Room 212

Office Phone:      953-6747                   email:    barnettes@cofc.edu

Office Hours:       M-F 11:00am -Noon and by appointment any day.

Prerequisites:      None

Grading:                 A, B+, B, C+, C, D, F
 

Course Description:
This course will include instruction on the basic skills and strategies in badminton and pickleball.

Optional Texts:
Ballou, R. (1998). Badminton Beginners. (Second Edition) Englewood: Morton. Norton,

 Course Objectives: Competencies within the course should prepare students:
    •     1. To develop and improve on basic skills in badminton and pickleball by lecture, reading the text, participating in drills, and competitive activities.
    •     2. To provide a basic knowledge and understanding of the rules and strategies of badminton and pickleball through reading the text, lecture, and application in game situations.
    •     3. To develop an enjoyment in the activities which will provide an opportunity for physical fitness through life long participation.

Requirements:
    •     Health Report      5%
    •     Participation       15%
    •     Skills Tests        40%
    •     Written Tests     40%


Description of Projects:
Student will write one report on a health/fitness related issue. It Projects: has to be a minimum of 2 typed pages written with a separate title and reference page. The report may be from a magazine or newspaper of 2004-present. The pages should be stapled.
No email or late papers will be accepted.

The report should follow this outline:
 
    •     Theme Sentence - State the primary point of the article.
    •     Summary - Summarize the article including all major points of emphasis. Critique - State your opinion about the subject and whether or not it was helpful concerning choices for improving your health/ fitness.

Criteria For Evaluation:
    •     Written Exam Badminton (Lecture, Chap. 1-4)          20pts
    •     Written Exam Pickleball  (Lecture, FYI)                     20pts
    •     Skills Test Badminton                                                 20pts
    •     Skills Test Pickleball                                                   20pts
    •     Health Report                                                                5pts
    •     Instructor Evaluation                                                   15pts
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            Total                                                                      100pts

Grading Scale: (Implemented 2006-07)

A       93-100pts         C         74-77pts
A-     90-92pts            C-        72-73pts
B+     88- 89pts          D+       70-71pts
B        83-87pts           D        68-69pts
B-       80-82pts           D-      66-67pts
C+     78-79pts            F        65 and below

Bonus Points: You may earn 1/2 point bonus for each CRS event participation. You must notify instructor for credit. Other opportunities for bonus points may be announced during the semester.  Jump Rope for Heart will be extra credit points. (Also see attendance.) Bonus points cap is 7pts.

Make-up Test: Make-up written (not skills) tests may be given with an excused absence, but it is the responsibility of the student to inform the instructor immediately upon missing a test to arrange for make-up tests. Unexcused make- ups may be given with 10 points per day reduction, but not skills tests which may be given over two class periods. Missing either day will result in loss of the skill tested on the respective day.





Attendance: Attendance is required. You may miss three classes without being penalized. For each additional unexcused absence, your final grade will be reduced by two points. Excused absences must be pre-approved by Mrs. Barnette or approved by the Undergraduate Dean's Office. No other excuses will be accepted. Those students not using the acceptable amount of cuts will have 2 bonus points per absence added to their final point total. Entering class after roll call is considered tardy. Three tardies will equal one absence on point deductions. Over 10 minutes late equals two tardies. If a student misses three or more classes which are excused, they will not be eligible for the bonus points on attendance.

Honor System: The College of Charleston Honor System is recognized in this course. For the specific details of responsibility and penalty, see the current issue of the College of Charleston Student Handbook. Take special note of the following NEW policy concerning grades and cheating. “Cases of suspected academic dishonesty will be reported directly to the Dean of Students.  A student found responsible for academic dishonesty will receive a XF in the course, indicating failure of the course due to academic dishonesty.  This grade will appear on the student’s transcript for two years after which the student may petition for the X to be expunged.  The student may also be placed on disciplinary probation, suspended (temporary removal) or expelled (permanent removal) from the College by the Honor Board.”
 
 
  
 

Badminton/Racquetball
Tentative Class Schedule


Assignment Due     April 3                               Paper on Health/ Fitness (NO EMAIL)

Date/Day                 Daily Activities                                     Reading

January
12m                         First Class syllabus
14w                        Rules, High Clears, Serve 
                                           (WebCT, FYI)         Chap. 1-3
16f                           Play
19m                          MLK Holiday           
21w                         High Clears, Serves, Drops
23f                           Play Games
26m                        Rules, High Clears, Serve
28w                         High Clears, Serves, Drops, Kills
30f                           Play Games
February 
2m                           Strategy, play                                                                      Chap. 4-6
4w                           Strategy, play
6f                            Play Games
9m                           Skills, play
11w                         Skills, play
13f                           Play games
16m                         Tournament
18w                         Tournament
20f                           Badminton Written Test
23m                         Skills Test
25w                         Skills Test
March
2-6                         Spring Break                                             
9m                         Pickleball begins  (WebCT, FYI)
11w                       Rules, Skills, Video
13f                         Play
16m                       Skills, Rules
18w                       Skills, Play
20f                         Play games
23m                       Skills, Strategy
25w                       Skills, Play
27f                         Play games
30m                       Skills, play
April
1w                         Skills, play
3f                           Play games, Health Written Report Due
6m                         Skills, play
8w                         Skills, play
10f                         Play games
13m                      Tournament
15w                      Tournament
17f                         Written Test
20m                       Practice, play
22w                      Skills Test
24f                         Skills Test
27m                      Free play, last day of class, NO FINAL EXAM