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Physical education is the sum of all those changes that take place in individuals as the result of movement experience. The principal objectives of this department are as follows: (1) to develop the students' neuromuscular skill and organic system through movement experiences, (2) to increase the students' knowledge, insight, understanding and interest in movement experiences and (3) to improve the students' recreational and leisure-time skills as well as their standards of behavior in these selected movement areas.
Since movement is the medium through which this department achieves its objectives, students have several opportunities to select those movement experiences that will best contribute to their well-being, their leisure-time skills and to their total educational development. The physical education department offers three options for the associate degree. The sports medicine program is designed to meet the lower level requirements of the National Trainers Association and the state of Texas Licensure Act for Athletic Trainers. The program is a practical education-work experience approach to gaining the knowledge and skills needed to fulfill requirements for national certification as determined by the NATA and Texas state licensure as determined by the Texas Department of Health. The Odessa College physical education degree option in sports medicine is designed to meet the first two-year needs of students interested in pursuing a career in athletic training and meeting the specific educational and practicum requirements outlined by these two organizations.