Motivation Essay

PHE Topic 1

• Explain the importance of motivation in relation to physical activity.

Motivation is a reason/s for acting in a particular way or why we do something. Motivation can be intrinsic (meaning coming from within a person); or extrinsic (meaning outside factors). The importance of motivation in relation to physical activity plays a major part. There are many reasons why people partake in physical activity, whether because it is: fun, rewarding, provides social opportunities, possesses challenges, to win or to please themselves or others. As educators, we want our learners to participate in and want to do physical activity at school and outside of school. In order to partake in physical activity motivation is needed. As an educator,

When people participate in sport and recreation they use and apply the fundamentals movement skills they learnt and mastered at school or at home. For example, practicing to catch a ball over and over will then translate into a game of football by catching a pass or in soccer as goalkeepers catch a ball to stop a shot. The ability to learning and master gross motor skills will eventually develop into more complex fine motor skills with practice. For example, using two hands to catch a large soccer ball overtime and then developing into using one hand to catch a small tennis ball. If a person continually practices a skill, practice will not make perfect it will make you better.

• Describe the five key pedagogical practices that can be used when teaching children in sport and physical activity settings. (Review Physical Literacy Concept Paper

Frequency is the amount of times a skill or activity is performed each week. For example. one class fitness session and one school sport day. Intensity is the tempo/pace of the activity in regards to body movements. Time is the amount of seconds, minutes or hours the physical activity/sport goes for. And Type is what the physical activity/sport is being