VIRTUAL REALITY IN PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
Welcome
 Congratulations on finishing yet another
outstanding semester in health and physical
education. Today is the culminating event we
discussed in class. We will be exercising both the
mind and the body simultaneously through the
game of Fitness Jeopardy. All items are related
to specific content we learned in class this past
year (baseball, soccer, volleyball, the Olympics,
and weight training) Please put on your heart
rate monitors and pedometers, and give me a
“thumbs up” when you are ready to begin.
Fitness Assessment
 Location: Aerobics Room
 Throughout the lesson, we will determine the
number of steps recorded on the pedometer,
your heart rate, and we will compare this
information to the goals you set yesterday in
class.
Getting Ready…
Team Stephanie
Team Carson
Fitness Equipment
 When I say “Go”, select
one of the aerobics
step boxes for your in
class fitness
assessment today.
 Organize by team
Jeopardy
 Directions: When I say go, begin exercising on
the box by performing up/downs, A steps, or
V formations. When your name is called,
select a category. All: Get ready and call out
the answer. I will be the moderator.
Categories
Baseball
Soccer
Volleyball
Olympics
Weight
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Question: Who is Nolan Ryan?
 Answer: This professional baseball pitcher
recorded more no-hitters than any other
player in the history of Major League
Baseball.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the proper form of pitching a baseball to
home plate. Complete this activity 3 times
before getting back on to your fitness
equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is a double
play?
 Answer: The batter hits a ground ball to
shortstop. The shortstop flips it to second
base for the force. The second baseman turns
and throws it to first just in time.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the proper form of fielding a ground ball and
flipping it to second base. Complete this
activity 3 times before getting back on to
your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is a
sacrifice fly?
 Answer: With one man on third and less than
2 outs, the batter hits a high fly ball to the
outfield, in order for the runner to safely
score.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the proper form of hitting a high fly ball to
the outfield. After you hit the ball to the
outfield, act out the technique of catching the
ball and throwing it home. Complete this
activity 2 times before getting back on to
your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is the
bullpen?
 Answer: The manager makes a phone call to
this designated place where the relief
pitchers are warming up late in the game.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the proper form of pitching a baseball from
the stretch to home plate. Complete this
activity 3 times before getting back on to
your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is a walk?
 Answer: A time at bat, that is not considered
an at bat in the score book. This is often said
to be just as good as a hit.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the proper form of dodging a baseball as it
approaches you at the plate. Complete this
activity 4 times before getting back on to
your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is a hatrick?
 Answer: A player scores three goals in one
game.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the proper form of striking a soccer ball on
goal with your dominant foot. Complete this
activity 3 times before getting back on to
your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: How many players
are on the field at one time
for each team?
 Answer: 11
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
what is often done by a referee to be sure the
correct amount of players are on the field.
Complete this activity 1 time before getting
back on to your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is the World
Cup?
 Answer: World wide, this event takes place
once every four years.
Activity
 Remain on your cardio equipment and act out
the proper form of eating an extra large hot
dog and slurping down a Coke at the event.
Continue exercising.
Back to table
Question: What is a punt?
 Answer: The goalie gets rid of the ball by
contacting it with his/her foot before the ball
strikes the ground.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the proper form of punting a soccer ball at
least 50 yards down the field. Complete this
activity 3 times before getting back on to
your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is a corner
kick?
 Answer: An attacker strikes the ball on goal
and the goal keeper deflects the ball over the
goal post. This is the result.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the proper form of bending a soccer ball
around the goal post, using your nondominant foot. Complete this activity 3 times
before getting back on to your fitness
equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is a jump-serve?
 Answer: Tossing the ball 8-10 feet high,
taking off from one or two feet behind the
service line, and striking the ball with an
open-hand.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the proper form of a jump-serve. Complete
this activity 3 times before getting back on to
your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is the “W”
formation?
 Answer: The formation occasionally used
when the opposing team sends a free ball
over the net that looks like a letter in the
alphabet.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the proper form of receiving a free ball and
making a forearm pass to the setter.
Complete this activity 3 times before getting
back on to your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is a block?
 Answer: A necessary skill that requires an
explosive two-footed take off, extending both
hands (and arms) above and over the net, and
landing without making contact with the net.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the proper form of blocking a spiked
volleyball in bounds. Complete this activity 3
times before getting back on to your fitness
equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is a j-stroke?
 Answer: A needed skill on the third hit that is
similar to a forearm pass, only the pass is
performed when the person’s back is facing
the net.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the technique of performing a j-stroke over
the net. Complete this activity 3 times before
getting back on to your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: What are three types
of serves?
 Answer: The underhand, the jump, and the
overhand floater.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the technique of performing each of the three
serves one time. Complete this activity and
get back on to your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: Who is Mary Lou
Retton?
 Answer: This famous U.S. Olympic gymnast
won the gold medal in the all around
competition, finishing her final vault with a
perfect 10 in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the technique of performing a vault. On three
separate occasions, demonstrate three
different types of movements while in the air.
Complete this activity and get back on to
your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is the Dream
Team?
 Answer: This group of basketball players
originated with Michael Jordan, Magic
Johnson, Larry Bird (and others), blowing out
opponents in the 1992 Barcelona games.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the technique of shooting a basketball.
Shoot two free throws. Make the first, miss
the second, but follow it up with a dunk off
the rebound. Complete this activity and get
back on to your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: Who is Appollo
Ono?
 Answer: This Winter Olympics short track
speed skater is the most decorated Olympian
in U.S. Winter Olympic history.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the technique of speed skating. Begin
elbowing your neighbor as you fight for
position on the ice. Settle into efficiency
mode and complete the race. Complete this
activity and get back on to your fitness
equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is the
Jamaican bobsled team?
 Answer: These group of 4 men competed in
the Winter Olympics, knowing they didn’t
stand a chance in the icy event, but competed
anyway. A movie was made not long after
the Olympics in their honor.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the technique of pushing the bobsled. Start
vigorously, push the sled, then hop in for the
fast ride. Complete this activity and get back
on to your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is 5?
 Answer: The number of rings interconnected
representing the International Olympic
symbol or logo.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the technique of working the hula hoop. For
ten seconds, keep a hula hoop in perfect
rotation around your hips. Complete this
activity and get back on to your fitness
equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is the bench
press?
 Answer: Probably the most common
resistance training exercise where individuals
assess their 1-RM
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the technique of performing a bench press.
Quickly knock out 10 quick reps of 185
pounds. Complete this activity and get back
on to your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is a set?
 Answer: This might include 10 reps, 15 reps,
or maybe even just 3 reps, all depending on
your program. Most weight lifters perform at
least 2-3 total.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the technique of staring into the mirror. You
just finished 3 sets. Admire the transient
hypertrophy you have developed. Complete
this activity and get back on to your fitness
equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is frequency?
 Answer: In the FITT model, this refers to the
number of days per week an individual should
exercise. Recommendations are 3 to 5.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the technique of performing bicep curls.
Alternate right and left arm curls for a total of
20 reps. Complete this activity and get back
on to your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is a squat?
 Answer: This commonly used explosive
exercise is performed by individuals hoping to
increase their leg strength and power.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the technique of performing a squat. Hold
the bar across the back of your neck and
execute 10 reps. Complete this activity and
get back on to your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Question: What is a push-up?
 Answer: This is probably the most common
chest and tricep exercise individuals can
perform almost anywhere, without
equipment.
Activity
 Step off of your cardio equipment and act out
the technique of performing a push-up. Keep
your back straight, feet together, and lock out
10 quick reps. Complete this activity and get
back on to your fitness equipment.
Back to table
Congratulations!
 You have successfully completed the fitness
assessment for today.
 Check your heart rate. Record.
 Check your steps. Record.
 Re-hydrate.