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Issues and challenges in physical and health education I

ClassNotes Team 2 MIN READUPDATED 5 JUL 2026

Physical and health education J.S.S 2 Second Term

Week 1

Issues and challenges in physical and health education I

Performance objectives:

Students should be able to:

1. List various issues and challenges in physical and health education

2. Explain and list sports laws

3. Define Tort, negligence, assault in sport.

Content

Issues and challenges in physical and health education

Physical and education are a subject that provides knowledge that is needed to dependently achieve a level of developing and maintain physical, mental, social and emotional health. This subject plays an important role in the physical growth and development of students.

Issues and challenges in physical education

1.  Use of over-aged players  

2. Match-fixing: The action or practise of dishonestly determining the outcome of a match before it is played.

3. Doping: Doping refers to the use of banned substances in competitive sports.

4. Corrupt referees

5. Racism

5. Use of hard drugs etc.

Issues and challenges in health education

1. Human trafficking

2. Prostitution

3. Child/wife battery

4. Viscos Viginal fistulae

5. Female gender mutilation (FGM)

6. Child Labour

Sports laws

Sports laws is an amalgam law used to describe the legal issues that apply to athletes and the sport they play which includes amateur and professional sports. Issues like defamation and privacy right are also an integral aspect of sports law. The terms used in sports laws are:

1. Tort: This is a wrongful act, whether intentional or negligence, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court.

2. Negligence: This is careless conduct that leads to damage such as accidents, injuries, or death to another person in the field of sports. Negligence can be charged in the following situations;

a. Lack of spotters

b. Faulty equipment and facilities

3.  Assault: This is as a result of an unjustifiable and intentional attack against another person to cause injury, improper conduct or verbal attack.