P.E.A.K & Indo Boards

Friday morning I attended a session about Indo Boards. I'm sure you all are asking the same question I did when I heard that term; what the heck are Indo Boards??
Indo Boards are surfboard-inspired boards that are used on a variety of different types of rolling/unstable objects and that force you to use your balancing skills to stay on. I attended the morning session, where we helped introduce the D.P.E. students to the Indo boards. While everyone in the class were able to get on and at least balance, we had two exceptional students who obviously did board sports and picked up on the activity very quickly. They were soon doing skateboarding moves and other tricks the session host introduced to and challenged them with.

I think the Indo boards are a great way to get physical education students doing something different, and will highlight the skills of those who are generally considered "less skilled", simply because their athletic abilities and taste run in a different direction. Also, the Indo boards are fairly individualized, so students can move at their own pace and challenge themselves accordingly.



Saturday I helped out with Central's conference, P.E.A.K. (Physical Education Activity Kaleidoscope). I volunteered to help with the heart rate monitor table, which was fun and it was great introducing the idea of heart rate monitors into classrooms. Since the table was in the cafeteria/commons, I was able to see every session going on in that area, which was nice or else I would probably not have learned anything. Mr. Hagbo re-introduced GeoFitness to us, for both elementary and secondary levels, the dance instructor for Orchesis taught two short routines, and Mrs. D'Acquisto introduced us to Express Core workouts (my abs are STILL sore!).

I found the conference to be small, and yet still educational, although I tend to enjoy smaller crowds of people in general. Would have loved to see Mr. Affholter's presentation on Bigger, Faster, Stronger... maybe next year.