Physical Literacy Season Overview
Session | Skill Focus | Value | Physical Goals | Value Goals |
1 | Preparation and Movement Exploration | Switch On | Understand the foundations needed for physical fitness and explore different movements | Understand that being prepared and focused for the task at hand, whatever it may be, will impact success |
2 | Coordination and Proprioception | Go Forward | Explore your own body by imitating how different animals move and relating those to different sports | Venture out of your comfort zone and try new things that may be difficult |
3 | Balance and Stability | Play What You See | Experience how stability and balance work together to ensure efficient movement | Imbalance is inevitable – remain aware and adjust as needed to achieve success |
4 | Aerobic Endurance | Switch On | Increase endurance by participating in non-traditional cardio exercises by emphasizing high repetition | Recognize the benefits that come from being disciplined through repetition and consistency |
5 | Muscle, Joint and Bone Strength | Go Forward | Explore ways to improve overall full body strength without equipment | Build a foundation to overcome challenges with a strong body and mind |
6 | Speed, Power and Acceleration | Get There | Experience how short, focused work can yield big results when done consistently | Give maximum effort to see the best results |
7 | Isometric Strength | Go Forward | Build strength by holding positions for extended periods of time | Persevere and push yourself when things get tough, seeing challenges as opportunities to improve |
8 | Speed, Agility and Quickness | Get There | Improve foot speed and movement skills | Improve both your physical and mental agility by giving maximum effort |
9 | Holistic Fitness | Review My Film | We look back and use exercises from previous sessions to create a holistic workout | Reflect on experiences and break them down, identifying successes and areas for improvement |
10 | Workout Design | Game Plan | Gain experience creating an effective circuit-based workout session, based on individual goals | Create short term goals and identify the steps needed to achieve them |
11 | Individualized Activations | Switch On | Revisit our movement preparation library and you get to adapt the exercises based on your own needs and goals | You need to be prepared and focused when designing a session for yourself or someone else |
12 | Exploring New Movements | Go Forward | Gain experience creating an effective circuit-based workout session, based on individual goals | Over time you've developed a stronger sense of how your body moves, now it's time to put those learnings into practice |
13 | Balance and Stability Challenge | Play What You See | Challenge yourself based on what you've learned about your body so far | It's important to make adjustments based on how you feel and what you are experiencing in the moment |
14 | Slow and Steady | Switch On | Determine the work to rest ratios needed for each exercise to reap the most aerobic benefits | Remain focused to help you push through those long workouts and do your best |
15 | Building Strength | Go Forward | Make the adjustments needed to build strength through each exercise | Progress, do more, find a way that challenges you to grow |
16 | Explosive Movements | Get There | By training for speed, power, and acceleration you provide injury prevention and increased performance for all other activities | Even though your goals are individual and unique to you, the support, encouragement, and guidance of others is so important to helping you achieve them |
17 | Static Strength | Go Forward | Isometric exercises, where you build muscular strength through holding an exercise position, can be a great way to track progression | If you want to improve, you must challenge yourself |
18 | SAQ Round 2 | Get There | By working out consistently and holistically, you should see improvements in the way you can move, turn and sprint | When you give your best effort, you are not only helping yourself but you’re also acting as a role model for others to follow |
19 | Holistic Fitness Challenge | Review My Film | We look back and integrate exercises from all our previous sessions | In order to Go Forward and improve, it’s important that you also look back at past experiences |
20 | Workout Design Challenge | Game Plan | Create and complete the workout you want to do, taking what we have learned and creating something entirely unique to you and your fitness goals | Identifying goals, writing them down and setting out a strategy to achieve them will help you stay accountable, make sure and track your progress over time |