By now it may be clear to you that the aim of physical education is not only physical development but also to equip learners with knowledge, skills, capacities, values, and the enthusiasm to maintain and carry on a healthy lifestyle. It promotes physical fitness, develops motor skills and the understanding of rules, concepts and strategies of playing games and sports. Students learn to either work as part of a team, or as individuals in a wide variety of competitive activities.
The main objectives of physical education are to:
- develop motor abilities like strength, speed, endurance, coordination, flexibility, agility and balance, as they are important aspects for good performance in different games and sports.
- develop techniques and tactics involved in organised physical activities, games and sports.
- acquire knowledge about human body as its functioning is influenced by physical activities.
- understand the process of growth and development as participation in physical activities has positive relationship with it.
- develop socio-psychological aspects like control of emotions, balanced behaviour, development of leadership and followership qualities and team spirit through participation in games and sports.
- develop positive health related fitness habits which can be practised lifelong so as to prevent degenerative diseases.
