Sport in School

Fitness Education and Assessment in Physical Education

As we know, fitness education and assessment are critical components of a standards-based physical education program. Standards 3 and 4 of the National Standards for Physical Education (NASPE, 2005) define a physically educated person as someone who participates regularly in physical activity and achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

Here are some ideas and information that can be used in your classroom:

• Human Kinetics: Making the case for individualized health-related fitness education
• Physical Best: Promoting lifetime fitness for children
• President's Challenge: Physical Activity & Fitness Awards Program
• Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey's: CircusFit

Sport in School Programs

As we know, there are many types of physical activities – and one size does not fit all.  It is our duty as physical educators to introduce students to a wide variety of activities and sports.  One of the goals of physical education is to get and keep kids excited about physical activity.  Innovative programs are one of the keys. Here are some examples of innovative programs:
 

• First Tee
• Project Adventure
• US Lacrosse
• US Tennis Association