This PowerPoint would show how the physical education in the Philippines evolve from the Primitive Time up to the American Period.

1. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

2. PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN
PHILIPPINES

3. Negritos or Aetas
Nomadic and wandering tribes
 PRE-SPANISH PERIOD

4.  Hunting with the
use of bow and
arrow.
 Survival in the
quest for food.
 Protection against
the hostile
environment.
 They run, leap,
jump and climb.
 They are fond of
music and
dancing.

5. •Juna Camote
* a man in motion
of stealing camotes in the
field.
•Pina Pa-ni-lan
* a man going through
the motion of gathering
honey in the field.

6. Their physical activities consisted of
producing food through planting and
cultivating the mountain sides.
INDONESIANS AND MALAYS

7. •Dancing was a form of a religious activity.
They danced..
- to please their gods.
- to cure their sick.
- to call for rain when drought occurs.
- after a bountiful harvest.
- for a victory in a tribal war called “cañao”.

8. •bathing •swimming
Favorite pastime

9. Ancient Sport in the
Philippines

10. The Spanish conquest of the Philippines did
not have much effect on the physical activities
of the people, except the enforced labor among
the lower class of the people in the building of
the churches and generally the people lived in
the sedentary life while waiting for the harvest
time after planting.
SPANISH REGIME

11. bathing swimming
Favorite pastime

12. Cockfighting still continued to be
the favorite sport of the country.

13. Dancing continued one of the major physical
activities enjoyed by the people.
 Fandango dance

14. Curacha Jota

15. Polka Mazurka

16. Rigodon Lanceros

17. • Ceremonial dances were performed
during religious events, like Santracuzan
where in people ate, sang, drank and
danced to their heart’s content.
• Games were played by the Filipinos
during a grand celebration or after the
Santacruzan.

18. Games like..
 played by the little
children.
Pabitin

19. • Palo Sebo • Juego de Anillo

20. Sungka Siklot
 played by the young girls

21. …and also piko, luksong tinik and hide and
seek.
Young boys play patintero, sipa, top
spinning and kite flying.
Card games were very popular
recreational to old folks which were
introduced by the Spaniards.

22. Theatre presentation
Moro-moro

23. Schools, colleges and universities
were established for formal training
of the Filipinos. In these
institutions, physical education was not
included in the curriculum.

24. Ateneo de Municipal
de Manila
(founded by the Jesuits Fathers)
- physical education
was made a part of the
curriculum

25. In 1863 a royal decree established a Normal
School for Men in the City of Manila and physical
education was not included in the curriculum.

26. In 1863 a royal decree established the Superior
Normal School for Women and, still physical
education was not included in the curriculum.
In 1893 the Superior Normal School for Men
Teachers (Normal School for Men) included
gymnastics in the curriculum.

27. In 1867, the Manila Jockey Club was founded
to supervise the holding of horse races.

28.  American Period
Just as soon as the American
soldiers landed in the Philippines after
the historic event of the signing of the
Treaty of Paris on December 10,
1898, schools reopened.

29. O1901- Physical exercise
was one of the subjects
introduced in the public
schools and a regular
program of athletics was
developed.

30. O 1905- Baseball and track and field were
introduced and taught to the young boys
in school.

31. O 1909- The athletic program for
the schools was inaugurated.
O 1910- Basketball was first
introduced as a game for girls.

32. O 1911- The “Athletic Handbook” was
published.
O 1914- The Teachers Vacation
Assembly in Manila gave special
training to Filipino teachers.
O 1919- A syllabus entitled “Physical
Education: A Manual for Teachers”
was published.

33. O 1920- Physical education was made
required subjects in the curriculum
of all public schools.
O 1928- A summer school for
coaching was held.

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