Leisure Science Courses
Courses in Leisure Science
1100. Team Sports I
Theory and practice needed to understand and develop an appropriate level of skill in flag football and volleyball. One credit hour.
1101. Team Sports II
Theory and practice needed to understand and develop an appropriate level of skill in basketball and softball. One credit hour.
1102. Sports Officiating
Emphasis is placed on developing the mechanics of signals, rules, and regulations to successfully officiate football, basketball, baseball, and softball. Practical applications of signals, rules, and regulations will be applied by the actual officiating of games. One credit hour.
1103. Beginning Ice Skating
For individuals who do not know how to ice skate. Emphasis on fundamentals, safety, and the basic steps. One credit hour.
1105. Beginning Swimming
For nonswimmers. Emphasis on fundamentals of swimming and water safety and the basic strokes: front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, and side stroke. One credit hour.
1106. Scuba Diving
Theory and practice in the skills involved in the safe and effective use of snorkel, fins, face mask, and scuba equipment. Deep water training sessions are required for certification. A fee is charged for use of equipment and expense of deep water training sessions. One credit hour.
1107. Water Polo
Fundamental knowledge, techniques, and skills necessary to develop an understanding of and ability to play water polo. One credit hour.
1108. Water Aerobic Exercise
This course incorporates the health-related fitness components of muscular strength, muscular endurance and cardiovascular endurance in an aquatic environment. Due to increased resistance provided by water overload training, improvement should occur in these areas. Deep water exercises such as water walking and water jogging along with aerobic exercises done to music, combine to make up a stress-free fitness program. The ability to swim is not a prerequisite for water aerobic exercise. One credit hour.
1109. Racquetball
Emphasis is on developing skills in racquetball, presenting information on equipment safety, preliminaries to the strokes in racquetball, and introduction of the game itself. Practical application will enable the novice to develop both physical and mental skills to achieve in racquetball. One credit hour.
1111. Restrictive Activity
Designed for men and women who are physically unable to participate in other physical education activities. A statement from the family physician is required regarding the nature of the physical problem. One credit hour.
1112. Judo
Theory and practice of fundamentals of judo. Emphasis on the development of skills, rules, regulations, and necessary equipment. One credit hour.
1113. Karate
Theory and practice of fundamentals of karate. Emphasis on the development of skills, rules, regulations, and necessary equipment. One credit hour.
1114. Self-Defense
Fundamentals of self-defense designed for the individual interested in studying the scientific principles of gravity and body control over opposing forces as a self-protective device. One credit hour.
1115. Hunter Safety
A basic course in the principles of safe hunting. Qualifies students over 21 years of age for an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Certificate as a Hunter Safety Instructor. One credit hour.
1116. Beginning Tennis
Emphasis on rules, scoring, selection of racket, grip, footwork, and body positioning. Also emphasizes forehand, backhand, serve, net volley, lob, fundamental strategy, and techniques of singles and doubles play. One credit hour.
1117. Beginning Golf
Theory and practice of fundamental skills and techniques of golf. Emphasis on rules and etiquette, use of one wood and three irons, grip, stance, backswing, head position, follow-through, approach shots, full strokes, and putting. A fee is charged. Held off campus. One credit hour.
1118. Beginning Badminton
Theory and practice of fundamental skills and techniques of badminton. Emphasis on stroke perfection and on strategy and techniques of singles and doubles play. One credit hour.
1119. Beginning Bowling
Theory and practice of fundamentals of bowling. Emphasis on four-step approach, consistency, body position, release, spot bowling, follow-through, timing, rebound, scoring, rules, and bowling etiquette. A fee is charged. Held off campus. One credit hour.
1120. Beginning Horseback Riding
Fundamental knowledge, techniques, and skills needed to develop appropriate skill. Emphasis on care of and adjustment to the horse and safety in riding. The walk, trot, canter, and introduction of jumping will also be emphasized. A fee is charged. Held off campus. One credit hour.
1121. Fencing I Beginning
An introduction to foil fencing. Designed to provide a sound basic understanding of the history, rules, etiquette, and safety aspects of the sport of fencing. Develops basic technical and tactical skills needed for novice-level competition through emphasis on basic offense and defense, continuation of attack, compound attacks, and practical bouting. One credit hour.
1122. Tumbling
This course includes the theory and practice for conditioning and developing basic skills in tumbling. Intermediate skills will be introduced during the latter half of the semester. Development of strength and flexibility is emphasized. One credit hour.
1123. Body Mechanics and Conditioning
Emphasis on self-improvement in fitness, conditioning, nutrition, strength development, weight loss or gain, efficient body mechanics, posture, and decreasing or increasing body measurements. One credit hour.
1124. Stretch/Stress Program
Emphasis is placed on a series of relaxing and effective stretches to help relieve tension, increase flexibility, and range of motion. The stress reduction section provides techniques to help relieve stress and tension. One credit hour.
1125. Lifetime Fitness
Emphasis is placed on developing an individual lifetime program to improve the health-related components of fitness and wellness. Practical application of principles of exercise and the science of nutrition will be major components in achieving and maintaining ideal body weight. One credit hour.
1126. Walking to Fitness
Emphasis is placed on developing an individual level of walking performance. Practical applications of principles of exercise and the components of an effective cardiovascular workout are used in achieving fitness through a walking program. One credit hour.
1128. Weight Lifting/Training
An introduction to the fundamentals of weight lifting applicable to the development of muscular strength and endurance. Principles of exercise, body composition goals, lift techniques, safety instruction, and flexibility maintenance are emphasized. One credit hour.
1131. Aikido
Theory and practice of fundamentals of Aikido. Concentration will be on the development of skills, rules, regulations, and necessary equipment. One credit hour.
2103. Intermediate Ice Skating
Review of material in LESC 1103. New material includes: back crossover, T stop, back crossover in a figure eight pattern, fast forward crossover, three turns, and T take off; review of door carries, forced outside and inside edges, open Mohawk turn, one foot snow plow, hockey stop, spin, and bunny hop. One credit hour.
2105. Intermediate Swimming
Prerequisite: LESC 1105 or equivalent. Review of three basic strokes: front crawl, back crawl, and elementary backstroke. Coordinated stroking in side strokes, breaststroke, inverted breaststroke. Development of strong isolated arm strokes and leg kicks, safety and survival skills, simple diving, simple rescue skills, artificial respiration, and distance swimming. One credit hour.
2116. Intermediate Tennis
Prerequisite: LESC 1116 or equivalent. Review of rules and scoring, selection of racket, grip, footwork and body positioning, forehand, backhand, serve and volley strokes, and game strategy. Developing the approach shot, lob, and overhead, and strengthening the volley and serve. Analysis of singles and doubles play strategy. One credit hour.
2117. Intermediate Golf
Prerequisite: LESC 1117 or equivalent. Review of the game of golf: rules, etiquette, selection of clubs, grip, stance, backswing, head position, follow-through, approach shots, full strokes, and putting. Appropriate use of one, three, and five woods and two, three, five, seven, eight, and nine irons. Irons: short approach shots, high loft, distance shots; woods: driver and use on fairway; putting: playing from rough hillside lies and sand traps. A fee is charged. Held off campus. One credit hour.
2119. Intermediate Bowling
Prerequisite: LESC 1119 or equivalent. Review of scoring rules, bowling etiquette, fundamentals, consistency, four-step approach, body position, aiming, back swing, release, follow-through, and rebound. Analysis of three-, four-, and five-step approaches, natural hook, severe hook, backup, and straight release; theories of aiming and principles of motion as they apply to bowling. A fee is charged. Held off campus. One credit hour.
2120. Intermediate Horseback Riding
Prerequisite: LESC 1120 or equivalent. Review and perfection of walk, trot, and canter, with emphasis on effective leads; effective use of rider’s body, hands, and legs. Introduction to barrel and cross-country course. A fee is charged. Held off campus. One credit hour.
2121. Fencing II Intermediate
An intermediate course designed to improve technical and tactical skills in the use of the foil. Intensive review of Fencing I, attacks on the blade, compound attacks, defense against compound attacks, tactics, defense, rules, and officiating; individual lessons, practice bouting, and class competition. One credit hour.
2122. Intermediate Gymnastics
Prerequisite: LESC 1122 or equivalent. Review of conditioning, basic skills in tumbling, and the vault. Free exercise routines, balance beam, and uneven bars for women; pommel horse, still rings, horizontal bar, and parallel bars for men. Introduction to composition of gymnastic routines. Strength and flexibility are emphasized. Students will perform required skills and routines and create routines. One credit hour.
2123. Body Mechanics II
Methods and techniques of developing strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness using aerobic and self-improvement exercises. Conditioning will start slowly and progress to desirable levels of stress. One credit hour.
3103. Advanced Ice Skating
Review of material covered in LESC 2103. New material includes: squat and shoot-the-duck, review edges, layover step, layover and return, spinning, forward pivots, two-foot spins, half Mapes jumps, outside forward rolls, and spirals. One credit hour.
3105. Advanced Swimming
Prerequisite: LESC 2105 or equivalent. Review of coordinated strokes, side strokes, breaststroke, butterfly, and inverted breaststroke. Continued development of isolated arm strokes and leg kicks, safety and survival skills, rescue skills, and artificial respiration. Emphasis on coordinated strokes for extended distances, trudgen and trudgen crawl, floating and survival skills, surface diving, and underwater swimming and diving. One credit hour.
3106. Advanced Scuba Diving
Review of basic scuba techniques and safety procedures. Emphasis on water diving experience: safe diving procedures, limited visibility diving, light salvage and recovery diving, and deep and decompression diving. Advanced National Association of Underwater Instructors open water certification course. One credit hour.
3116. Advanced Tennis
Prerequisite: LESC 2116 or equivalent. Review of tennis fundamentals. Continued development of all strokes. Emphasis on development of serve, greater force and addition of spins, overhead smash, different types of lobs, different types of volleys, ground stroke, slice, and chop. Concentration on skill development in singles and doubles play and practice in tennis officiating. One credit hour.
3117. Advanced Golf
Prerequisite: LESC 2117 or equivalent. Review of golf fundamentals. Emphasis on development of approach shots, full shots with a club, and playing difficult lies, with concentration on improving putting skills. A fee is charged. Held off campus. One credit hour.
3119. Advanced Bowling
Prerequisite: LESC 2119 or equivalent. Review of bowling fundamentals. Emphasis on developing skill using a natural or severe hook. Concentration on body mechanics and principles of motion. A fee is charged. Held off campus. One credit hour.
3120. Advanced Horseback Riding
Prerequisite: LESC 2120 or equivalent. Emphasis on fine qualities of gaits; cause and solution to resistance problems; introduction to hunt seat; false and counter leads; cross-country and jumping tests; and understanding the health of the horse. A fee is charged. Held off campus. One credit hour.
4105. Lifeguard Training
Prerequisite: student must be able to swim 500 yards continuously. This is a course which will provide instruction of skills necessary for lifeguarding, CPR, and first aid training which will lead to Red Cross Lifeguard Certification. One credit hour.
4205. Water Safety Instructor
Prerequisites: LESC 4105, American National Red Cross water safety instructor’s certification. Methods and techniques of teaching swimming. Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory. Two credit hours
