Athletics
20 courses · Laney College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
ATHL 1 Intercollegiate Women's Basketball
- Units
- 1.5
- Hours
- 5 hours lab
- Advisory
- Intermediate level Basketball Skills.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamentals of intercollegiate competition: Application of basketball theory, team organization, technique, strategy, and leadership in competition with other colleges.
ATHL 2 Basketball Foundations
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 10 hours lab
- Advisory
- Intermediate level basketball skills.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamentals of intercollegiate competition: Theory and practice of basketball fundamentals.
ATHL 11 Intercollegiate Baseball
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 10 hours lab
- Advisory
- High School or Organized Baseball Experience.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Advanced intercollegiate baseball competition: Application of theory, team organization, technique, strategy, and leadership.
ATHL 12 Baseball Foundations
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 10 hours lab
- Advisory
- High School or Organized Baseball Experience.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamentals of Intercollegiate baseball competition: Fundamentals, theory, practice, rules and baseball skills.
ATHL 17 Intercollegiate Football
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 10 hours lab
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamentals of intercollegiate competition: Theory, team organization, technique, strategy, and leadership.
ATHL 18 Football Physiological and Team Development
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 1 hour lecture, 6 hours lab
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamental of Intercollegiate competition: Developing team concepts through offensive, defensive, and special teams theory; and developing physiologically through cardiovascular and muscular training specific to football.
ATHL 41 Intercollegiate Women's Swimming & Diving Team
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 10 hours lab
- Prerequisite
- Swim 1 laps (25 yards) without stopping.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamentals of intercollegiate competition: Team competition in swimming and/or diving; advancing skills in the four competitive strokes; for diving, progressions on the one meter and three meter boards.
ATHL 42 Technique and Conditioning for Intercollegiate Swimming
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 4 hours lab
- Advisory
- Ability to pass Intermediate swim test. Ie: swim 1 lap without stopping.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamental of Intercollegiate competition: Specific techniques and conditioning for swimming; advanced drills, strength, flexibility and cardiovascular development.
ATHL 43 Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Team Pre-season Conditioning
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 3 hours lab
- Advisory
- Ability to swim 1 lap non stop (25 Yards).
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamentals of intercollegiate competition: A comprehensive course designed for the student athlete covering advanced intercollegiate swimming and diving skills. The course includes theories and analyses of skill acquisition, development of fitness skills and mental preparation for competition.
ATHL 44 Strength Training for Swimming
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 1 hour lecture, 3 hours lab
- Advisory
- Swim one lap.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamental of Intercollegiate competition: Advanced training and instruction for increased strength and power in the sport of swimming.
ATHL 45 Fundamentals for Intercollegiate Diving
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 4 hours lab
- Advisory
- Comfortable in deep water. Ability to pass Intermediate swim test. Ie: swim 1 lap tread water for 1-2 min.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamentals of springboard diving: Advanced techniques for one- and three-meter events.
ATHL 51 Intercollegiate Women's Water Polo Team
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 10 hours lab
- Prerequisite
- The ability to tread water for 1 minute and swim 2 laps of freestyle without stopping.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamentals of intercollegiate competition: Team competition in water polo: Advanced skills in passing, dribbling, shooting and defense; team organization; strategy; team leadership.
ATHL 53 Intercollegiate Water Polo Team Pre-Season Preparation
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 4 hours lab
- Prerequisite
- To be able to swim 2 laps non stop and tread water for 1 minute.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Activity class: Fundamentals of intercollegiate competition; team competition in water polo; advanced skills in passing, dribbling, shooting and defense; team organization; strategy; team leadership.
ATHL 54 Water Polo Theory
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 1 hour lecture, 3 hours lab
- Advisory
- To be able to swim 2 laps non stop and tread water for 1 minute. The lab portion is a high intensity activity requiring students to be able to sustain their head above water and not have the use of the pool walls.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamentals of intercollegiate competition: Practice, theory, rules and water polo skills.
ATHL 59 Intercollegiate Track and Field
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 10 hours lab
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamentals in intercollegiate track and field competition: Theory, team organization, technique, strategy, and leadership.
ATHL 60 Track and Field Foundations
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 10 hours lab
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamentals in intercollegiate track and field competition: Theory, team organization, technique, strategy, and leadership
ATHL 66 Intercollegiate Cross Country
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 10 hours lab
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamentals of intercollegiate competition: Theory, team organization, technique, strategy and leadership.
ATHL 67 Cross Country Foundation
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 10 hours lab
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamentals of intercollegiate cross country competition: Theory, team organization, technique, strategy and leadership.
ATHL 91 Football Officiating I
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- .5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Officiating Fundamentals for Football: Basic introduction to developing officiating skills focusing on the rules of the sport of football.
ATHL 92 Football Officiating II
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- .5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Continuation of ATHL 91: Intermediate officiating skills focusing on rules of the sport of football and the ability to execute proper mechanics on the field.