HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN

PHILIPPINES

Negritos or Aetas

Nomadic and wandering tribes

PRE-SPANISH PERIOD

Hunting with the use of bow and arrow.

Survival in the quest for food.

Protection against the hostile environment.

They run, leap, jump and climb.

They are fond of music and dancing.

•Juna Camote

* a man in motion of stealing camotes in the field.

•Pina Pa-ni-lan

* a man going through the motion of gathering honey in the field.

Their physical activities consisted of producing food through

planting and cultivating the mountain sides.

INDONESIANS AND MALAYS

•Dancing was a form of a religious activity. They danced..

- to please their gods.

- to cure their sick.

- to call for rain when drought occurs.

- after a bountiful harvest.

- for a victory in a tribal war called “cañao”.

•bathing •swimming

Favorite pastime

Ancient Sport in the Philippines

The Spanish conquest of the Philippines did not have much effect on the physical

activities of the people, except the enforced labor among the lower class of

the people in the building of the churches and generally the people lived in the sedentary life while waiting for the

harvest time after planting.

SPANISH REGIME

bathing swimming

Favorite pastime

Cockfighting still continued to be the favorite sport of

the country.

Dancing continued one of the major physical activities enjoyed

by the people.

Fandango dance

Curacha Jota

Polka Mazurka

Rigodon Lanceros

• Ceremonial dances were performed during religious events, like Santracuzan where in people ate, sang, drank and danced to their heart’s content.

• Games were played by the Filipinos during a grand celebration or after the Santacruzan.

Games like..

played by the little children.

Pabitin

• Palo Sebo • Juego de Anillo

Sungka Siklot

played by the young girls

…and also piko, luksong tinik and hide and seek.

Young boys play patintero, sipa, top spinning and kite flying.

Card games were very popular recreational to old folks which were introduced by the Spaniards.

Theatre presentation

Moro-moro

Schools, colleges and universities were established for formal training of the Filipinos. In these institutions, physical education was not included in the curriculum.

Ateneo de Municipal de

Manila(founded by the Jesuits Fathers)

- physical education was

made a part of the curriculum

In 1863 a royal decree established a Normal School for Men in the City of Manila and physical education was not included in the curriculum.

In 1863 a royal decree established the Superior Normal School for Women and, still physical education was not included in the curriculum.

In 1893 the Superior Normal School for Men Teachers (Normal School for Men) included gymnastics in the curriculum.

In 1867, the Manila Jockey Club was founded to supervise the holding of horse races.

American Period

Just as soon as the American soldiers landed in the Philippines

after the historic event of the signing of the Treaty of Paris on

December 10, 1898, schools reopened.

O1901- Physical exercise was one of the subjects introduced in the public schools and a regular program of athletics

was developed.

O 1905- Baseball and track and field were introduced and taught to the

young boys in school.

O1909- The athletic program for the schools was

inaugurated.

O1910- Basketball was first introduced as a game for

girls.

O1911- The “Athletic Handbook” was published.

O1914- The Teachers Vacation Assembly in Manila gave special training to Filipino

teachers.

O1919- A syllabus entitled “Physical Education: A Manual for Teachers” was published.

O1920- Physical education was made required subjects in the

curriculum of all public schools.

O1928- A summer school for coaching was held.

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