GLE-PE1112
Colorado Model Content Standards
For Physical Education
11th and 12th Grade Level Expectations
Standard 1: Students demonstrate competent skills in a variety of physical activities and sports.
Eleventh and Twelfth grade students will:
● participate in a tennis match using all of the basic skills, rules, and strategies with
consistency.
● pass the Red Cross intermediate swimming requirements.
● get 9 out of 10 arrows on the target from 40 feet.
● navigate a kayak skillfully and safely through whitewater.
● use advanced offensive and defensive shots successfully in a racquetball game against
an opponent of similar skill.
● demonstrate several skills in gymnastics before explaining some biomechanical
principles that govern the movement.
● use internal and external information to modify movement during performance.
Standard 2: Students demonstrate competency in physical fitness.
Eleventh and Twelfth grade students will:
● explain the overload principle and design a personal fitness program where this
principle is in operation.
● participate regularly in physical activities that contribute to the attainment of and
maintenance of personal physical activity goals.
● willingly participate in games, sports, dance, outdoor pursuits, and other physical
activities that contribute to the attainment of personal goals and the maintenance of
wellness.
● monitor exercise and other behaviors related to health-related fitness.
● maintain appropriate levels of cardiovascular and respiratory efficiency, muscular
strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition necessary for a healthy
lifestyle.
Standard 3: Students demonstrate the knowledge of factors important to participation in physical activity.
Eleventh and Twelfth grade students will:
● design a long-term plan for self-improvement in a movement activity and explain the
relationship of physical, emotional, and cognitive factors that influence the rate of
improvement.
● identify the effects of age, gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and culture
upon physical activity preferences and participation.
● understand the ways in which personal characteristics, performance styles, and
activity preferences will change over the life span.
● feel empowered to maintain and improve physical fitness, motor skills, and
knowledge about physical activity.
● use the results of fitness assessments to guide changes in his or her personal program
of physical activity.
The following Physical Education expectations exceed the Colorado Model Content
Standards. As a result of participating in a quality Physical Education, it would be
reasonable to expect that the student would be able to perform the following.
Eleventh and Twelfth grade students will:
● encourage others to apply appropriate etiquette in all physical activity settings.
● respond to inflammatory situations with mature personal control.
● diffuse potential conflicts by communicating with other participants.
● create a safe environment for their own skill practice.
● take a supportive role in an activity.
● cheer outstanding performances of opponents as well as the “favored” team.
● identify the effects of age, gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and culture
upon physical activity preferences and participation.
● display a willingness to experiment with the sport and activity of other cultures.
● develop strategies for including persons of divers backgrounds and abilities in
physical activity.
● derive genuine pleasure from participating in physical activity.
● enter competition or activity voluntarily.
