Tom Dalicandro
Concord Middle School
tdalicandro@colonial.net
978 341 2490 X5160
Goals:
| Wellness: |
| * Appreciation and understanding of lifetime physical fitness. |
| * Increase cardiovascular and muscular endurance. |
| * Increase cardiovascular and muscular stregnth. |
| * Increase areas of health-related fitness. |
| * Develop students’ sense of security with their own body. |
| * Improve overall mental health. |
| * Reduce stress and increase energy-enriching quality of life. |
| * Produce a positive effect on physical development. |
| * Contribute to academic progress by boosting self-esteem. |
| * Provide students with a better understanding of the why behind movement. |
| * Teach safety techniques, reducing accidents outside of school. |
| * Provide an outlet for creativity and self-expression. |
| * Increase awareness of physical opportunities within the family and the community. |
| Attitudinal: |
| * Help students become more emotionally stable through an exposure to various physical activities and competetive situations. |
| * Help develop standards of socially acceptable behavior by establishing parameters in all activities. |
| * Develop leadership |
| * Increase sportsmanship through competition. |
| Motor skills: |
| * To develop competence in fundamental physical skills according to the individual's capacity. These skills include: |
| * Throwing |
| * Body management |
| * Dodging |
| * Striking |
| * Catching |