In physical education and sport

Teaching and coaching opportunities for physical educators have expanded from school to the nonschool setting and from school-aged populations (i.e., 5 to18 years) to people of all ages, ranging from preschoolers to senior citizens. Although traditional opportunities in the public school are available, professionals are seeking other avenues of teaching and coaching careers. The national interest in fitness and sport has contributed to the opening of these alternative areas of employment. Moreover, the continued emphasis on fitness, physical activities, and sport opportunities for all age groups presents an encouraging employment picture to potential physical education teachers and coaches. Professionals interested in pursuing a career in these areas will find that attaining a position is possible for those physical educators who possess the appropriate credentials and exhibit perseverance.

The challenge to those who wish to enter the teaching or coaching professions is reflected in the words of Aristotle. He said that those who educate children well are to be honored more than those who produce them, for those who produce children give them only a life, but those who educate them give them the art of living well. A physical education teacher or coach has the responsibility to inspire students or athletes with the desire to learn, to have them recognize the need to develop physical skills and be physically active, to see that each one develops to his or her capacity, and to ensure that each one has a successful experience.

3.1. Listen to the text “Teaching and Coaching in Physical Education and Sport”.

3.2. Read and translate in writing the text.

3.3. Find the English equivalents in the text for the following:

нести відповідальність, забезпечувати, хоча, дошкільнята, альтернативні галузі працевлаштування, більше того, простягатися, обнадійлива картина зайнятості, виявляти наполегливість, бажання учитися, мистецтво життя, поважати, проблема/задача, надихати, визнавати необхідність, навички /уміння, підвищувати свій потенціал, успішний досвід

3.4. Ask 15 questions of all types on the text.

3.5. Put the sentence below into Present, Past and Future Perfect. Give its

negative and interrogative forms too.

Physical educators find teaching and coaching opportunities in nonschool settings.

3.4. Give a talk on “Teaching and Coaching in Physical Education and Sport”.

3.5. Get acquainted with this useful information and discuss it in class. Study a sample resume of a physical educator. Try to create a similar one of your own.