SPORTS

is an activity that requires physical actions and skills

where individuals or teams compete under a set of rules.

Section 19, Article XIV

THE STATE SHALL PROMOTE PHYSICAL

EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGE SPORTS

PROGRAMS, LEAGUE, AND AMATEUR SPORTS,

INCLUDING TRAINING FOR INTERNATIONAL

COMPETITIONS, TO FOSTER SELF DISCIPLINE,

TEAM WORK, AND EXCELLENCE FOR THE

DEVELOPMENT OF A HEALTHY AND ALERT

CITZENRY.

(2) all educational institution shall undertake regular

sports activities throughout the country in cooperation

with athletic clubs and other sectors.

Types of Sports

Sport is classified into:

Individual sports

• Dual sports

• Team sports

Individual sports are played by one participant on each

competing side

Dual Sports are played by two competing pairs

Team Sports are played by three or more players

individual/dual sports vs. team

sports?

Individual sports foster a higher amount of discipline,

self-confidence, focus, and passion

Team sports many variables are considered to determine

the success or failure of the team. It depends on the

collective effort of all its players

What does one need to know in

playing sports?

Some of the important aspects to consider in learning a

sport:

History

Court Dimensions/ Venue

Equipment and Gear

Technical and Tactical Skills

Rules of the Game

Officiating
Softball

1. Throwing

2. Catching

3. Fielding Flyballs and Ground Balls

4. Playing Catcher

5. Pitching

6. Batting

7. Baserunning

8. Sliding

Examples of Individual and Dual

Sports

Archery

Equestrian

table tennis

Arnis

fencing

Teak wondo
Athletics

golf

triathlon

Body Building

gymnastics

weight lifting

Badminton

judo

wrestling

Bowling

Karatedo

wushu

Boxing

lawn tennis

Chess

motor sports

Cycling

shooting

Dance Sports

skateboarding
Darts

surfing

Diving

swimming

Technical and Tactical Skills in

Playing Sports

Technical Skills -These are basic or fundamental skills

needed to play the game.

Examples of Technical Skills:

• In basketball (dribbling, passing, and shooting)

• In volleyball (ball reception, attacking/spiking, and setting)

Five Steps in Teaching Tactical

skills

Distinguishing the important decision

Establishing essential knowledge for athletes

Recognizing the signals in situations

Giving appropriate tactical options

Planning a Practice Game

An organized, competitive, entertaining, and

skillfull activity requiring commitment, strategy

and fair play in which winner can be defined by

objective means. It is governed by a set of rules and

customs.

-Wikipedia Dictionary

An activity for relaxation and amusement with

synonymous including diversion and recreation

-Roget’s (1995)

Sports in Primitive Time

There is almost no direct knowledge available

about the earliest times of sports.

Physical Education Historians believed that people

performed gymnastics and gymnastics related

activities like (tumbling, jumping, swinging

movements and group acrobatics) early in the

history of mankind.

China - There are artifacts and structures that

suggest that the Chinese engaged in sporting

activities as early as 4000 BC

number of sports, including swimming and fishing.

Ancient Persian- focused in combative sports such

as the traditional Iranian martial art of

ZOURKHANEH had a close connrction to the

warfare skills.

776 BC

Greece – first olympic

Festival dedicated to their god Zeus

Held every 4 yrs.

394 A.D

It was ended

Financial corruption

The Greeks practiced Physical Exercises and routines

As a result Gymnastics was added in the ancient

Olympic Games.

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION OF
SPORTS

ATHLETICS

BALL SPORTS

CLUB-AND BALL SPORTS

CUE SPORTS

COMBAT SPORTS

DANCE SPORTS

EXTREME SPORTS

GYMNASTICS

MIND SPORTS

MOTOR SPORTS

RACKET SPORTS

RIDING SPORTS

SHOOTING AND TARGET SPORTS

WATER SPORTS
WEIGHT SPORTS

WINTER SPORTS

WHEELS SPORTS

CLASSIFICATION OF SPORTS

Indovidual Sports – consist of only 1 player against

an opponent

Dual Sports – consist of dou/pair against another

two players

Team Sports – consist of three or more players per

team

Classification of Sports according to

Level

AMATEUR – Pertains to a proletarian/popular

type of sport consisting one or more acting

ambassador/s of a place competing a

highly-organized game

EX. National Games, SEA games, ASIAN games,

and Olympic Game

sport elevated as an entertainment

Ex. Manny Pacquio (Boxing) and Tiger Woods

(Golf)

Examples of Individual and Dual

Sports

Archery

Equestrian

table tennis

Arnis

fencing

Teakwondo

Athletics

golf

triathlon

Body Building

gymnastics

weight lifting

Badminton

judo

wrestling
Bowling

Karatedo

wushu

Boxing

lawn tennis

Chess

motor sports

Cycling

shooting

Dance Sports

skateboarding

Darts

surfing

Diving

swimming

Benefits of Playing Sports

Chance at sports Scholarship

Develop emotional traits and personality

Develop mental and physical skills

Health and fitness benefit

Improves academic performance

Less risk of cigarette, drug and alcohol use

Pleasure

Professional growth

Profit

Satisfaction

Socialization

TERMINOLOGIES

Athletes– pertain to the players in sport

Athletics – organized, highly structured, competitive

activities in which skilled individuals participate

(Lumpkin, 1998)

coach – the formal authority within the team

tournament

Court – the Physical facility/venue where sports are

played.

Equipment – usually heavy and well built materials

used in sport

Exercise – activity which means to participate, to

strengthen, or to terms need to be understood (Lumpkin

1998)

Game – synonymous to a match governed by rules and

regulations. It is also pertains to recreational activities

that are not considered as a sport ( ex: card games,

internet games etc.)

Leisure – pertains to available time used from work ,

obligations and responsibilities

Match – refers to entire game characterized by number,

time, and order.

Official – the person or group of individuals who have the full jurisdiction

over the game.

Play – the act of playing. Likewise, it is an amusement engaged for fun

that is non-utilitarian that the outcome is unpredictable and has an end

Riot – denotes violence in sports. It is an increase of negative attitude in a

sport.

Set – refers to the partition of the match

Sportsmanship - an attitude that strives for a fair play, courtesy towards

teammates and opponents, ethical behavior and integrity, and grace in

victory and defeat

Team Captain – the leader or the player that is in charge of his/her

co-members

Uniform – the term for the clothing of the player that includes the shoes

and other accessories .

Trainer – the instructor that teaches drills and skills