SELF DEFENSE I

Sectioned course.: This course offers strategies for personal safety and confident communication skills. Nonverbal, verbal and physical techniques are emphasized. Enrollment limited to 20.

PHYS COND: WEIGHT TRAINING

Sectioned course.: This course provides an introduction to various methods of resistance training. The focus of this class is functional strength training. Students learn specific training methods with a purpose. This is an ideal course for students interested in sport, applied sports medicine and rehabilitation. Enrollment limited to 20.

EQUITATION I

A series of courses in hunter seat equitation and basic dressage. Attention also given to safety, use and care of equipment, equine health and stable management. Students must attend registration session to be announced in eDigest. All sections are to be arranged. There is a fee.: For students in their first semester of riding at Smith. Sections range from beginner to advanced levels on the flat and over fences.

GOLF I - BEGINNER

Sectioned course.: An introduction to the game of golf. Taught from “green to tee,” this course teaches the basic mechanics of the swing as well as correct club selection. The initial focus of the course is directed to the “short game” and develops toward appropriate use of mid- and long irons, concluding with woods/metals. Applied rules of golf and etiquette are also addressed. Pending weather, field trip experience may be scheduled at the end of the term. Equipment is provided. Enrollment limited to 10 per section.

WATER SAFETY: LIFEGUARD TRAINI

Sectioned course.: American Red Cross Certification in Lifeguard Training and Basic First Aid/AED (Automated External Defibrillator) and CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Prerequisites: 300-yard swim using crawl, breast and side strokes, and retrieval of 10-pound brick from 8-foot depth. Enrollment limited to 10.

AQUATIC ACTIV:ADV BEGIN SWIM

Sectioned course.: This course focuses on the improvement of swimming skills. Performance goals include being able to swim all four strokes and the turns associated with those strokes at a level that surpasses initial performance by the end of the semester. Students are assessed at the beginning and end of the semester with the aid of video feedback. Prerequisite: ability to swim at least one length of the pool. Enrollment limited to 12.
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