Tennis is a popular sport that requires a combination of physical fitness, coordination, and technical skills. Here are some basic skills and techniques used in tennis: 1. Gripping the racket:… Read More »Basic Skills and Techniques of Tennis
The word gymnastics means naked art and it originated in ancient Greece. Gymnastics are physical exercises designed to improve strength, balance, flexibility, agility and co-ordination of the body. Scope of… Read More »Gymnastics
There are four basic swimming strokes, which are: Front crawl or free style Breast Stroke Back stroke Butterfly stroke Front crawl or freestyle ; This is when a swimmer… Read More »Basic Swimming Strokes
A career is defined as a chosen profession in which someone acquires skills or education to do as to earn a living. Career opportunities in physical education These are some… Read More »Career Guidance in Physical and Health Education
uberty is the period when a person develops from a child into an adult. It is the time when the physical development of the secondary sexual characteristics begins.
Some of the professionals in physical and health education in Nigeria include: Harding J. Ekperigin Prof. M.O. Ajisafe Prof. John Adedeji Prof. James Abodunrin Amala Isaac Akioye A). Harding j.… Read More »CONTRIBUTIONS OF SOME PROFESSIONALS TO PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
A hero (male) or heroine (female) is a person who has done something great or remarkable that makes people to admire him or her. Nigerian sportsman and women have put… Read More »NIGERIAN SPORTS HEROES AND HEROINE
Combined Events Definition Combined events, in the context of sports, refer to athletic competitions that involve multiple events or disciplines within a single competition. Athletes compete in a series of… Read More »Officials, Equipment, Facilities, and Safety Rules in Combined Events
ancient Olympic Games to test the all-round athletic ability of the competitors. There are three types of combined events. These are: Decathlon (for men) Heptathlon (for both men and women)… Read More »COMBINED EVENTS
Energy is defined as “capacity for doing work”. Energy is needed for all activities that are performed by the muscles when stimulated by the nervous system. Contraction of the muscles… Read More »ENERGY
Meaning of Physical Fitness Physical fitness is an aspect of total fitness that is concerned with the physical well-being of an individual. Physical fitness is the ability of an individual… Read More »Physical Fitness
What is ageing? Ageing is defined as a process of growing old, in which the physiological and skeletal system become weak and strength, power, ability e. t. c are lost… Read More »AGEING AND DEATH EDUCATION
MEANING OF FAMILY The family is the primary environment in which we all grow and develop. It provides the basic material needed for our survival, such as; food, shelter, clothing… Read More »FAMILY LIFE AND SEX EDUCATION
Female Genital- it refers to female outer or external sex organs; Mutilation simply refers to damage or change something so much that is completely spoiled or ruined. Female genital… Read More »FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
BRIEF HISTORY OF HOCKEY Hockey is a both team and field game played with hockey sticks and a ball. The game originated from the ancient Greeks, Romans and Persians as… Read More »HOCHEY
Combined events are combination of track and field events. It started during the ancient Olympic Games to test the all-round athletic ability of the competitors. There are three types of… Read More »COMBINED EVENTS
Javelin is a field event which involves the throwing of an implement (called Javelin) with one hand for distance over a horizontal surface. The competitor is called javelin thrower. The… Read More »PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION OF THE BASIC OF JAVELIN
Pole vault is a field event which involves jumping over a horizontally placed obstacle (bar) that is supported by two up-rights. The vaulter uses a pole as a lever for… Read More »Field Event: POLE VAULT