PE

• Sports involve physical actions and skills where individuals or teams compete under a set of rules
• Types of sports:

  • Individual sports: played by one participant on each side
  • Dual sports: played by two competing pairs
  • Team sports: played with three or more players
• Badminton:

  • Racket sport played by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles)
  • Players score points by striking a shuttlecock over the net and into their opponent's half of the court
• Bowling:

  • Game where a heavy ball is rolled to knock down pins
  • Different from the sport of bowls or lawn bowls
• Boxing:

  • Combat sport where two people throw punches at each other in a boxing ring
  • Overseen by a referee in rounds
• Lawn Tennis:

  • Racket sport played individually (singles) or in teams of two players (doubles)
  • Players use a racket to strike a ball over a net into the opponent's court
• Beach Volleyball:

  • Team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net
  • Objective is to send the ball over the net and ground it on the opponent's side
• Swimming:

  • Individual or team racing sport in pools or open water
  • Popular Olympic sport with various distance events and relays
• Skating:

  • Involves traveling on snow, surfaces or ice using skates
• Track & Field:

  • Athletic contests in running, jumping, and throwing events
  • Categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics
• Softball:

  • Similar to baseball with a larger ball and different field dimensions
  • Invented in 1887 in Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Football:

  • Family of team sports involving kicking a ball to score a goal
  • Various forms include association football, gridiron football, Australian rules football, rugby football, and Gaelic football
• Basketball:

  • Team sport with two teams of five players each on a rectangular court
  • NBA - National Basketball Association
• Volleyball:

  • Team sport with two teams of six players separated by a net
  • Part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964
• Individual/dual sports foster discipline, self-confidence, focus, and passion
• In planning a training practice, consider:

  • Preparation/planning: date, time, objectives, equipment needed
  • Training proper: warm-up, teaching/practicing skills, scrimmage
• Safety tips during physical activity:

  • Have appropriate safety equipment
  • Stay hydrated
  • Perform moderate-intensity physical activity regularly
• Technical skills:

  • Basic skills needed to play the game
  • Advance with practice and experience
• Tactical skills:

  • Decision-making skills or strategies used during the game
  • Vary depending on the situation, coach, or opponent