Athletics (ATHL)

ATHL 091  Strategies of Sport  (0.0 Units)  

This class is designed for the student who wants to learn strategy and scheme required to play various sports such as softball, baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball and football. Film evaluation, schematic strategy of the game, play design, fundamentals of the game, and rules of the game will be taught and practiced. This course may lead student athletes to pursue a career in professional athletics or be a sports competitor.

Lab Hours: 54.0

Transfer: Not transferable

ATHL 099  Student Athlete Orientation  (0.0 Units)  

This course is designed to assist Victor Valley College (VVC) Student Athletes with transitioning into intercollegiate sports. Students will be introduced to the VVC graduation requirements, CCCAA eligibility, NCAA and NAIA transfer requirements, and student athlete identity. Furthermore, this course will focus on educational planning, special programs, student support services, making a career out of athletics, and give VVC student athletes the resources necessary to successfully transition into Victor Valley College.

Lecture Hours: 36.0

Transfer: Not transferable

ATHL 120  Varsity Baseball  (1-3 Units)  

Students will learn the intermediate and advanced skills, rules, and strategies for competition in baseball. (UC maximum credit allowed: 4 units)

Recommended Preparation: ATHL 120P

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

ATHL 120P  Preparation for Intercollegiate Men's Baseball  (0.5-1 Units)  

This men's baseball course is designed to satisfy the interest, development and needs of the highly skilled student athlete. It will provide students with high level instruction and experience required for intercollegiate competition. Grade Option. CSU

Lab Hours: 54.0

Transfer: Transfers to CSU only

ATHL 121  Varsity Basketball Men  (1-3 Units)  

Students will learn the basic skills, rules, and strategies for competition in basketball. (UC maximum credit allowed: 4 units)

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

ATHL 121P  Preparation for Intercollegiate Men's Basketball  (0.5-1 Units)  

This men's basketball course is designed to satisfy the interest, development and needs of the highly skilled student athlete. It will provide students with high level instruction and experience required for intercollegiate competition. Grade Option. CSU

Lab Hours: 54.0

Transfer: Transfers to CSU only

ATHL 122  Varsity Basketball Women  (1-3 Units)  

Students will be introduced to the intermediate/advanced skills, rules, and strategies for competition in basketball. Recommended preparation: ATHL 122P. CSU,UC (UC maximum credit allowed: 4 units).

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

ATHL 122P  Preparation for Intercollegiate Women's Basketball  (0.5-1 Units)  

This women's basketball course is designed to satisfy the interest, development and needs of the highly skilled student athlete. It will provide students with high level instruction and experience required for intercollegiate competition. Grade Option. CSU

Lab Hours: 54.0

Transfer: Transfers to CSU only

ATHL 123  Women's Cross Country  (0.5-3 Units)  

A cross country course designed to develop the knowledge, skills and strategy for the serious and recreational competitive athlete in collegiate long distance running. The course is designed to emphasize competition and will help the athlete achieve a higher level of competitive ability through instruction of skills, techniques, strategy, and personal evaluation during or after competition. Students will be given an opportunity to compete at a wide range of competitive levels. (UC maximum credit allowed: 4 units). CSU/UC

Recommended Preparation: ATHL 123P

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

ATHL 123P  Preparation for Intercollegiate Women's Cross Country  (0.5-1 Units)  

This course is designed to satisfy the interest, development and needs of the highly skilled student athlete. It will provide students with high level instruction and experience required for intercollegiate competition. Grade Option. CSU,UC

Lab Hours: 54.0

Transfer: Transfers to CSU only

ATHL 124  Varsity Football  (1-3 Units)  

Students will learn the inermediate/advanced skills, rules, and strategies for competition in football. (UC maximum credit allowed: 4 units).

Recommended Preparation: ATHL 124P

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

ATHL 124P  Preparation for Intercollegiate Football  (0.5-3 Units)  

This football course is designed to satisfy the interest, development and needs of the highly skilled student athlete. It will provide students with high level instruction and experience required for intercollegiate competition. CSU

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to CSU only

ATHL 125  Varsity Golf  (1-3 Units)  

Students will learn the basic skills, rules, and strategies for competition in golf. (UC maximum credit allowed: 4 units)

Recommended Preparation: ATHL 125P

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

ATHL 125P  Preparation for Intercollegiate Golf  (0.5-1 Units)  

This course is designed to satisfy the interest, development and needs of the highly skilled student athlete. It will provide students with high level instruction and experience required for intercollegiate competition. Grade Option. CSU,UC

Lab Hours: 54.0

Transfer: Transfers to CSU only

ATHL 126  Varsity Soccer Women  (1-3 Units)  

Students will learn the intermediate/advanced skills, rules, and strategies for competition in soccer. (UC maximum credit allowed: 4 units).

Recommended Preparation: ATHL 126P

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

ATHL 126P  Preparation for Intercollegiate Women's Soccer  (0.5-1 Units)  

This women's soccer course is designed to satisfy the interest, development and needs of the highly skilled student athlete. It will provide students with high level instruction and experience required for intercollegiate competition. Grade Option. CSU

Lab Hours: 54.0

Transfer: Transfers to CSU only

ATHL 127  Varsity Softball  (1-3 Units)  

Students will learn the intermediate/advanced skills, rules, and strategies for competition in softball. (UC maximum credit allowed: 4 units)

Recommended Preparation: ATHL 127P

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

ATHL 127P  Preparation for Intercollegiate Women's Softball  (0.5-1 Units)  

This women's softball course is designed to satisfy the interest, development and needs of the highly skilled student athlete. It will provide students with high level instruction and experience required for intercollegiate competition. Grade Option. CSU

Lab Hours: 54.0

Transfer: Transfers to CSU only

ATHL 128  Varsity Tennis Women  (1-3 Units)  

Students will learn the inermediate/advanced skills, rules, and strategies for competition in football. (UC maximum credit allowed: 4 units). CSU/UC

Recommended Preparation: ATHL 124P

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

ATHL 128P  Preparation for Intercollegiate Women's Tennis  (0.5-1 Units)  

This course is designed to satisfy the interest, development and needs of the highly skilled student athlete. It will provide students with high level instruction and experience required for intercollegiate competition. Grade Option. CSU

Lab Hours: 54.0

Transfer: Transfers to CSU only

ATHL 129  Varsity Tennis Men  (1-3 Units)  

Students will learn the intermediate/advanced skills, rules, and strategies for competition in tennis. (UC maximum credit allowed: 4 units)

Recommended Preparation: ATHL 129P

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

ATHL 129P  Preparation for Intercollegiate  (0.5-1 Units)  

This men's tennis course is designed to satisfy the interest, development and needs of the highly skilled student athlete. It will provide students with high level instruction and experience required for intercollegiate competition. Grade Option. CSU

Lab Hours: 54.4

Transfer: Transfers to CSU only

ATHL 130  Varsity Volleyball Women  (3.0 Units)  

Students will learn the intermediate to advanced skills, rules, and strategies for competition in intercollegiate volleyball. (UC maximum credit allowed: 4 units). CSU,UC

Recommended Preparation: ATHL 130P

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

ATHL 130P  Preparation for Intercollegiate Volleyball  (0.5-1 Units)  

This volleyball course is designed to satisfy the interest, development and needs of the highly skilled student athlete. It will provide students with high level instruction and experience required for intercollegiate competition. Grade Option. CSU

Lab Hours: 54.0

Transfer: Transfers to CSU only

ATHL 131  Varsity Golf (women)  (1-3 Units)  

This golf course is designed to satisfy the interest, development and needs of the highly skilled student athlete. It will provide students with high level instruction and experience required for intercollegiate competition. CSU/UC

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

ATHL 132  Varsity Wrestling  (1-3 Units)  

In order to participate in intercollegiate athletics, a participant MUST be enrolled in twelve or more units at the time of participation and MUST maintain the twelve units for that semester. High school or club wrestling recommended. Students will learn the basic skills, rules, and strategies for competition in wrestling. Recommended preparation: Experience in high school or club level competition. (UC maximum credit allowed: 4 units). CSU/UC

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

ATHL 132P  Preparation for Intercollegiate Wrestling  (0.5-1 Units)  

This wrestling course is designed to satisfy the interest, development and needs of the highly skilled student athlete. It will provide students with high level instruction and experience required for intercollegiate competition. Grade Option. CSU

Lab Hours: 54.0

Transfer: Transfers to CSU only

ATHL 133  Men's Cross Country  (1-3 Units)  

A cross country course designed to develop the knowledge, skills and strategy for the serious and recreational competitive athlete in college long distance running. The course is designed to emphasize competition and will help the athlete achieve a higher level of competitive ability through instruction of skills, techniques, strategy, and personal evaluation during or after competition. Students will be given an opportunity to compete. (UC maximum credit allowed: 4 units). UC,CSU

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

ATHL 133P  Preparation Intercollegiate Men's Cross Country  (0.5-1 Units)  

This course is designed to satisfy the interest, development and needs of the highly skilled student athlete. It will provide students with high level instruction and experience required for intercollegiate competition. Grade Option. CSU

Lab Hours: 54.0

Transfer: Transfers to CSU only

ATHL 140  Varsity Soccer Men  (3.0 Units)  

Students will demonstrate knowledge of rules, intermediate/advanced skills, and offensive and defensive strategies necessary to compete at collegiate level for soccer. (UC maximum credit allowed: 4 units).

Recommended Preparation: ATHL 140P

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

ATHL 140P  Preparation for Intercollegiate Men's Soccer  (0.5-1 Units)  

This men's soccer course is designed to satisfy the interest, development and needs of the highly skilled student athlete. It will provide students with high level instruction and experience required for intercollegiate competition. Grade Option. CSU

Lab Hours: 54.0

Transfer: Transfers to CSU only

ATHL 143  Sports Performance Training  (1.0 Units)  

During this course, student athletes will use a wide variety of effective power training principles to achieve maximum athletic performance and conditioning. Grade option. CSU,UC

Lab Hours: 54.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

ATHL 144  Varsity Sand Volleyball Women  (1-3 Units)  

Students will learn the intermediate to advanced skills, rules and strategies for competition in intercollegiate sand volleyball. CSU

Recommended Preparation: ATHL 144P

Lab Hours: 162.0

Transfer: Transfers to CSU only

ATHL 144P  Preparation for Intercollegiate Sand Volleyball  (0.5-1 Units)  

This volleyball course is designed to satisfy the interest, development and needs of the highly skilled student athlete. It will provide students with high level instruction and experience required for intercollegiate competition. CSU/UC

Lab Hours: 54.0

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU