PE Course 2 · Week 27 · Combatives, Respect, and Self Control
Staying Calm When Pressed
During light pressure drills, students practice steady breathing and journal how calm thinking changes their reaction.
- Students will
- Students evaluate how physical, emotional, and cognitive factors such as stress and breathing affect performance during light pressure drills (C2.1.6).
- SEL skill
- Notice pressure and take one steady breath before acting
- What it looks like
- Students practice self-management by using steady breathing to stay calm and think clearly under time pressure.
- Content focus
- Calm thinking under pressure
- Format
- Think write pair share
Self-management
Self-management means steering your emotions, thoughts, and actions so you can reach a goal. More self-management activities
What you get
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Standards
- C2.1.6: High School Course 2, Standard 1 (Movement Skills), item 1.6
- Student page: PE journal page
- SHAPE America (national): 4.12.8 Analyzes and applies self-selected techniques to manage one's emotions in a physical activity setting.
More self-management activities for PE Course 2
- Goals That Stretch Me Self-managementStudents choose one fitness area to grow beyond where they started and write a specific, private goal with first steps.
- Exercise and a Calmer Mind Self-managementStudents rate their stress privately, complete a rhythmic cardio session with mindful cool down, and reflect on the mental benefits they noticed.
- Fear and the First Try Self-managementStudents choose a tumbling challenge level that feels slightly scary but safe, attempt it, and journal how attitude and determination shaped the result.
- Mistakes and Momentum Self-managementTeams practice a quick reset routine after errors during a game and analyze how emotions affect individual and team performance.
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