Standard 2.

Skillfulness and Health-Related Fitness

Physical education candidates are physically literate individuals who can demonstrate skillful
performance in physical education content areas and health-enhancing levels of fitness.
2.a Demonstrate competency in all fundamental motor skills, as well as skillful performance in a
minimum of four physical education content areas (e.g., games and sports, aquatics, dance and
rhythmic activities, fitness activities, outdoor pursuits, individual-performance activities). 

Artifact: Outstanding Performance in FitnessGram Testing

Date: Fall 2017
Reflection:

After completing several different activity course throughout my Physical Education

career at SUNY Cortland, one class that I really benefited from and excelled in was Health
Related Fitness. I demonstrated that I was physically competent and had the ability to not only
perform the skills of the FitnessGram correctly, however, reached and outstanding level. My
certificate is an example of how I had the capability to reach the healthy fitness zone for all four
components which included cardio, curl ups, push-ups, and sit and reach. By hitting all
components, this shows that I have all aspects of physical fitness which include cardiovascular
endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength and flexibility. And by doing so, my
certificate determines and proves that I have physically capable to demonstrate skillful areas as
well as health enhancing levels of fitness. I strongly believe this is a critical aspect of a physical
education teacher because if one does not have the ability to reach and maintain at least three of
the four healthy fitness zones, it will be a struggle to pass that along and teach future students the
same. I strive to be the physical education teacher that are student’s role model and inspiration.
In order to achieve that and pass along my love and devotion for physical education and fitness
this certification proves that I can properly do so.