NATURE AND

MEANING OF
SPORTS
PHYSICAL EDUCATION 11
SPORTS
 range of specific physical activities which involves
competition and requires physical conditioning skills.
 It is a structured physical activity, usually competitive,
that requires complex skills and a high level of
individual commitment and motivation.
Common Features of Sports
 Competition between individual or team
 Physical Activity
 Winners and losers
 Rules to ensure fair competition
 A special place to play
 Special equipment
1. Game
 in this group of sports ,
you win by out-thinking
your opponents,
dominating territory, and
scoring in some way.
2. Gymnastic
 in this group of sports,
you win by producing
movements which are
performed as perfectly as
possible when compared
to a pre-set standard.
3. Athletic
 in this group of sports,
you win by producing
more power than your
opponents
Specific sports in each of the three types can be
analyzed and investigating by their:

 Structure
 Strategies
 Techniques
 Physical demands of the sports
 Psychological demands of the sports