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 What are the main content areas?

In physical education, there are 7 main content areas that are the focus of teaching starting with young children and ending with high schoolers. It is important to teach content to a specific age group/ For young children, you should aim for basic motor movements. 

 For high schoolers, you want to be teaching them games and skills that they can do either by themselves or with one or two other people. The reason for this is that the older you get, the fewer friends or people to do activities with typically gets smaller so playing games such as kickball or soccer becomes harder, so you should be playing games like pickleball or biking. 

So what are the major categories? I am glad you asked. There is 7 of them and they are all equally important, I will be breaking them down in this post and the next post, and they are:

1. Team Sports

  • Examples: Soccer, basketball, volleyball, football, hockey

  • Focus: Cooperation, communication, teamwork, rules, and strategies

2. Individual and Dual Sports

  • Examples: Tennis, badminton, golf, bowling, track & field, swimming, wrestling

  • Focus: Personal skill development, self-discipline, and competitive strategies

3. Fitness and Conditioning

  • Examples: Aerobics, circuit training, weight training, yoga, Pilates, running

  • Focus: Cardiovascular health, strength, flexibility, endurance, and overall fitness





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