The philosophy of sports is a theoretical expression of human's rational understanding of sports, a special practical activity to transform themselves. It aims to reveal the general law of sports development and achieve the goal of making sports consciously serve mankind. Therefore, it is of great practical and long-term strategic significance to strengthen the teaching of sports philosophy with the core content of cultivating students' sports values in the teaching process of physical education departments.

1. It is the need of modern education to offer the course of "sports philosophy" in physical education departments.

The main goal of higher physical education department training is physical education teachers in colleges and technical secondary schools. The mastery of basic knowledge, basic technology and basic skills of students in physical education departments is closely related to the whole education cause. Therefore, it is an objective requirement of the times and scientific progress to cultivate and educate students in physical education departments in many aspects, such as form and content. It is far from enough to improve students' scientific theoretical thinking level by only one or several subjects, among which strengthening the teaching of "sports philosophy" is the key to solve this problem.

2. It is an objective requirement for the development of contemporary sports to offer the course of "Sports Philosophy" in physical education departments.

With the progress of science and the development of society, the fundamental purpose and function of sports are quite different from the purpose of cultivating people's various labor skills to adapt to and transform nature at the time of its origin. From the previous auxiliary activities, it has evolved into a social undertaking related to politics, economy, education and other social aspects. Physical education colleges and universities are the best places to improve the level of scientific theoretical thinking.

3. It is the inevitable result of the development of sports science to offer the course of "Sports Philosophy" in physical education departments.

As a philosophy specializing in sports scientific methods, its application and "bridge" function are self-evident. Therefore, the objective requirements of the development of physical education make colleges and universities of physical education have to face up to this reality and summarize it from the philosophical point of view. Therefore, setting up and strengthening the teaching of "sports philosophy" in physical education departments is helpful to improve the teaching system and promote the development of sports science.