PATHFIT 1:

MOVEMENT
COMPETENCY
TRAINING
 RA 5708
“ The School Physical Education and
Sports Development Act of 1969”
WHAT IS PHYSICAL
EDUCATION?
 PHYSICAL EDUCATION
“Physical Education is the study, practice, and appreciation of
the art and science of human movement”
LEGAL BASES OF PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
• Article 1 of the International Charter of Physical Education and Sports, UNESCO,
Paris, 1978 and Recommendation 1, Interdisciplinary Regional Meeting of Experts on
Physical Education, UNESCO, Brisbane Australia, 1962. States that:

“The practice of Physical Education and Sports is a fundamental right for all.”
“And this right should not be treated as different in principle from the right to adequate
food, shelter and medical care”
LEGAL BASES OF PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
• Article XIV, section 19, 1986 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines

“The State shall promote Physical Education and encourage sports programs league competitions,
and amateur sports including training for international competition to foster self-discipline,
teamwork and excellence for the development of a healthy and alert citizenry.”

“All educational institutions shall undertake regular sports activities throughout the country and in
cooperation with athletic club and other sectors.”
IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
Physical Education (PE) 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.
 4 ASPECT OF PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
• PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
• SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
• EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• MENTAL DEVELOPMENT
 HEALTH AND FITNESS
• HEALTH
-is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence
of disease and infirmity.

• FITNESS
-a set of attributes that people have or achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical
activity.
 HEALTH RELATED
COMPONENTS
• Cardio-respiratory endurance – the ability of the heart and lungs to function
efficiently and effectively over a prolonged period of time.
• Muscular strength – the ability of muscle group to contract against a resistance.
• Muscular endurance – the ability to continue selected muscle group movements for a
prolonged period of time.
• Flexibility – the functional capacity of a joint to move through a normal range of
motion.
• Body composition – one of the newer attributes in physical fitness components.
 SKILL RELATED COMPONENTS
• Balance – it involves vision, reflexes, and the skeletal muscular system which

provides the maintenance of equilibrium.

• Coordination – it is the ability to integrate the senses with muscles so as to produce

accurate, smooth, and harmonious body movement.

• Agility – it is the capacity to change the direction of the body quickly and effectively.
 SKILL RELATED COMPONENTS
• Speed – it is the ability to move one’s body from one point to another in a short period

of time.
• Power – Power is sometimes confused with strength. Speed of contraction, likewise,

is the basic ingredient that, when combined with strength, provides an explosive type
of movement.
• Reaction time – the time required to respond or initiate a movement as a result of a

given stimulus.
 ANY
QUESTION?