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This will impact on a child or young person’s intellectual development as they will be more alert and ready to learn, physical activity is also likely to encourage social and emotional development as schools will provide sports clubs and after school activities, giving children and young people the opportunity to socialise and progress in self-esteem.

As a Physical Education teacher of Year 9 and 10 students, it is important to take steps to achieve prolonged participation in sport. The experience that a student has in HPE is likely to determine whether that student continues to participate in sport both at school and once they graduate (Penney, 2006). Wahl-Alexander (2011) found that students’ strongest memories from physical education were from authentic and rich sport experiences resulting from Sport Education (Siedentop & Tannehill, 2006). Sport Education aims to ensure the unit is delivered in a way that mimics an actual sport season, which has many

I think that the kids need to learn how to stay fit. The kids get shortage of exercise during their school day. Therefor the students need to get physical movement during their day. Physical education provides the students with varieties of workouts for the kids. The students love to go to PE because they get to be with their friends and they get learning they need to get about their body. Being mobile is vital to these kids they like active and they would be more alert in class.

After reviewing the data about inadequate physical activity from the survey, I noticed that students are losing the lack of motivation to be physically active. Nationwide, 48.6% of all students had been physically active doing any kind of physical activity that increased their heart rate and made them breath hard some of the time for a total of at least 60 minutes per day on 5 or more days during the 7 days before the survey. Nationwide, students are more focusing on playing with technology rather than going to the park and playing. It is one of the major reasons why the majority of the nation is not physically active for 5 or more days. One suggestion would be to implement physical activity games. For example, Wii has designed games where anyone can participate in physical activity games like dancing and tennis. This is a great way to help motivate students to become more physically active because they are so use to playing on a game console that they would not realize that its actually bettering their overall

How can sports help a student’s performance in school?  To be able to play sports in school, students need to maintain their grades, thus motivating learners to do well in school (Harris). In addition, a sport allows a person to come out of their comfort zone to meet new people and build up their self-image. Athletes also experience positive health benefits. Especially at a young age, playing sports can help to reduce diabetes, heart diseases, and other sickness that could be very harmful to students (Morris). Sports is something all students should participate in because of its positive effects. Therefore, schools should require students to join at least one sport. Participating in sports will help students build their academic success, develop character and improve their

It is very important to develop the younger population, such as elementary kids, physically and mentally. Studies have shown students who were more in shape tended to perform better on math and reading tests than the less active students (Pfaff, 2015). Studies also suggest that kids having recess or a physical education class during school hours is very powerful for

Currently, kids in high schools are becoming fatter, slower, less intelligent and less motivated than past generations. We know that many teenagers would rather be sitting in front of a television than be doing something physically active. Teenagers believe they do not have enough time, opportunity and freedom to engage in physical activities. I believe the first way we can solve this issue is by starting in the high schools themselves, as students are able to receive an adequate among of exercise as well as receive guidance from instructors. In our society, physical education is only mandatory for one year, and I feel if the situation were reversed, fewer kids would be lacking physical exercise and our society of teenagers would be more active. Therefore, I feel that every student should be required to take a Physical Education class every year of high school because it promotes healthy living and makes students more well-rounded physically, mentally, and spiritually. Primarily, in our growing world, obesity is becoming more prevalent, and mandatory Physical Education classes would solve these problems and teach kids better strategies for living healthy lifestyles in both the present and future. In addition, Physical Education gives us more energy and increases our brain function which is known to help us in other subject areas. Finally, physical education is able to give teenagers skills necessary for social function such as valuable skills like communication and

School is filled with many extracurricular activities, such as clubs, F.B.L.A, F.C.A, and of course, sports. There have been many remarks from people worldwide about the fact of sports should be banned from schools and just be about learning. Teachers and parents say sports are a distraction from the real reason student are at school, to learn. Other opinions, as well as mine, might disagree from the previous statement. Sports allow students to get in shape, be healthy, and interact with many other different people.

For instance, students in physical education need to learn how to work as a team, learn how to be leaders, and exercise at the same time. Let alone, the sport that would do give the students these skills and exercise is paintball. Why paintball would help students is because they will be on two teams and will have to cooperate to eliminate the other team and not run and gun as they think can do in video games. Alternatively, students will also exercise by having to run and climb to reach cover and not be shot. They will also have to pick a leader to help them make plans to either flank the enemies or how to set up a defense to defend.

Whether a high schooler is in a competitive sport, or an adult is just staying active, physical fitness is essential. Sports can increase life and social skills, help mental issues and exercise can help keep older adults safe and healthy. “You must also give mental and physical fitness a priority” (Otto). Exercise does not specifically have to be in school sports, but most every kind of activity is beneficial, from walking to intense workouts. Staying active is a key to keeping people healthy, whether they are children, teenagers, or older adults. Physical fitness is very important in keeping people healthy and there are many aspects that make fitness and sports important.

There are many changes that can be done to implement different goals and developments. One can start by trying to humanize physical education. A truly humanistic approach to physical education embraces both formal programs and the physical activities that people typically engage in, and has a number of specific goals, all of which are under the objective of moving each individual toward social and emotional well-being. Once again there are four goals to try to humanize physical education, these go along with the other humanistic theoretical goals. The first goal involves elevating students’ self-perception of one’s physical ability to the point that self-esteem is improved, at least in relations to physical ability. A student’s physical ability is related to how they feel about themselves, which means a student that is actually winning or doing well is feeling better about themself, and if a student is not doing good then they would feel worse. The second goal is self-actualization in those dimensions which can be influenced by physical education experiences. In this goal a student is figuring out what they can do, and trying to actualize their own potential through physical education. The next goal is self-understanding, which is the process where ones physical

It is really important to me to have strong core for what I believe about teaching physical education and health. I believe that the most important things is that the students is physically active and I also believe that the students should have at least one thing or activity that they interested in that they can do for the rest of their lives in order to ensure that love to be physically active has become part of their lifestyle. Therefore, I would like to have a variety of physical activities, sports and fitness method in my curriculum and I would like my students to develop their skills and increase their knowledge of different skills and activities because it can provide a fun and enjoyable of physical activity, as well as build psychomotor and cognitive. I will try to safely provide the students the enjoyment of physical activity, become more confident with their abilities, increase their knowledge of health related fitness, and help them to find things that they love to do to continuous to be physically active. My philosophy of teaching physical education and health is including content knowledge of what I want to

Physical education should be a fun class, but fun does not have to mean chaos. I believe in a structure that will allow the students to have fun in a safe way. My lesson plans will be structured so that students are constantly engaged in physical activity. I feel that if I can keep students moving and learning, then the chances of misbehavior will decrease. In elementary school I feel that Instant Activities should be used to get students moving when they get into my class. High school is a little different. I feel that students at the secondary school level should be introduced physical fitness activities that will help keep them in shape later on in life.

Physical activity has not only physical benefits. It also has a very big impact on social-emotional and cognitive aspects of child’s live. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “The development of a physically active lifestyle is a goal for all children. Traditional team and competitive sports may promote healthy activity for selected youth. Individual sports, noncompetitive sports, lifetime sports, and recreational activities expand the opportunity for activity to everyone. The opportunity to be active on a regular basis, as well as the enjoyment and competence gained from activity, may increase the chances that a physically active lifestyle will be adopted.”

Sports programs have been an integral part of all schools. They support the academics of the school and therefore foster success in life. These programs are educational and help produce productive citizenship. They help students experience and build skills that may help them in their future, like interpersonal and time management skills. Education may kindle the light of knowledge, but sports help to maintain the proper physique. Sports are also an important means of entertainment and a use for energy after long hours of study. Sports increase a student’s performance not only in the classroom but also in their life.