1. Physical Best Health-Fitness Specialist Certification Workshop
Welcome
Physical Best Health-Fitness Specialist Certification Workshop
Welcome…

2. Workshop Instructor Sheri J. Brock, PhD Auburn University
Department of Kinesiology
Instructor(s) introduce themselves…

3. Sponsors (start by introducing our program sponsors and partners)
Corporate grants and sponsorships help to keep the Physical Best program alive and growing. As a not for profit program, Physical Best relies on workshop revenue and resource sales, and also the generous support of sponsorship –
FlagHouse / Cateye Fitness is the official equipment supplier for Physical Best workshops and also contributes financial support.

4. Partners
Physical Best partners with the FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM assessment program of The Cooper Institute,
And with Human Kinetics – which serves as publisher for both Physical Best & FITNESSGRAM.

5. Instructional Goal
To provide participants with the resources and program components to implement Health-Related Fitness education (HRF).
Notes
The instructional goal of the Physical Best Health-Fitness Specialist certification is that participants will have the resources and understanding of the program components and principles to implement health-related fitness education and assessment for youth – upon successful completion of the workshop and self-study exam.
The following 5 instructional objectives are the focus of the program, workshop, resources and certification exam.

6. 5 Instructional Objectives
Program Philosophy
Health-Fitness Concepts
Psychological Factors
Curriculum Connection
Effective Teaching

7. Program Philosophy Individualization Lifetime focus
Teaching through activity
Criterion-referenced assessment
Program Philosophy
The philosophy of Physical Best and FITNESSGRAM includes:
Individualization of instruction
With a focus on lifetime physical activity
Teaching cognitive concepts THROUGH activity
And focusing on criterion-referenced assessment

8. Health-Fitness Concepts
Definition
Components
Principles
Benefits
Activities
Content / Objective area 2 – Health-fitness concepts – This includes:
Health-related fitness definition
Health-related fitness components,
and principles
The benefits of physical activity
And Physical Best activity design and instruction

9. Psychological Factors
Behavior
Motivation
Goal-Setting
The workshop (touches on) and resources that you receive with the workshop (in more detail) also address psychological factors such as –
Behavioral and
Motivational issues
And Goal setting

10. Curriculum Connection
Curriculum Complement
Stairway to Lifetime Fitness (Corbin & Pangrazi)
Relationship to National Standards
The workshop will demonstrate, and the resources are designed to complement a complete physical education curriculum – Activities & concepts and the program philosophy can all be infused throughout a complete physical education curriculum
The program follows the Stairway to Lifetime Fitness – which will be discussed…
And also complements and supports national education standards in physical education, health and dance.

11. Effective Teaching Developmentally appropriate Fitness education cycle
Activity instruction
Effective teaching principles are addressed, such as –
Developmentally appropriate activity and assessment
The fitness education cycle – involving assessment, education, goal-setting and practice
Activity instruction – including components and sequence of instruction with Physical Best activities.

12. Physical Best - What? Comprehensive Health-related
For use with existing curriculums
The PB program of NASPE (the National Association for Sport and Physical Education) – an association of AAHPERD – is a comprehensive, health-related fitness education program, for use in existing K-12 physical education curriculums.
Breaking that down (bring in 3 bullets) –
Comprehensive – When combined with FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM, provides a complete fitness education program with training and resources
Health-Related – the emphasis is on students’ work toward obtaining and sustaining a healthful level of fitness (verses performance-related – where students work toward achieving a set number of repetitions, speed, etc.)
For use with existing curriculums – The program is not intended to be a stand-alone curriculum. It focuses on NASPE standards 3 & 4, and the concepts and activities can be infused throughout the school year into a physical education curriculum.

13. Physical Best - Why? Non-competitive & Inclusive
Positive & Individualized
Ready-to-use / practical information and activities
(provide explanation as you deem appropriate)

14. Physical Best – Why? Latest youth fitness research & practices
National physical education, dance, and health standards
Healthy People 2010 and Surgeon General’s Report on Physical Activity and Health
Lifelong physical activity emphasis
Latest youth fitness research & practice – The PB and FG resources are continually updated to reflect the latest research and practices in youth fitness education
National Standards – The programs are linked to national standards in physical education, developed by NASPE, which also correlate strongly with many state standards. The Physical Best activities are also referenced to dance education and health education standards.
Healthy People & Surgeon General Reports – The program addresses issues in youth fitness and health as identified in these government documents & initiatives such as findings that participation in all types of activity declines strikingly as age or grade in school increases (surg gen rept on PA & Health, 1996, p.200).
The mission of the PB and FG programs is to provide the education and tools needed for lifelong physical activity habits by presenting the whys and hows of physical fitness and emphasizing individualization and enjoyment.