PHYSICAL EDUCATION – as a subject in the curriculum has been

detected uncared for in the past and has suffered many set backs due to
misconceptions, never had the change to be acquainted more about the flied.
PATH – FIT (Physical activity Towards Health and Fitness) as a required
subject will comprehend better about the meaning of Physical Education and
the coverage of the course.
A study of history of nations shows that advancement is directly related to
the physical, mental, and emotional health of people.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION: DEFINATION, GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND

FUNCTIONS
Physical education

- has undergone many vicissitudes and numerous changes of path in

the Philippine school.
- Was considered as a Education of the physical hance
- muscular physique – considered as a Physical Educated Body
- the activities then were termed as “drill”, “physical training” and
“calisthenics”.
- This old concept of physical education would, in all respect, mean
today as “STRENGHTENING THE MUSCLES”
- The newer and modern perception of physical education is that is
EDUCATION THROUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES.
- In modern physical education idiom, its is “EDUCATION THROUGH
MOVEMENT”
WUNDERLICH (1967) describes of movement of follows.
1. It provides sensory data
2. It broaders the perspective horizon
3. It stimulates function an structure of all bodily organs
4. It is the means by which individual learns about him self

PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOCUSES ON THE CONCEPT OF “LEARN

TO MOVE, MOVE TO LEARN”
Physical Education is a integral part of the education program purposely to
promote the optimum development of the individual physical, socially,
emotionally and mentally through total movement in the performance of
properly selected physically activities (Andin, 2002).

Phase Education concerned with the teaching and learning of skills and
attitudes in play activities. It is an aspect of education that may be appriately
described as education through physical exertion.

LEGAL BASES OH TEACHING PHYSICSL EDUCATION IN THE

PHILIPPINES SETING
1901 – physical exercise was one of the subjects introduces in the public school and
regular program of athletics was develop.

1920 – physical education was made a required subject in the curriculum of all public
schools.

1937 – physical education was made curriculum subject in the secondary school
curriculum.

1969 – the school of physical education and Sports Development Act of 1969. A
program of activities included among others;

1. A programs of health education and nutrition,

2. A program of physical fitness for all pupils,
3. A program of competitive athletics,
4. A program of intramurals and inter-unit athletic competition within schools,
districts, and provinces; and
5. An annual athletic competitions within and among regions.

1982 - MAPE was introduced and the learning area involves music, art, and physical
education.

Article 1 of the International Charter of Physical and Sports, UNESCO, Paris

(1975) and Recommendation 1, Interdisciplinary Regional Meeting of experts in
Physical Education and Sports, UNESCO, Brisbane (1982). The practice of physical
Education and Sports is a fundamental right of all… and the right should not be
treated as different in principle from the right of adequate food, shelter and
medicines.

Article XIV Section 19 (1) & (2) of the 1987 Philippine

Constitution mandates that:
The state shall promote physical education and encourage sports
programs, league competitions, and amateur sports, including training for
international competitions, to foster self-discipline, teamwork, and excellence
for the development of a healthy and alert citizen.
All education institutions shall undertake regular sports activities
throughout the country in cooperation with athletic clubs and other sectors.

Functions of Physical Education

Physical education performs three functions which are:
1. Biologic Function – refers to the enhancement of the individuals’
growth and development through body movement.
2. Integrative Function – refers to the personality integration achieved
through participation in properly selected physical activities.
3. Social Function – refers to the transmitting values and standard that
are consistent with needs and ideals of the society.
All in all, Physical Education as education "through" movement is best
conceived of as being that component of the educational process which aims
to improve and complement the individual chiefly through professionally
selected and directed physical activities.
Fitness - A Major Goal of Physical Education
 Different people differ in their notion of fitness. In the field of Physical
Education, the concept of fitness has implications for physical, social,
emotional, and mental well-being. In view of these four aspects, it can
be said that FITNESS is the ability to live a healthy, satisfying, and
useful life.
 This type of life is what the educational philosophers and thinker term
as the "good life." This is the ultimate goal of education.
 To live the "good life" means that an individual satisfies the basic
needs as physical well-being, love, affection, security and self-respect.
He lives blissfully with other people and is interested in them. He has
an interest and yearning to serve humanity and believes in and
exemplifies high ethical standards. Because of his secure relationship
with people and future events, he lives a remarkable and stimulating
life.
 Physical education as a component of the educational system strives
to aid or facilitate the development of an individual so that he can
achieve total fitness to allow him to envoy's the "good life." Therefore,
a major goal of physical education is FITNESS.
Objectives of Physical Education - The following objectives of Physical
Education are viewed and stated in terms of their contributions to the
outcomes of education and in the curriculum.
Physical Development - Through cautiously selected physical education
activities, an individual who participates energetically will develop and
maintain good health and a high level of physical fitness. The attainment of
physical skills can motivate an individual who participates further in physical
activities; hence, his growth and development will be improved.
Social Development - Involvement in Physical Education activities provide
opportunities for the development of enviable social traits needed for
adjustment to the social life in general.

Some worthwhile traits are:

1. friendliness
2. cooperation
3. respect for the rights of others
4. good sportsmanship
5. good leadership and followership
6. honesty in group competition.
Emotional Development
The informal nature of physical education activities offers opportunities for
self-expression and emotional mastery. Examples of worthwhile emotional
traits are:
1. self-confidence
2. self-control
3. self-reliance
4. courage
5. determination
Mental Development
Through participation in physical education activities, the individual develops
his mental capacities as he learns the mechanical principles of underlying
movements, as he obtains knowledge and understanding of the rules and
strategies of the games and sports, and as he discovers ways of improving
his movement in gymnastics and dance. Likewise, it enhances critical
thinking how activities are done according to rules, regulations and
strategies.
Objectives of Physical Education
1. Knowledge-it enhances critical thinking how activities are done according
to rules, regulations and strategies.
2. Physical fitness-improves and maintains the workload of the individual
without staggering and undue fatigue after which have time or energy to
meet some more emergencies in life.
3. Social - to understand oneself, to get along with others for effective living.
4. Motor skills - it is the learning of the fundamental skills necessary for
participation in sports and games.
5. Aesthetic-relating or responsive to or appreciative of what is pleasurable
to the senses.
6. Nationalism - preservation of cultural heritage through revival of
indigenous games, dances and sports.
7. Conservation of natural environment - such as protection of forest and
aquatic resources.

New Directions for Physical Education

"All our educational efforts must be directed towards the development of
our national goals as a developing country." This focus, contained in the
Presidential Decree No. 6-A, is entitled "Educational Development Decree
of 1972," the goals of which are:
1. To achieve and maintain an accelerating rate of economic
development and social progress;
2. To assure the maximum participation of all the people in the
attainment and enjoyment of the benefits of such growth; and
3. To strengthen national consciousness and promote desirable cultural
values in the changing world.
 The foregoing development goals must itself offer direction to the
teaching of physical education. How will Physical Education lend
significant to these goals? What can the Physical Education teacher do to
contribute to the attainment of the goals? The answers to these questions
will come to the fore when the purposes of physical education have been
well understood.

Purposes of Physical Education

The Physical Education specialists in our country have
identified the following purposes of Physical Education:
1. To develop optimum physical fitness and health of the individual so
that he is capable of living the "good life" and contributing his
maximum capacity to the attainment of the goals of the "New
Society":
2. To produce individuals who can contribute to the economic well-being
through: Name Group Instruct Physical
a. the improvement of proper work habits and work attitudes such as
punctuality, cooperation, reliability, precision and accuracy, and open-
mindedness; and
b. proper emphasis on problem-solving skills such that an individual
can identify a problem correctly and master the skills necessary or
useful in the business world;
3. To train good leaders with moral integrity of the highest order, and
develop other desirable traits necessary for effective group
participation or group living essential to the New Society through;
a. an adequate system of values by equipping the individual to be able
to make moral choices or decisions needed in daily living; and
b. offering group participation in such experiences as intramural,
extramural, play days or sports fests;
4. To develop creativity and innovativeness inspired by an abiding faith in
God and love of country and fellowmen; and
5. To install a love of and pride for their preservation, and develop an
understanding of the culture of other for a feeling of international
brotherhood and unit