Grade 7 PE Mississippi Standards

Analyze physical fitness experiences regarding social, emotional, and health benefits.

Use the physical activity setting as an opportunity to improve social skills (i.e., self-expression, social interaction, etc.).

Value physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

Exhibit characteristics of a positive role model by following rules and procedures and displaying sportsmanship during physical activities.

Follow rules and regulations and respect others.

Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respect s self and others in physical activity settings.

Engage in physical activity at an increased heart rate for a minimum of 20 minutes at least three times per week.

Design a personal fitness plan.

Participate in fitness assessment and developmentally appropriate health-related activities for the purpose of improving skill performance and physical fitness.

Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

Explore different lifelong physical activities.

Participate in physical activities based on individual interests or capabilities.

Participates regularly in physical activity.

Discuss concepts that impact the quality of proper practice techniques.

Identify the basic training principles (i.e., FITT, Warm-up/Work-Out/Cool Down, specificity, overload, intensity).

Create and modify activities that provide practice of selected skills to help improve physical performance.

Demonstrate understanding of movement principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning, development and performance of physical activities.

Develop offensive and defensive strategies in individual and team sports.

Perform continuous (possibly using rhythmic activities) and discrete skills (i.e. discrete skills have a defined beginning and end and continuous skills are ongoing).

Demonstrate competency with increasing proficiency in movement skills while participating in team and individual sports.

Demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns/concepts needed to perform a variety of physical activities.