Sports education at school

A process of resistance

Abstract

The essay proposes Sports Education as the privileged orientation to be considered by the educational system for the teaching of sport in curricular Physical Education. It begins by enunciating some ideas referring to social, political and economic aspects that distinguish the current state of modern sport.  A critical review and this specific orientation are justified, in order to establish the senses, meanings and praxis of the teaching contents, both in the syllabuses and in the teacher's classes. Then, starting from the idea of education -and in line with it- based on Velázquez Buendía (2001; 2004), the notion of Sports Education is dealt with, stating which should be the contents of the teaching of sports in curricular Physical Education. Finally, the essay shows how Sports Education, as a process of school resistance, would favor the development of a sports culture, with critical and committed citizens educated in accordance with the requirements and needs of democratic societies.