T erminology used in P hysical E ducation Game It is often considered as an activity played by more than two people combined as a team. There are defined objective, time, space, rules, and limited pattern of behaviour, the outcome of which is to determine a winner or loser. Fig. .
: Children playing football Sport Sport is a wider term which acts as an institution involving all physical activities, individual skills, governed by a set of rules and often taken competitively. Sports Training Planned and systematic process of preparation of sportsperson or athlete for better performance, which is based on scientific principles, is called sports training. It improves specific fitness and sports specific skills, techniques, and tactics. Gymnastics Gymnastics include different exercises, without apparatus, and with apparatus.
These exercises involve arm, leg, hand and trunk movements as well as performing jumping movements, and maintaining balance. It constitutes agility exercises done on various kinds of gymnastic apparatus like, parallel bars, horizontal bar, beam, pommel horse, ring, etc. Fig. .
: Players performing gymnastics Physical Culture In some of the countries, physical education is considered as ‘physical culture’. The culture is synonymous to our social belief, custom, and religious way of treating the body as temple. It also includes the concept of making the body beautiful by developing shaped muscles. Weight-training devices, and sharp and high intensity exercises are some of the means, used for muscle training so that the body looks muscular and in good shape.
Drill Drill includes different kind of body exercises for developing good posture of standing, walking, fighting, etc., and disciplining the body and mind. In games and sports, drill is the process of repetition of activities done with beats, music, or verbal order. Health Education Health Education includes the knowledge about diseases, health, rest, sleep, sanitation, pollution and psychosomatic disorder. A healthy person is an asset for the society whereas an unhealthy person is a liability.
Recreation Recreation includes playing, singing, camping, hiking, reading, gardening, dancing, and many more pleasure-giving activities. Through recreation one can regain the lost energy, vigour, and spirit. After hard work one can engage in different kinds of recreational activities for releasing mental stress and get rid of fatigue. C areer O ptions in P hysical E ducation ,