PED1445-ABED_1: Guidelines for Completion of Activity Hours/Appropriate Supervision/ Completing Course Plan

Prior to completing activity hours, you will need to have your course plan approved. Your course plan must show that you will be working on improving your fitness or physical skill in a number of activities. Below are guidelines to assist you in the choices you make for activities and acceptable expert supervisors.

Definitions of Activity related terms in this course

Leisure activity: an activity that is done for enjoyment, without 'expert supervisor' instruction that the parent is allowed to supervise. Examples: bowling, mini golf billiards, skiing. Often this will be a Dimension 4 (Games) activity.

Fitness Apps- Applications that can be downloaded onto a smartphone/tablet and have the ability to provide data on a person's movement, record time and distance traveled. (example: MapMyFitness)

Fitness Device: Wearable technology that can track a person's fitness activities. (examples: Fitbit, apple watch)
Instructed Hours: Hours that are completed under the direction of an expert supervisor where the student is taught the activity.
Non Instructed hours: Hours that are completed under the supervision of a parent or other adult that are not being done under expert supervision. Activities like swimming, hiking/walking, skiing may be included in this category.

Expert Supervisor: someone with training to be instructing/teaching an activity. Expert supervisors are only qualified to supervise activity hours for the activity they have training for. Examples: Yoga instructors can be a supervisor for Yoga, but not for Basketball. Hockey coaches can be a supervisor for Hockey, but not for hiking.

Overall Course Balance Guidelines

The VAST MAJORITY of activity hours must be Instructed hours.
No more than 5 hours in the course can be completed under leisure activities (activities where you do not have an 'expert' supervisor instructing you towards improvement) where the parent will be the main supervisor.
Leisure activities may only be done in a maximum of 1 dimension
A fitness app can be used in lieu of an expert supervisor, but a parent/guardian must also sign off on the accuracy of the data provided.

General Allowances for Parent/Guardian Supervision, in which direct permission must be requested from the teacher

5 hours in ONE dimension to meet minimum required hours, typically these are leisure activities (examples: bowling, mini golf, walking, billiards). The activity can't have a high level of safety concern (ex. swimming, rock climbing, Paddleboarding)
Parent/Guardian can sign off on the number of hours a student skis or snowboards; however, we still recommend that students start these hours with a lesson from a trained instructor. The teacher will determine the exact maximum number of hours allowable for skiing on an individual student basis but it will never exceed 10 hours.
Any time spent practicing for a dance project in the course can be supervised by a parent/guardian.

A parent is allowed to be the main supervisor in a maximum of 2 dimensions, with no more than 15 total hours. This allowance requires teacher approval and is not guaranteed.

Fitness Apps and Fitness devices

Some activities can be supervised through the use of fitness tracking apps. Examples include: hiking, walking, outdoor cycling, outdoor running)

A maximum of 15 total hours, and no more than 10 hours in a single activity will be allowed to be supervised through the use of a fitness tracking device. Using a tracking device has very specific rules and only pertains to specific activities.

Please refer to the fitness app/device page for more detailed information about the use of fitness apps and devices.

Guidelines for Specific types of Activities

Apply the following parameters to different activities within the PE program. If you have questions about other activities, contact your teacher.

Activity	Acceptable supervision, other parameters that must be met to include in course plan
Indoor or outdoor walking / Hiking	Can only use in one dimension, as both are based on walking (put all hours in the dimension that benefits your course plan). If done for over 5 hours, you must use Fitness tracking device and submit tracking data with your monthly log. A parent/guardian will then sign off as the supervisor confirming authenticity of your tracking data. Activity must not be done alone. Maximum of 10 hours
Outdoor Cycling (mountain biking or street biking)	Can only use in one dimension as both are based on cycling (put all hours in the dimension that benefits your course plan) If done for over 5 hours, you must use Fitness tracking device and submit tracking data with your monthly log. A parent/guardian will then sign off as the supervisor confirming authenticity of your tracking data. Activity must not be done alone. Maximum of 10 hours One picture for the dimension must show student wearing a helmet and other safety equipment if required.
Paddleboarding / Swimming	A lifeguard must be present for all hours you want to log. The lifeguard would sign off as the supervisor for the activity If you are receiving lessons from a trained instructor, hours are permissible for all hours the instructor is present; regardless of whether a lifeguard is present.
Scuba	Obtaining a certificate or getting lessons from an instructor is allowed. Scuba tours are allowed.
Whitewater rafting	Is allowed if done through a credible tour which requires the participants to be actively paddling. Floating tours where participants don't paddle do not count as activity hours.
Longboarding	Not allowed, is on our banned list of activities
Skateboarding	You must have coaching from a certified coach and the coach must be present during the hours logged for your PE course.
Skating	Public skating/figure skating are for Dimension 1. Hockey Practice or shinny games must be in Dimension 4.
Skiing / Snowboarding	If you are coached in the sport (by a certified ski coach) on a consistent basis there is no cap in hours for this dimension. There is a cap of 10 hours if you don't have a coach. All activity must be at a public ski hill. A parent can sign off confirming the number of hours for the monthly log. If you have little experience in skiing or snowboarding, a lesson is required.
Dance	You may use the hours you practice for your dance project as activity hours for Dimension 2. You may get a parent/guardian to sign off on these hours. Fitness classes that are dance based (like Zumba) may be used in Dimension 2.
General Stretching	Stretching done prior to activity does not count as stretching hours, because it is a warm-up for that activity A stretch class and Yoga can be used Any stretching done post activity that is done to aid in recovery is allowed to count for Dimension 3 hours. This is capped at 30 minutes per session. This will be signed off by the supervisor of the activity that you are completing (for example, if stretching after hockey practice, your hockey coach will sign off)
Occupational Therapy / Physical Thearpy	Occupational therapy and Physical Therapy can count for PE hours. Exercises that are assigned to work on range of motion/flexibility can count for Dimension 3 and exercises that a prescribed for building strength can go into Dimension 5. If you are prescribed a home program from an OT or a PT, get the OT or PT to sign a physical copy of the program Your occupational therapist or physical therapist can sign the supervisor declaration (when they prescribe the program), but the parent can sign off on the monthly log stating the time spent on the home program.
Team/ individual sports done in a 'drop-in' or 'Pick-up' setting	Must be done in a public facility with 'in the area' supervision by a staff member of the facility (see Supervision page in the course). Can be done for a maximum of 5 hours Parent or on-site staff member can sign off on the hours
Leisure activities for Dimension 4	The following activities can be used and signed off by a parent/guardian (max 5 hours) Golf (driving range) or Mini -golf Bowling Bocce Table tennis (ping pong) Darts Billiards
Weightlifting / working out / cardio equipment	Refer to 'Specific Guidelines For Working Out for Activity Hours' page in the course. Request for Unlimited Workout Hours form must be filled out if Working out is above 10 hours.