Thanks. As long as it’s a beginning class, I believe that I’ll be fine. For those who took a soccer class in college, what was the final like? Do you think I’ll be tested on accuracy shooting or mainly dribbling and control?
You’re overthinking this.
The written part will be
• How many points is a goal worth?
• Who is the only player who can use his hands during game play?
• What is the term for restarting play from the sideline using hands?
The skills assessment will be
• Dribbling the ball
• Heading the ball
It may be different at your college; none of us know. But IME, this is not a rocket science class.
Thanks @skieurope . I have a tendency to overthink things. I know all the questions for the written part and the skills assessment doesn’t seem that hard. I just don’t want to do hard stuff that will stress me out during an exam like juggle the ball 50 times without dropping it or kick a knuckle ball towards the goal.
Sports are something that are easily school specific. I don’t think my daughter’s school has any sports for credit but they have tons of club sports many of which are for all levels including beginners.
At my college you could only take 2 sports for 1 credit each that count towards graduation credits. Each credit was 2-3 hours a week (possibly 1 day a week such as the step aerobics class I took on a Saturday. My aqua aerobics class was twice a week about 1.25 or 1.5 hours each. The classes were automatically pass/fail and based on attendance and effort. Classes that were not full by students were opened to community members to pay and participate for fun. There was a way for students to take the classes for free past the 2 credits but would not get any credit.
Ice skating sounds like a fun class. it does sound like a lot was required since it is often a self paced sport where everyone learns at their own rate like swimming, karate etc.
I think that I’ve got enough encouragement to not worry about doing poorly in the class. Now, I just need to see if I could handle adding it to my schedule. If I am already taking 15 credits, is it alright to add a 1 unit soccer class that meets twice a week for 1 hour? I might take a part-time job during that time as well so my big question is would adding the soccer class be too much for me to handle?
A 2 hour class that basically requires no work outside of class should not impact a schedule greatly. And 2 hours a week of physical exercise is a good thing.
Oh, I never thought about work outside of class. Is it rare for sports classes to give take-home assignments?
Well, if there’s a written midterm/final, this would require some small amount of outside work.
@skieurope Wouldn’t that just be researching the rules of the game? If we knew it already, then would we not need any outside work?
Again, the requirements are going to vary by school and by instructor. And many/most people would have had no exposure to the sport/activity beforehand.
To use examples in this thread, if you’ve never put on a pair of ice skates before, it’s unlikely that you know the difference between a toe loop and a Lutz. On the flip side, if you’re experienced in soccer, don’t take a class meant for beginners - you’re wasting your time and frustrating the other students in the class.
I just wanted to take it for fun even if it is a beginner’s class. I couldn’t find advanced classes. How would I frustrate the other students? If I haven’t played in a while, wouldn’t I still get good practice in scrimmages and other drills?
Look at what the school offers and describes. Make a decision. It’s sports, not rocket science. You can drop out if they expect a Lutz and you never heard of that. Or learn it.
If this is your “current” school, ask around, talk to to someone in the sports dept. Just don’t pick a class for experienced players or something intramural, if you’re new to it. That’s really all. Not the rest of it, who reacts how. Not GPA or homework.
Lutz? :lol: How about a “rainbow flick” aka “reverse flick over”? Worst case scenario, in a beginning class, you’ll be taught a Cruyff turn.
Seriously, the instructor will teach you how to dribble a ball through cones and maybe you’ll learn the offsides rule and/or how to start/re-start a game. Some basic rules of the game. In fact, just to humor yourself, you could review the FIFA Laws of the Game. There’s no chance you’ll need to learn all of it, or even most of it, but maybe just some of the basics of the game.
Thanks @sushiritto . I think I’ll sign up for the class later or tomorrow when I get the chance assuming it’s not full yet. I have a question that’s unrelated to me applying for the class. If one knows how to perform a Ronaldo chop, would it be easy to learn the Cruyff turn?
Sure. One is performed usually at speed. The other is when you’re face up with the defender.
Thanks. Learning the Cruyff turn shouldn’t be so hard then. Would it not be advisable for me to sign up if I’m not a beginner? I’m somewhere in the middle where I passed the stages of being a beginner yet I’m not fit for the advanced stage since I haven’t played in a while.
As advised up thread, you need to look at the course syllabus and see what the course description states about level of fitness and techincal abilities. A beginner’s course, is usually just that, for beginners.
By reading all your posts, I would opt for an intramural team at your school, not an entry level college course. The intramural team SHOULD have both skill and fitness sessions and you can improve both while playing and having fun and meeting new people. The time commitment will depend on the level of play, team and school. But no worrying about a grade either.
I don’t believe I’ll have time for intramural because I’m planning on working for a part-time job and the schedules don’t align. I believe I’ll sign up and wait until I get the syllabus and then decide whether to drop out or not.
If you are worried about a sports class’s effect on your GPA, do some research. My college required a certain number of sports classes but did not figure sports classes in my college GPA. My daughter’s college assigned such a small number of units to sports classes that they had a very minimal impact on her GPA, positive or negative.
Your college should have their policy regarding this somewhere in their grading policy or athletic department info.
Good news, everyone! I signed up for the soccer class. I believe it will be played on grass instead of turf so I need to start looking for some nice soccer shoes.