Varsity Sports, Off-Season
28 courses · College of the Desert · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
VSO 001A Water Polo
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 117
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to condition off season to improve one's cardiorespiratory endurance, stamina, muscular, core strength and endurance to benefit the water polo player. There will be off season skill training promoting improvement and development in the intercollegiate water polo player.
VSO 001B Water Polo
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 117
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to condition off season to improve one's cardiorespiratory endurance, stamina, muscular, core strength and endurance to benefit the water polo player. There will be off season skill training promoting improvement and development in the intercollegiate water polo player.
VSO 011A Baseball
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 117
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a off-season baseball conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 011B Baseball
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 58
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a off-season baseball conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 014A Basketball-Men, Fall
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 58
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a fall semester off-season men's basketball course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 014B Basketball-Men, Spring
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 58
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a spring semester off-season men's basketball course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 014C Basketball-Men, Summer
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 58
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a summer semester off-season men's basketball course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 015A Basketball-Women, Fall
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 58
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a fall semester off-season women's basketball course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 015B Basketball-Women, Spring
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 58
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a spring semester off-season women's basketball course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 015C Basketball-Women, Summer
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 58
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a summer semester off- season women's basketball course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 024A Cross Country
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 117
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is an off-season men's and women's cross country conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 024B Cross Country
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 58
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is an off-season men's and women's cross country conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 033A Football
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 117
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is an off-season football conditioning course provides beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 033B Football, Summer
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 58
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a summer semester off-season football conditioning course provides beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 040 Golf-Men
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 117
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is an off-season men's golf conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advance instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 041 Golf-Women, Spring
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 117
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a spring semester off-season women's golf conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advance instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 042 Golf-Men's & Women's, Summer
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 58
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a summer semester-off season men's and women's golf conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 053A Soccer-Men, Spring
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 117
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a spring semester off-season men's soccer conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 053B Soccer-Men, Summer
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 58
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a summer semester off-season men's soccer conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 054A Soccer-Women, Spring
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 117
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a spring semester off-season women's soccer conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 054B Soccer-Women, Summer
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 58
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a summer semester off-season women's soccer conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 057A Softball, Fall
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 117
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a fall off-season softball conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 057B Softball, Summer
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 58
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a summer off-season softball conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 065A Tennis
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 117
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is an off-season men's and women's tennis conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 065B Tennis
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 58
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is a off-season men's and women's tennis conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 074A Volleyball
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 117
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is an off-season volleyball conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.
VSO 074B Volleyball, Summer
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 58
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
Intended for off season conditioning and skill development for intercollegiate volleyball student-athletes during the summer semester. Limitation on Enrollment: Successful tryout
VSO 075 Beach Volleyball, Fall
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 117
- Transfers to
- CSU
This is a fall semester off season conditioning course providing training and skill development for intercollegiate beach volleyball. There will be fitness and sport designed workouts to improve muscular strength, endurance, cardio-respiratory endurance and increased muscular elasticity for injury prevention for the beach athletes to thrive and prepare in the off season.