printer friendly pagePE 92: Rock Climbing I: Beginning
This course is an introductory course. Students will learn skills necessary to get started exploring the world of indoor climbing. These skills include technical safety skills for bouldering and top-roped climbing, essential physical and mental skills, and strategies for training. Students will be taught with industry standard best practices in regards to safety, and provided with a multi-disciplinary approach to overall health and wellness. No experience necessary.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
De Torres, A. (PI)
PE 93: Rock Climbing II: Intermediate
In this course students will have the opportunity to build upon basic principles associated with rock climbing. Student will further explore variations in climbing efficiency techniques, crack climbing techniques, and training methodologies to enhance their climbing experience and help prevent injuries. Students will be taught with industry standard best practices in regards to safety, and provided with a multi-disciplinary approach to overall health and wellness.nPrerequisites: Rock Climbing 1 or at least 3 months previous climbing experience, current top-rope belay certification at the Stanford Climbing Wall
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
De Torres, A. (PI)
PE 94: Rock Climbing III: Lead Climbing
This course is for the more advanced climber looking to learn to lead climb and increase their climbing fitness. Students will be exposed to technical and safety skills pertaining to sport lead climbing. Additional climbing specific training principles will be introduced to assist in improving climbing fitness and preventing common overuse injuries. Students will be taught with industry standard best practices in regards to safety, and provided with a multi-disciplinary approach to overall health and wellness. Once students demonstrate proficiency, they will have the opportunity to become lead certified at the Stanford Climbing Wall.
Last offered: Autumn 2015
PE 95: Rock Climbing: Strength and Conditioning
The course will provide students with a framework to develop a balanced strength and conditioning program specific to training for bouldering and sport climbing. Topics addressed will include mobility training, sport specific strength and conditioning, and injury prevention.nnPrerequisites: Rock Climbing 1 or at least 3 months previous climbing experience, current top-rope belay certification at the Stanford Climbing Wall
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-2
Instructors:
Sandlin, P. (PI)
PE 96: Rock Climbing: Functional Movement for Climbing
Students will explore multiple modalities of fitness to learn about functional movements associated with climbing and be able to apply them to other aspects of life. This course will utilize class instruction, assignments, and student participation to enable students to: (1) Acquire knowledge of basic structures of the human anatomy and assess faulty movement patterns (2) Develop an understanding of exercises, stretches, and soft tissue work to allow for better movement, and (3) Understand and practice behaviors that contribute to a healthy lifestyle.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
De Torres, A. (PI)
PE 98: Sailing, Beginning
Students will learn skills, theories, and techniques to enable beginners to sail with confidence in small centerboard boats. This class utilization of class discussions, assignments and student participation will enable students to: (1) Understand basic components of health-related physical fitness, cardiovascular fitness, muscle endurance and flexibility (2) Develop physical fitness and motor skills, and (3) Develop a positive attitude toward wellness and physical activity which will facilitate a healthy lifestyle.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
8 times
(up to 8 units total)
Instructors:
Lillie, T. (PI)
;
Vas Dias, T. (SI)
PE 99: Sailing, Advanced Beginning
Students will have the opportunity to further development their sailing skills and techniques. This class utilization of class discussions, assignments and student participation will enable students to: (1) Understand basic components of health-related physical fitness, cardiovascular fitness, muscle endurance and flexibility (2) Develop physical fitness and motor skills, and (3) Develop a positive attitude toward wellness and physical activity which will facilitate a healthy lifestyle.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
8 times
(up to 8 units total)
Instructors:
Lillie, T. (PI)
;
Vas Dias, T. (SI)
PE 100: Sailing, Intermediate
Students will have the opportunity to refine their sailing skills Students will also be introduced to racing. This class utilization of class discussions, assignments and student participation will enable students to: (1) Understand basic components of health-related physical fitness, cardiovascular fitness, muscle endurance and flexibility (2) Develop physical fitness and motor skills, and (3) Develop a positive attitude toward wellness and physical activity which will facilitate a healthy lifestyle.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
8 times
(up to 8 units total)
Instructors:
Lillie, T. (PI)
;
Vas Dias, T. (SI)
PE 103: Route Setting: Designing the Indoor Climbing Experience
The Route Setting course is intended for those with extensive climbing experience who are interested in learning to design climbing routes for indoor climbing walls. The course will introduce students to route setting philosophies centered around the user experience, route setting operations, route evaluation, and setting guidelines and techniques for designing specific grades, specific movements and achieving equitability for various climber heights.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
De Torres, A. (PI)
PE 104: PCIA: Climbing Wall Instructor
The Professional Climbing Instructors Association (PCIA) Climbing Wall Instructor Course provides instructors and potential instructors with an in depth and standardized understanding of the skills essential to teaching climbing in an indoor setting. The course reinforces the importance of teaching technically accurate information and debunks many common climbing myths. The course emphasizes the presentation of sound fundamental skills to climbing gym participants, the formation of risk assessment and risk management skills and basic problem solving skills such as belay transitions and on wall coaching and assist techniques. Participants will be assessed on both their core knowledge and their ability to effectively teach and coach related skills. Students will have the option to certify with the Professional Climbing Instructors Association.nnnPrerequisites: Rock Climbing 2 (Intermediate) or equivalent, The candidate must show an adequate experience level to the course provider illustrating that he/she is ready for the course. Examples include periodic climbing for 2 ¿ 3 years, a high intensity of climbing in the past few months, etc.; Able to easily put on harness and tie in appropriately; Able to belay with an aperture belay device and an assisted locking device in competent, comfortable and confident manner; Possess the personal equipment necessary for the course; Capable of comfortably top roping 5.8 on an artificial climbing wall.
Last offered: Autumn 2015
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