The Philosophy of the Physical Education General Program
is to develop life skills of students that will lead
to physical and emtional well-being, liflong physical
activity participation, as well as cognitive knowledge
and understanding of movement concepts, cultural and
aesthetic understandings of human movement.
Program Objectives
The objectives of the Physical Education General (PEG)
Program are to contribute to the general education
of the Bowling Green State University
student by:
Providing opportunities to develop proficiency
in a variety of specific motor skills to lead
to lifelong physical activity participation
and physical and emotional well-being through
movement.
Providing information related to physical
fitness, including the importance of fitness
to personal health, methods of determining
levels of physical fitness, and appropriate
avenues through which acceptable levels of
fitness can be developed and maintained;
Providing opportunities to develop cognitive
knowledge and understandings of movement concepts.
Promoting educational opportunities which
provide cultural and aesthetic understanding.
Providing information related to effective
consumer decision-making.
Student Objectives
According to a survey of BGSU students, objectives
for their enrollment in ohysical education classes
were rank ordered as follows:
Acquiring and improving skill performance
Having fun and improvingself-coonfidence
Improving fitness levle, keeping in good
physical condition
Interacting and socializing with other in
physical activity (i.e., making new friends)
Learning lifetime activity skills and habits.
THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE ACTIVITY COURSES OFFERED
EACH SEMESTER BY THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION GENERAL (PEG)
PROGRAM:
Badminton
Basketball
Bowling
Curling
Exercise & conditioning
Fitness Walking
Flag Football
Golf
Handball
Hockey
Ice Skating
Jogging
Karate
Life Guard Training
Pilates
Soccer
Swimming
Tai Chi
Tennis
Tension Management
Volleyball
Water Aerobics
Weight Training
For information concerning the Physical Education
Teacher Education Program, click on the "Kinesiology"
link.
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