An overview of developmental physical education

Three critical issues facing children in the U.S today are: Childhood obesity has been rising rapidly, In-school and community violence among youth have alarmed us all, and early puberty has important psychosocial ramifications. Two goals of the many of the concept of " Developmental physical education" are to enhance physical fitness and activity, and affective growth. Both these goals are solutions to the critical children are facing today. The first step in implementing these solutions is to understand factors that lead to the development of the whole child. Some of these factors are the biology of the individual, conditions of their learning environment, and the movement requirements of the task.
Next it is important to look into both individual and group "appropriateness". Individual appropriateness is the concept that every child develops uniquely in their growth. Where as group development is based on where children should be. For example say most babies walk around fourteen months, this doesn't necessarily mean at exactly fourteen months your child will be walking. Their individual development may take fifteen and a half years to walk. Therefor when curriculum is based on age rather than individual development its going to be very difficult, way to easy, and just right for the student depending on the individual in the class. Therefor it'd be important for basic skills of concepts like locomotion (running, walking, leaping, etc) and manipulation (ball rolling, throwing, bouncing, etc) to be assessed. Children have many skills that they should develop threw a balanced P.E program. They should develop some axial movements like twisting, swinging, turning, and stretching. Also the should be introduced to static and dynamic postures such as rolling, stopping, dodging, and upright balance.
Physical fitness is defined as being both Health-related and performance-related. This means to be physical fit one should have good muscular strength, both muscular and cardiovascular endurance, joint flexibility, and a healthy body composition. Also one should develop good balance, coordination, agility, speed, and power.