What is the history of physical education in Nigeria?

Answer 1

(1)Harding James Ekperigin: Harding James known for his works in the development of physical education in Nigeria was born in Ugbori in Warri local government area of delta state. He attended government college, Ibadan where his athletics skill started. It must be noted that Harding James participated in Gier cup competition in 1937 where he recorded an outstanding performance in the game of long jump. But his outstanding performance and dedication to sports earned him a scholarship to study at the loughborough training college which was famous in England. He went on to graduate as the professionally trained Nigeria in physical education in 1952. When Ekperigin returned to Nigeria, he was quickly appointed as an education officer by the then western region and was placed in charge of physical and health education of the ministry because of his outstanding performance in England. In 1963 he moved from Ibadan to Benin city when the mid-western region was established to head the physical and health education of the state ministry of education. He was quickly replaced by Isaac Akioye. On the 18th of January 1981 James died at the age of 68 years. Ekperign really played a major role in establishing physical education and health education in Nigeria. That is no wonder why he his referred to as all-time father of physical education in Nigeria.

Answer 2

by umar muhammad umar (Alkanawie) physical education: is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting. but when we say development of physical education in nigeria is the trends that

developed recently to incorporate a greater variety of activities. Introducing students to lifetime activities like Bowling, walking/hiking, or Frisbee at an early age can help students develop good activity habits that will carry over into adulthood. Some teachers have even begun to incorporate stress-reduction techniques such as yoga and deep-breathing. Teaching non-traditional sports to students may also provide the necessary motivation for students to increase their activity, and can help students learn about different cultures. For example, while teaching a unit about Lacrosse (in, say, Arizona, USA), students can also learn a little bit about the Native American cultures of the Northeast and Eastern Canada, where lacrosse originated. Teaching non-traditional (or non-native) sports provides a great opportunity to integrate academic concepts from other subjects as well (social studies from the example above), which may now be required of many P.E. teachers.There are four aspects of P.E. which is physical, mental, social, and emotional.

Answer 3

Physical education in Nigeria has been advocated since the beginning of organized education in the country. The trends of physical education in Nigeria is developing to include a greater variety of activities including dance and sports.

Answer 4

physical education started in Ghana in1944.

Answer 5

Which year did physical education became a four year program at UEW

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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