HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT

OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN
PHILIPPINES
 PRE-SPANISH PERIOD

Negritos or Aetas
Nomadic and wandering tribes
 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 •Pina Pa-ni-lan

* a man in motion * a man going through

of stealing camotes in the the motion of gathering
field. honey in the field.
INDONESIANS AND MALAYS

Their physical activities consisted of

producing food through planting and
cultivating the mountain sides.
•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
 SPANISH REGIME

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.
 Favorite pastime

bathing swimming
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
 played by the young girls

Sungka Siklot
…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.
O 1901- 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.
O 1909- The athletic program for
the schools was inaugurated.

O 1910- Basketball was first

introduced as a game for girls.
O 1911- The “Athletic Handbook” was
published.

O 1914- The Teachers Vacation

Assembly in Manila gave special
training to Filipino teachers.

O 1919- A syllabus entitled “Physical

Education: A Manual for Teachers”
was published.
O 1920- Physical education was made
required subjects in the curriculum
of all public schools.

O 1928- A summer school for

coaching was held.
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