The objectives of physical education broadly focus on the holistic development of an individual through physical activity. Key objectives include:
- Physical Development: Enhancing physical fitness components such as strength, speed, endurance, flexibility, coordination, and overall motor skills. This also involves the development of organic systems like respiratory and circulatory systems to promote good health and fitness
- Skill Development: Teaching fundamental motor skills (running, jumping, throwing, catching, etc.) and specialized sports skills to build competence and confidence for lifelong participation in physical activities
- Health Education: Imparting knowledge about healthy lifestyle choices including nutrition, hygiene, disease prevention, and the importance of regular exercise to foster lifelong wellness
- Mental and Emotional Development: Promoting mental alertness, emotional balance, stress reduction, and psychological well-being through physical activities that stimulate mood-enhancing endorphins and provide outlets for self-expression and stress relief
- Social Development: Encouraging teamwork, cooperation, leadership, respect, sportsmanship, and social adjustment through group activities and games
- Moral and Ethical Development: Teaching self-discipline, fair play, honesty, and moral values that contribute to character building and personality development
- Knowledge Improvement: Enhancing understanding of body functions, rules and strategies of games, and the relationship between physical activity and growth and development
Overall, physical education aims at the all-round development of personality- physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, morally, and spiritually- equipping individuals to lead healthy, active, and balanced lives
