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Department of Health and Physical Education

 

Dr. Bruce Crawford, Acting Chairperson

 Faculty Credentials 

 

Curriculum

Course Descriptions

 

 

Dr. Eddie Dansby Interim Athletic Director

Steve Jefferson Men's Basketball Coach

Eleanor Pitts Women's Basketball Coach Women's Volleyball Coach

Aubrey Wiley Men/Women Basketball Coach

            

 

            The Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance is an integral part of the total educational program at Lawson State Community College.  The primary focus of the Department is the education of students toward the development of physical, mentally, emotionally, and socially fit citizens through the medium of physical activities, which have been selected, with a view toward realizing these outcomes.  The Department offers an Associate in Arts Degree Program in HPR and an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Recreation Leadership.

 

Objectives:

 

The objectives of the Department are:

• To understand and respect the body as a medium for the expression of self.
• To portray socially acceptable and personally rewarding behavior in a thorough relationships with others.
• To identify the physically under-developed student and mark him/her to improve his/her physical capacities.
• To develop strength, flexibility, balance, and individual perfection of the body through vigorous muscle activities.
• To grow in understanding and skills in order to maintain fitness for later years.
• To develop skills in the lifetime sports to be perpetuated in later life.

 

Aims and Services:

 

The aims and services of the Department are to provide students at Lawson State with:

• Opportunities for fun, enjoyment, and a fellowship through participation.
• Opportunities that will be conducive to their health and physical fitness.
• Programs that constitutes health and fitness.
• Instructional programs that identify and emphasize certain specific objectives.  These include developing skills and improving physical endurance.

 

Sports That We Offer:

• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Track