REVIEWER IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Lesson 1. Semester Start-Up: Different Sports Activities

Sports is a part of human civilization. Eventually, sports became a form of entertainment, as well
as an avenue to practice and show physical prowess and skill.

BENEFITS OF SPORTS:

1. Better Sleep - exercise and sport triggers chemicals in the brain.

2. A Strong Heart - healthy heart can pump blood efficiently around your body.
3. New Connections - sport brings together a mixture of people.
4. Improved Lung Function - more oxygen to be drawn into the body with carbon monoxide and waste
gases expelled.
5. Increased Confidence - training frequently and working towards seasonal goals.
6. Reduces Stress - physically active mind gets a chance to unplug from daily stresses.
7. Improve Mental Health - regular participation in sport and being active.
8. Sport Builds Leaders - enable people to develop a ‘team mindset’.
9. Develop Stronger Relationships - build better relationships with people.
10. Sport aids the healthy development of children - develop stronger bones and muscles, leading to a
smaller chance of physical injury.

Lesson 2: Track and Field Sports: ATHLETICS

 Athletics is composed of sports involving walking, running, jumping, and throwing. Group of sports,
or events, divided mainly in what is known as "track and field.” Running, jumping, and throwing are
all military and hunting skills.
 Track and field are one of the oldest of sports.

TRACK EVENTS

 The sprints are all-out efforts over the entire distance run.
 The hurdle races require an athlete to possess the speed of a sprinter and the ability to clear 10
barriers.
 Relay races teams of four athletes run separate distances, or legs. They exchange a hollow tube
called a baton within designated exchange zones.

FIELD EVENTS

 Jumping and throwing events.

 Competitors in the high jump attempt to clear a crossbar.
 Pole vault, as in the high jump, the object is for the athlete to pass over a bar without knocking it
off, in this case with the aid of a pole.
 Long jump, or broad jump, as it was once called, the contestants run at full speed down a cinder or
synthetic runway to a takeoff board.
 Triple jump requires its contestants to hop, step, and jump into the pit.
 Shot put, as in the other throwing events, the competitors perform from a circular base
constructed of concrete or synthetic material.
  Discus throw employs a platelike implement weighing 2 kg for men and 1 kg for women, one of the
oldest of event.
 Hammer throw is a metal ball similar to the shot but with a steel wire and handle attached.
 Javelin is a spear like shaft of wood or metal.

LESSON 3: Racket Sports: BADMINTON, TENNIS, AND LAWN TENNIS

 Racket sports are very popular all over the world.

 Racket is the standard spelling used in United States, while in United Kingdom, Racquet is the
term used. Furthermore, research shows that the term “Racquet” comes from the Flemish word
"Raketsen" which is derived from Middle French word "Rachasser", which means "to strike the
ball back".

BADMINTON

 Each badminton game start at 0-0, which is called “love-all.”

 Badminton was called “Poona” in India in the 18th century.
 Shuttlecock or Bird.
 There are four common shots or strikes in badminton:
 Clear - a lob, where the shuttlecock is hit to go high over the opponent.
 Drop - strike that allows the shuttlecock to go over the net gently.
 Drive - strike that shoots the shuttlecock forward in a straight line.
 Smash - stroke shoots the shuttlecock downward.
 Four strokes in badminton:
 Forehand stroke - hitting from the racket side.
 Backhand stroke - hitting from opposite the racket side.
 Underhand stroke - used when the shuttlecock is coming in low.
 Overhand stroke - used when the shuttlecock is coming in high and goes past overhead.

TABLE TENNIS

 Table Tennis (called ping pong in the USA) is the most popular indoor sport around the world. The
sport originated in England.
 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), the highest governing body for the sport, conducts
several major tournaments around the world.
 There are several grips used for the sport:
 Pen hold grip - position of the thumb and index fingers is similar to how one holds a pen.
 Shake hand grip - named after a position of the fingers where the index finger and thumb
are wide apart.
 V-grip - when the forefinger and the middle finger sandwiches the blade.

 There are several offensive strokes for table tennis:

 Speed drive - fast return, with the bat perpendicular.
 Loop drive - when the bat is parallel to stroke, creates a top spin.
 Counter drive - hitting the ball immediately off the bounce.
 Flip - backhand with a flick of the wrist.
  Smash - drive delivered from a backswing.
 There are several defensive strokes for table tennis:
 Slice - stroke that cuts, or slices, under the ball to create a backspin.
 Chop - bigger and heavier slice that cuts straight down.
 Block - (or the short) is actually putting the bat in front of the ball to return it.
 Push-block - a block with a slight push to produce a spin.
 Side drive - similar to a slice, but it cuts to the left or right and not downward.
 Lob - sending the ball high before landing on the opponent's side of the table.
 Stop or drop shot - the ball to bounce off twice before the opponent can reach it.

LAWN TENNIS

 Tennis, original name lawn tennis, use tautly strung rackets to hit a ball.
 Originated in Great Britain, played on grass courts by Victorian gentlemen and ladies.
 There has been much dispute over the invention of modern tennis, but the officially recognized
centennial of the game in 1973 commemorated its introduction by Major Walter Clopton
Wingfield in 1873.
 The basic strokes:
 Serve - performed with the arm fully extended and hitting the ball when it is slightly in
front.
 Forehand drive - a stroke delivered from across the body.
 Backhand drive - a stroke delivered away from the body.

FILIPINO TRADITIONAL GAMES

1. Patintero or haring diego - try to cross my line without letting me touch or catch you.
2. Luksong-baka (jump over the cow) – popular variation of luksong-tinik. One player crouch while the
other players jump over him/her.
3. Luksong-tinik (lit. jump over the thorns of a plant) 2 players serve as the base of the tinik by
putting their right or left feet together.
4. Piko – Phil. variation of the game hopscotch.
5. Holen - hold the ball called holen in your hand then throw it to hit the players ball out of the
playing area.
6. Agawan Base – 2 teams with two bases.
7. Palo-Sebo - involves a greased bamboo pole that players attempt to climb.
8. Sipa game of Kick - object being used to play the game is also called sipa.
9. Taguan - hide and seek in America. Hiding under the caves in Laguna, Cavite
10. Chinese Garter – 2 people hold both ends of a stretched garter horizontally while the others
attempt to cross over it.

ARNIS

 Arnis Abanico Corto - Twist your wrist to move the stick sideward left and right alternately as if
fanning yourself. This technique protects you from objects thrown to you
 Banda Y banda - Swinging the stick horizontally sideward right and left. This technique is
executed to prevent the opponent from attacking.
 Abanico largo- Swing the stick in semi-circles in front and across the body. This technique
prevents two or more opponents from getting closer
 Figure eight- Swing the stick sideward left and right to form a figure of eight. This is used for
striking the left knee, right temple and forearm Philippine Indigenous