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Promoting Physical Activity in Physical Education

Promoting Physical Activity in Physical Education. Aaron Beighle. Role of Physical Education. Unique Physically Educated Standards Twofold Promote lifelong physical activity Teach social and personal responsibility. How can physical education promote physical activity?.

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Promoting Physical Activity in Physical Education

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  1. Promoting Physical Activity in Physical Education Aaron Beighle

  2. Role of Physical Education • Unique • Physically Educated • Standards • Twofold • Promote lifelong physical activity • Teach social and personal responsibility

  3. How can physical education promote physical activity? • Provide a positive experience for students within the context of physical activity. • Teach students the skills they will use to be active for the rest of their life. • Expose students to a variety of physical activities.

  4. Promoting physical activity during physical education • P – Perceived Competence • R – Relatedness • A – Autonomy • I – Individual • S – Social Support • E - Enjoyment

  5. Perceived Competence • Success • Difficulty of task – easy to difficult • Maximize repetitions and refinement • Consider physical characteristics • Modify activities and games • Incorporate appropriate activities • Provide meaningful feedback • EMPHASIZE THE PROCESS

  6. Relatedness • Connection • Connect with students • Explain why the activity is being used • Explain the role of physical activity in lifelong health • Be a positive role model

  7. Autonomy • Choice • Have students choose workload • Provide several activities for students to choose within a lesson • Easy to difficult • Allow students to choose a “P.E. package” • Implement an “opt out” option for students • Twice per semester

  8. Individual • Treat students as individuals • Stress that physical activity choices are personal • Provide workload choices • Understand that physical performance varies • Consider the student’s attitude, likes, and dislikes • Treat students fairly

  9. Social Support • Understand the importance of peers • Involve family members when feasible • Incorporate social time into lessons • Be a role model • Start physical activity clubs • Understand the importance of social groups • Positive and negative

  10. Enjoyment • Change units often during middle school • Use longer units during high school • Use a variety of activities • Implement a balanced curriculum • Safe, comfortable environment • Management • Ask students what they enjoy • Start easy and progress slowly

  11. Beyond Physical Education • Turn students on to physical activity during physical education first • Assess physical activity levels • Pedometers • Teach students to assess their own levels • Value of physical activities • Individual interventions • Self-management

  12. Take Home Message • Start by turning students on to physical activity during physical education • P.R.A.I.S.E. • Make all physical activity an enjoyable, successful experience for all students • Progress to monitoring and self-managing behavior • During Physical Education • Outside of Physical Education

  13. Thank You!

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