INTRODUCTION TO

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 21
Fundamentals of Games and Sports
 Physical Education
• Instruction in the development and care of the body
ranging from simple calisthenic exercises to a course of
study providing training in hygiene, gymnastics, and the
performance and management of athletic games.
(Merriam Webster Dictionary)
• Focuses on the well-being of the students themselves,
of other people, and of society through learning in
health-related and movement contexts.
 Importance of Physical Education
• Develops students’ competence and confidence to take part in a
range of physical activities that become a central part of their
lives, both in and out of school. A high quality PE curriculum
enables all students to enjoy and succeed in many kinds of
physical activity.
• Physical education programs are needed to increase the physical
competence, health-related fitness, self responsibility and
enjoyment of physical activity for all students so that they can be
physically active for a lifetime.
 Benefits of Physical Education
• Improved Physical Fitness • Improved Judgment
• Stress Reduction
• Skill Development • Strengthened Peer
• Regular, Healthful Physical Relationships
Activity • Improved Self-confidence and
• Support of Other Subject Self-esteem
Areas • Experience Setting Goals
• Self Discipline
 Three Functions of Physical
Education
• SKILLS DEVELOPMENT – Goal is to attain skills such as
strength, sports IQ, speed, power, endurance, and
overall fitness.
• SPORTSMANSHIP – Camaraderie and teamwork are
developed and strengthened through physical activities.
• GOOD HEALTH
Fundamentals of Games and Sports
• Fundamental movement skills are basic movements such as
throwing, kicking, running, jumping, hopping and
catching.
• By mastering fundamental movement skills, students will
find it easier to learn fundamental sport skills. The
combination of these two types of skills forms the basis of
physical literacy and opens the door to new sports and
physical activities and helps build a better, more confident
athlete and person.
Sports Skills: the 7 skills steps you
must master in every sport
• Skills Step 1: Perform the Skill
• Skills Step 2: Perform the Skill very well.
• Skills Step 3: Perform the Skill very well and at speed.
• Skills Step 4: Perform the Skill very well, at speed and
under fatigue.
• Skills Step 5: Perform the Skill very well, at speed, under
fatigue and under pressure.
• Skills Step 6: Perform the Skill very well, at speed, under
fatigue and under pressure consistently.
• Skills Step 7: Perform the Skill very well, at speed, under
fatigue and under pressure consistently in competition
conditions.
 At the end of the semester you are
expected to:
• Realize the importance of physical education in the
context of acquiring and applying the fundamental
principles of common games and sports.
• Understand the importance of physical education in the
overall wellness of an individual
• Demonstrate the application of the fundamental
principles of common games and sports with
consideration of the New Normal
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