Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Scheduling
Facilities/Equipment
Training
Health & Safety
Sports for the Physically/Mentally Challenged
Resources/Financial Assistance
Media
Exhibit more positive attitudes about school, physical activity and self
the optimal development of the individual's potentialities in all phases of life. The objective
of the Schools Physical Education and Sports Policy is to provide guidelines to schools for
development of the following:
To provide students with a variety of activities that will enhance life-long learning and
participation
Scheduling
For Physical Education to be meaningful or to be of value, it must be offered with regularity.
The importance of daily periods should be recognized and achieved wherever possible. (This
remains a challenge in times of fiscal constraint.) The current offerings for Primary Schools
are: Cricket, Netball, Athletics and Football; and for Secondary Schools are: Cricket,
Volleyball, Netball, Basketball, Football, Athletics, Swimming, Dance and Table Tennis.
Facilities/Equipment
The provision of adequate physical resources including facilities, equipment and maintenance
can help in influencing attitudes and facilitating program success. The Physical Education
and Sports Program's learning environment suggests that facilities should be available to
children engaged in large-muscle activity involving climbing, jumping, skipping, kicking,
throwing, leaping and catching, and those also engaged in low organization games, various
cooperative; team activities and competition.
Recommendations
Proper facilities and equipment should be available to ensure the safety and health of
the athletes
Training
It has long been recognized that the qualifications and qualities of a good teacher and coach
are synonymous. Personnel recruitment, selection and training are very important. In
selecting and hiring, the most qualified personnel should be recruited. They include
consideration of the special qualifications for teaching and coaching, the general
qualifications of physical educators and the unique qualifications needed.
At least one Physical Education & Sports Officer should be made available to each
district
Coaches should be made available to schools to assist with the preparation of teams
for training
Student-athlete who represent their school or the country at sporting activities should
not be at a disadvantage in terms of their academic work; therefore arrangements
should be made to provide special tuition for students
A physician should be present at all games and practices involving the most strenuous
contact sport
Only equipment that is fully certified as offering the best protection for the studentathlete should be purchased and utilized
Playing fields and surfaces should meet standards for size and safety for the
participants
School registration forms should include a section for medical history. The medical
certificate should be signed by a doctor
Prepare the challenged for sport competition particularly where no opportunities and
programs now exist
Provide special training for volunteer coaches to enable them to work with youngsters
in physical fitness, recreation and sport activities
Plan and design appropriate and adequate facilities, equipment and supplies that
would cater for the needs of the challenged
Resources/Financial Assistance
Physical Education and Sports Personnel have argued that competitive sports programs have
great educational value. They are curricula in nature, they represent an integral part of the
educational program, and as such deserve to be treated the same. This means that they
contribute to the welfare of students like any other subject in the curriculum. On this basis,
therefore, the finances necessary to support such a program should come from the Ministry.
Students should pay a fee for sports development in their respective schools
Media
There should be national coverage of school sports. Newspaper, print and electronic media
should be used to provide appropriate space and publicity for the program and its activity.