Physical Education Definition

A child is accepted by his fellows because of what he does rather than what he does not do. In this regard personality traits play a major role. As personality traits are bipolar in nature, strong positive personality traits are more important than negative ones. There are some personality characteristics which seem to be largely associated with the most acceptable individuals and that they can be described as being cheerful and happy, enthusiastic, friendly, enjoying jokes and taking initiative in games and other activities.

A child who has a close personal friend is usually accepted by others, But a child who has no such friend, although not rejected, is not sought as a companion. As a result hi$ own choices tend to be unreal

“Physical education is the phase of the wholesome experiences through participation in large muscle activities that promote optimum growth and development” JB.Nash

III. RELATIONSHIP OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Physical education means to enable the child to have total physical growth and development to lead a happy and prosperous life as an adult member of the community. However, Physical education is considered as that part of all education which proceeds by means of, or predominantly through physical activities.
Charles A. Bueher says, "Physical education an integral part of total education process and as its aim the development of physical, mentally, emotionally and socially fit citizen with a view to releasing these outcomes.
Central Advisory Board of Physical Education and Recreation goes further and remarks: “Physical education is education. It is education through physical activities for child to its fullness and perfection in body, mind and spirit.
Every person in this world goes on increasing his knowledge in various fields-intellectual, theoretical or practical, Education aims at the unfolding of latent qualities of a person because this is the only way of developing innate potentialities. Hence the

No doubt a person acquires the knowledge of physical education through muscular activities but its aims arc the same as those of general education. (For details see less than 1.16 Specific Contribution of Physical Education towards the Achievement of Education outcomes.)
Plato hoped for miraculous results if music and gymnastics are made the medium of spiritual development. Similarly spectacular achievements in the field of education will be had through the medium of physical education.
INDOR GAMES
1. Recreation. These are especially useful for amusement and mental relaxation. Although some indoor games such as Badminton and table tennis require agility, physical effort, suppleness, stamina and strength but mostly the indoor games are leisure time activities meant for overcoming dullness, strains and stresses of life. These are highly recreative activities, which give a chance of self forgetfulness. Time passes quickly.
2. Developmental Faculties. These games develop accuracy and pluckiness of mind in making decision and reasoning.
3. Social Aspect: Like outdoor games, indoor games help to develop social trails of personality e.g. cooperation, tolerance etc. Some common indoors games popular in modern