The Continuum of Physical Activity and Sport

1. Good
morning!
How are you?

2. Westmead Prayer
Lord, we ask you today
To guide our actions
By your Holy inspiration
And grant that we may carry them out
With your gracious assistance
And that our every prayer and work
May begin always with you
And through you, be happily ended.
AMEN

3. Health Optimizing Physical Education
REVIEW

4. The Continuum of Physical Activity and Sport

5. See table on the Google classroom

6. Stage 1
Free play
• Activity engaged in by people of all ages especially
children
• It includes exploration, pretence, expression of oneself,
role playing and, various form of physical activity
• No firm rules and can take place anywhere
• Being engage in for the simple pleasure it provides
Stage 2
Game play
• Requires greater structure and involves some kind of
competition
• Has a clear set of objectives that enhance our physical
and mental capacities and are governed by a set of
rules and/or regulations
• Final outcome of a game can be based on luck, skill or
strategy, or any combination of the three
• There are no leagues, standing, or schedules
• The players are usually the official

7. Stage 3
Sport
• Specialized form of game play
• Contains a physical components such as strength, speed,
endurance, flexibility, coordination, balance, and/or agility
• Involves winning or losing
• Governed by an organization or institution that sets and
enforces the rules and regulations and establishes the
way in which results are kept and used
• Requires specialized facilities and equipments the
conform to a set standard
Stage 4
Work
• Sports participants have developed skills to such a high
degree that they are able to earn a living from their craft
in organized sports as professional players, trainers or
coaches
• Financial payments they received to perform in sport
classifies them as sports professionals

8. Reasons for Sports Participation

9.  Most people play sports as a hobby or for the love of the game
 Enjoyment and fun
 Filling free time
 Parental influence and/or expectation
 Risk and excitement
 Meeting and playing with others (social relationships)
 Fitness and health (cardiovascular fitness, body shape, stress
management)
 Skill development
 Character development (leadership, teamwork, communication, self-
confidence, self-esteem)
 Personal rewards (awards, scholarships, recognition)
 Financial gain

10. Activity

11. Identify 3 examples of free play that can be engaged in by
a child, a teen, adult, and senior citizen. Identify the purpose of
your given example as exploration, self-expression, pretence or
role playing. Write your answer on the table provided.
Age group Free play
activities
Purpose
Child
Teen
Adult
Senior Citizen

12.  What is the similarity and differences of free play
given for each age group?
 Are there differences on the purpose of free play
among each age group. If yes, why do they change
from one age group to another?

13. Thank you!