California Community Colleges System Courses

AQUATICS: LEVEL I, BEGINNING SWIMMING

Introduction to swimming and safety skills. Includes physical and mental adjustment to water, buoyancy and body position, survival skills, and basic swim strokes.

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

AQUATICS: LEVEL II, INTERMEDIATE SWIMMING

A continuation of development of swim and safety skills beyond the beginning phase. Includes physical and mental adjustment to water, buoyancy and body position, survival skills, and the basic competi

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

WATER EXERCISE

A unique non-impact form of aquatic exercise to improve cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility while wearing a flotation belt to maintain an upright position in deep w

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

AQUATIC FITNESS

An aerobic water fitness program applying the basic principles of exercise and dynamics of water movement.

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

BEGINNING WATER POLO

Basic water polo skills and techniques, including ball handling, dribbling, passing, shooting, and blocking. Includes an introduction to the rules of the game, as well as basic tactical strategies for

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

WATER POLO: GAME SKILLS

Practice and preparation for competitive water polo, emphasizing water polo skills, fundamentals and strategies of the game, position specific training, and full body preparation.

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

BEGINNING PICKLEBALL

Strategy and competition for both beginning singles and doubles pickleball play.

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

INTERMEDIATE PICKLEBALL

Focus on the strategies of singles and doubles play. Includes introduction to serving long and short, forehands smashes, drop shots, angle play, and doubles formations.

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

ADVANCED PICKLEBALL

Focus on the strategies of singles and double play, including serving with a variety of spins, forehand and backhand smashes, drop shots, angle play and doubles formations. Strong emphasis on fitness,

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

BEGINNING TAI CHI (TAIJI)

Introduces the fundamentals and principles of Taijiquan. Emphasizes body alignment in stillness with natural breathing and its relationship to mind-body awareness. Traditional Chen-style Taijiquan Lao

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

INTERMEDIATE TAI CHI (TAIJI)

Focuses on the understanding and transition of body alignment in stillness to dynamic alignment during the Taijiquan form practice. Emphasizes maintaining the body alignment during movements and throu

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

ADVANCED TAI CHI (TAIJI)

Focuses on the applications and dynamic alignment during the Taijiquan form practice. Emphasizes total integration of mind and body movements through Taijiquan push-hand exercises and the development

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

KICKBOXING FOR FITNESS

Introduction to the basic skills and mechanics of kickboxing for fitness. Total cardiovascular workout emphasizing basic footwork, body mechanics, punching and kicking combinations, and basic offensiv

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

INTERMEDIATE KICKBOXING FOR FITNESS

Focuses on punching and kicking combination drills, with fewer breaks or interruptions, and with an increase in intensity, impact, and duration. An emphasis is placed on intermediate level footwork an

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

ADVANCED KICKBOXING FOR FITNESS

Emphasizes high-intensity and moderate- to high-impact advanced level kickboxing sequences using complex and choreographed movements.

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course