Wellness

List of 6 items.

• Advanced Sports Medicine

  A college level course that concentrates on the evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Students will know and understand the various therapeutic modalities, the evaluation process, stages of rehabilitation, as well as the healing process of soft tissue and bone and how each component works cohesively together to help athletes recover from an injury.

• Culture of Sport and Fitness

  This is a dress-out course designed for students not formally involved in Mullen Athletics. This course blends culture and sports together. Students will see how culture has impacted sports around the world and will play the different sports to obtain a deeper understanding of the sport and culture connection. The course will present a variety of fitness opportunities to promote lifelong personal fitness. Students will set personal fitness goals and participate in group-led workouts that focus on improving muscle tone, muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiorespiratory endurance, and flexibility. This course fulfills the Wellness elective graduation requirement. 

• Health and Wellness

  This REQUIRED course is designed to inform and educate the student so that he / she may gain an understanding of how to promote a healthier lifestyle. The three components of health are addressed. The importance of integrating physical, mental, and social health are taught. The course will cover nutrition, eating disorders, CPR, first aid, infectious and non-infectious diseases, heart attacks, osteoporosis, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, stroke, hypertension, and certain cancers. The dangers of alcohol and substance abuse will be covered. Students will learn the importance of being a wise consumer. Students will engage in research projects, homework, tests, and will take a cumulative final exam.

• Sports Medicine CP

  This course is designed to give students an introduction into the field of professional health care, with an emphasis on athletic training. This course will give students basic knowledge and skills of anatomy, physiology, pathology, emergency care, tasks and responsibilities of athletic training, medical terminology, general medical conditions, prevention and care of athletic injuries, appropriate taping and bracing skills, therapeutic modalities, appropriate stretching and strengthening techniques when dealing with rehabilitation. This class is set up to have lecture days and lab days where students practice skills. Students will earn a two year certification in first aid, CPR/AED for adult, child, and infant endorsed by the American Red Cross. This class includes an optional internship that students can apply knowledge to practical situations

• Strength & Conditioning

  This course is a dress-out class designed to give students the opportunity to learn fitness concepts and conditioning techniques used for obtaining optimal physical fitness to develop life-long wellness habits.  This course will focus on strength training in the weight room for the majority of the time and introduce students to concepts of nutrition, speed, agility, flexibility, and building one's own program to accommodate personal life-long wellness goals. This course fulfills the Wellness elective graduation requirement. 

• Team Sports

  This is a dress-out class with the goal to develop the physical skills necessary to participate in many forms of movement, knowledge of team sports concepts such as offensive and defensive strategies and tactics, and appropriate social behaviors within a team or group setting. The integration of fitness concepts throughout the content is critical to the success of this course. Students will be engaged in a variety of team activities including but not limited to volleyball, flag football, eclipse ball, ultimate Frisbee, softball, tennis, and basketball. Cooperative team play, skills, and sportsmanship will be taught and enforced. This course fulfills the Wellness elective graduation requirement.