The document summarizes the goals and reasons for choosing physical education as a career. The main goals are to get kids moving, promote lifetime activity, and increase health. Physical activity in school helps combat rising obesity and health issues. The author chose physical education because they enjoy working with kids, are interested in health and sports, and want to help address the need for more physical education.

1. Physical Education Dirk Roberts Section 2

2. MAIN Goals Get kids moving Lifetime Activity Increase Health Why I chose P. E. Kids Interest Active Need for Increase Obesity Time Health Concerns Resources Author Concept Map

3. Goals Get kids moving Lifetime Activity Increase Health

4. Get Kids Moving In K-12 Physical Education programs, the main focus is to get kids moving. 95% of the time they spend in class they should be physically active. Great channel for energized kids to exert energy.

5. Lifetime Activity A way to get kids to enjoy physical activity is to teach them a lifetime activity. This could be a team or individual sport. If a child finds an activity they enjoy, they are more likely to continue this activity as an adult.

6. Increase Health Burns body fat Increase in muscular strength Increase in muscular endurance Provides a better body composition Increase in cardiovascular endurance Good for your heart

7. Why I chose Physical Education Kids Interest Active

8. Kids I enjoy working with kids of all ages. I currently coach football at the 9 th grade level. I receive great joy when I can teach them something, see them learn it, and apply it to their life. Click the picture below to view a video of a drill sergeant classroom. This is not the teacher that I would want to be, but rather an example of what not to do.

9. Interest I am interested in all of the components of Physical Education. Physical Activity Health Participation Skill Development

10. Active I am an active person. I enjoy being active whenever I can. I like to play both individual and team sports. I also enjoy playing games than involve me to be active.

11. Need for Increase There is a need for increase in Physical Education in the K-12 educational system today more than ever. Obesity Time Health Concerns

12. Obesity Over the past three decades, the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for preschool children aged 2-5 years and adolescents aged 12-19 years tripled for children aged 6-11 years. At present, approximately nine million children over 6 years of age are considered obese.

13. Time 60 minutes per day of physical activity that is developmentally appropriate, enjoyable, and involves a variety of activities Can be accumulated throughout the day in school, during PE and recess, during intramural sports, and in before-school and after-school programs.

14. Health Concerns Getting the proper mount of physical activity along with the proper diet can prevent these illnesses/diseases: coronary heart disease heart attack type 2 diabetes colon cancer high blood pressure Obesity

15. Resources http://clg.coventry.gov.uk/ccm/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=15104128 http://media.calgovcouncil.org/spotlight_photos/2007-08/Park_Program_-_Healthy_Cities2_______.JPG http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/060410/060410_fitnessschools_hmed_1p.hmedium.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwS-yifF_GY http://www.cityprojectca.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/pe-matters-image.jpg http://www.iom.edu/Object.File/Master/22/606/FINALfactsandfigures2.pdf http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/114/11/1214

16. Author My name is Dirk Roberts. I am a student at GVSU and I am majoring in Physical Education. I hope to teach and coach basketball or football in the future. I am interested in furthering my education to perhaps getting a Masters in Education. mailto:robertdi@student.gvsu.edu?subject=Physical Education

17. Concept Map