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United States of America
operate with centralized curriculum; all curriculums are made loc-
ally by school districts or individually by schools, what gave physical
education in USA great diversity (National Association for Sport and
Physical Education, 2010). Physical education in United States is
taught in many different forms and structures. Different curriculum
models are present, including movement education, sport educa-
tion and fitness education. Main goal in fitness education curricula
is to increase class-physical activity, in sport education and move-
ment education is physical activity only a basis for students to learn
skills or knowledge. In sport education students are educated to
become sportpersons and they tried roles of coaches, players, cap-
tains, referees, statisticians, manager . . . Fitness education is teach-
ing children the science behind why they need to be physical active
in their lives. The main goal of fitness education curricula for chil-
dren is to understand fitness concepts, principles, and strategies,
to participate in a health-enhancing level of fitness (Kohl & Cook,
2013). Children in United States of America in primary school re-
ceive 150 minutes per week of physical education and 225 minutes
per week in secondary school. Physical education classes are taught
by classroom teacher (generalist) and physical education teacher
specialist; 68% of elementary schools allow classroom teacher and
82% and 90% of states (National Association for Sport and Physical
Education, 2010) requires physical education teacher specialist in
middle/junior high school and high school.
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operate with centralized curriculum; all curriculums are made loc-
ally by school districts or individually by schools, what gave physical
education in USA great diversity (National Association for Sport and
Physical Education, 2010). Physical education in United States is
taught in many different forms and structures. Different curriculum
models are present, including movement education, sport educa-
tion and fitness education. Main goal in fitness education curricula
is to increase class-physical activity, in sport education and move-
ment education is physical activity only a basis for students to learn
skills or knowledge. In sport education students are educated to
become sportpersons and they tried roles of coaches, players, cap-
tains, referees, statisticians, manager . . . Fitness education is teach-
ing children the science behind why they need to be physical active
in their lives. The main goal of fitness education curricula for chil-
dren is to understand fitness concepts, principles, and strategies,
to participate in a health-enhancing level of fitness (Kohl & Cook,
2013). Children in United States of America in primary school re-
ceive 150 minutes per week of physical education and 225 minutes
per week in secondary school. Physical education classes are taught
by classroom teacher (generalist) and physical education teacher
specialist; 68% of elementary schools allow classroom teacher and
82% and 90% of states (National Association for Sport and Physical
Education, 2010) requires physical education teacher specialist in
middle/junior high school and high school.
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