Asynchronous Academy

Planning Form

Suggested Duration: 0.33 Hours

"What it comes down to is preparation—doing the small things every single day so that when the world is watching, or when you need your body to perform, you've already been there and you're ready."

Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser, 4-Time Olympic Gold Medalist & ER Physician

Before you start logging physical activity in each unit, you need to establish a clear direction. The Planning Form is designed to help you set goals, identify necessary resources, and plan safety measures for your training.

As an Assessment for Learning, this form is a diagnostic tool to make sure you and your teacher are aligned on your goals and safe practice protocols before you start your training hours.

Guidelines for Goal Setting

Your goals should focus on a specific aspect of your athleticism or skill development. Rather than setting broad goals like "get fit," aim for specific, actionable objectives such as:

  • "Improve cardiorespiratory endurance to run 5km continuously under 25 minutes."
  • "Develop lower body stability and power to increase my vertical jump by 2 inches."
  • "Improve shoulder mobility and rotatory stability to refine my swimming stroke."
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Planning Tip: Use initial research or consult an AI assistant like Gemini to design a baseline routine that addresses your specific goals. Make sure you have the required space and equipment before finalizing your plan.

Planning Form Questions

Use these questions to draft and prepare your responses before completing the form in the course app:

  1. Payoff Focus: Identify a specific component of athleticism or physical skill you want to target (e.g., cardiorespiratory endurance, lower body power, shoulder mobility). Why will improving this have the biggest payoff for your active living goals?
  2. Resource Inventory: What specific resources are available to help you build and refine your training routine (e.g., specialized equipment, training spaces, instructional videos, coaching, or AI tools like Gemini)?
  3. Goal Formulation: State your specific, measurable short-term goal for this unit. Outline your weekly training parameters using the F.I.T.T. principle (Frequency: how many days/week, Intensity: how you will measure effort like RPE or heart rate, and Type: types of training).
  4. Lower Body Exercises: List the specific lower body exercises or drills you will perform to support this goal (including warm-up and cool-down movements).
  5. Upper Body Exercises: List the specific upper body exercises or drills you will perform to support this goal (including warm-up and cool-down movements).
  6. Progress Monitoring: Explain how you will monitor your exertion and recovery. What quantitative data will you track (e.g., sets, reps, time, RPE) to ensure you are progressing safely without overtraining?
  7. Facilities: Describe the indoor and outdoor training environments or facilities you will use this unit. How do these spaces support your plan?
  8. Safety & Risk Mitigation: What environmental or physical hazards are associated with your planned activities? What specific mitigation protocols will you follow to ensure safety?

Deliverable:

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Planning Form

Complete the Planning Form directly in the course app. (Completed on the app, no file upload needed.)

Assessment

Pre-Submission

Before you submit, please complete the Pre-Submission Self-Assessment.

What to Turn In

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    Planning Form (completed in course app)

💡 A Different Way to Learn

Async Academy courses are inquiry-based. There are no rote answer keys or multiple-choice worksheets here. You learn by exploring, questioning, and building projects you care about.

Because your discovery path is completely unique, you need a human sounding board. Enroll to submit your projects and get personalized video feedback from an Ontario Certified Teacher to guide your work.

Learning Goals

We are learning to:

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    Set clear, specific personal goals for physical activity and identify challenges

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    Identify safety hazards and mitigation strategies

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    Explain how available resources support goals

Success Criteria

I can:

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    Set clear, specific, and realistic personal goals for the unit

    Expectations Covered: A2
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    Identify physical dangers in the training environment and steps to mitigate them

    Expectations Covered: C3
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    Explain how resources (people, equipment, media) will be used to achieve goals

    Expectations Covered: A1