HPER 161 - Intermediate Rodeo Skills and Rules

Credits: 2
LEC hours per week: 0.500
LAB hours per week: 3
This high intensity sports activity course will emphasize the skills, strategies, etiquette, and safety of college rodeo.
Course Outcomes:

Employ the rules and guidelines for college rodeo events & the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA).
Demonstrate physical and mental skills needed to be competitive in ones event(s).
Recognize and solve specific problems related to ones event(s).

Course Topics:

Bareback bronc riding, calf roping, saddle bronc riding, breakaway roping (women), goat tying (women), team roping (co-ed), barrel racing (women), bull riding, and steer wrestling
Methods in competitive performance
Safety in college rodeo
Individual and team strategy
National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) rules and guidelines

Course Attribute(s): Physical Education