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               ATHLETICS
COMPETITIVE BADMINTON
Entering Grades 9-12 – This course will train students in the fundamental skills and tactics they need to compete in badminton at the high school level. The emphasis
will be on improving footwork and strokes – including net, drop, clear and smash shots – as well as strategic and tactical awareness. This course is taught by Mark Landefeld, three-time Coast Conference Coach of the Year, and members of the two-time state champion
De Anza College women’s badminton coaching staff.
SOFTBALL SKILLS AND DRILLS
Entering Grades 9-12 – Students in this class will learn the fundamentals of softball while practicing a variety of drills and playing in games. The class will cover throwing, catching and hitting the ball, along with game strategy and the core values of effort, teamwork, self- esteem and respect for others. This course is taught by De Anza College softball team coaches and players.
SPEED TRAINING
Entering Grades 9-12 – Students will perform challenging drills to increase their cardiovascular endurance, using quick-burst and change-of-direction drills aimed at improving footwork. The class will cover the techniques and fundamentals to get faster for any sport.
STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT
Entering Grades 9-12 – Students will perform strength- development exercises, learn proper weight-training form, develop warm-up routines and gain a basic understanding of how to enrich their physical fitness and athletic performance through weight training.
VOLLEYBALL SKILLS AND DRILLS
Entering Grades 9-12 – This class is designed to help students improve their volleyball skills and develop
a greater appreciation for this amazing team sport. Students will practice basic moves and learn about game strategy while engaging in drills and matches. This course is taught by De Anza College volleyball team coaches and players.
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, ENGINEERING AND ROBOTICS
JAVA PROGRAMMING – BEGINNING LEVEL Entering Grades 9-12 – This course is an introduction to computer programming with the Java language, using object-oriented programming principles. Students will learn about Java primitive and non-primitive data types, control flow constructs, built-in class libraries and object-oriented programming concepts such as classes, objects, method overloading and encapsulation. Typical assignments will cover built-in and programmer-defined classes, basic input and output operations, and solving programming problems.
JAVA PROGRAMMING – INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Entering Grades 9-12 – This class is for students who have basic Java programming skills and want to start building real-world applications. Java provides a vast set of tools that can be used for games and websites. This class will include object-oriented programming and some of the advanced tools that are commonly used
on Java development projects – including inheritance and abstraction, interfaces, nested classes, regular expressions, collections, dates and I/O.
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 July 15-Aug. 2
GRADES 9-12
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