Análise da Prática do Atletismo nas Aulas de Educação Física no Ensino Fundamental II do Município de São João dos Patos, MA

Abstract

The practice of athletics dates back to primitive times, when human beings, known as cavemen, used movements such as running, jumping and throwing to hunt, escape predators and look for food. These basic activities contributed to the development of fundamental motor skills, which are the essence of athletics. The present work aims to discover whether there is in fact the practice of athletics in elementary school II at schools in São João dos Patos 3 MA, aiming to highlight the cognitive and motor benefits that athletics brings to students; describe the frequency of athletics classes; report the difficulties in teaching the discipline of athletics in classes; carry out a survey of the infrastructure of schools for the practice of sport, discussing its importance and highlighting it as a basis for other sports. The study seeks to highlight the relevance of including athletics in the school curriculum, addressing both its physical benefits and its contribution to the integral education of students. For this, field research with a quantitative-qualitative approach will be used, applying questionnaires to physical education teachers. The objective is to diagnose how athletics has been taught in physical education classes and evaluate possible changes in teaching practice. This study, therefore, makes relevant contributions to the field of school physical education, proposing that athletics be more valued and integrated into classes, with the aim of offering students a complete and multidimensional training