The main courses of college physical education major: basic theory, basic knowledge and basic skills in pedagogy, psychology, human science, school physical education, physical exercise, training and competition. All of them have been trained in sports science research and mastered the basic ability to engage in school sports work.

Physical education is a special physical education to train all kinds of sports professionals. This kind of education came into being with the establishment of modern education system and the emergence of modern schools.

Early physical education colleges (such as Danish Gymnastics Teachers College established by 1804, Royal Swedish Central Gymnastics College established by 18 14, and German Central Gymnastics Teachers College established by 1848) almost all trained physical education teachers, which was considered as a "physical education" major at that time.

In Europe, after the industrial revolution, education emphasized "paying equal attention to three educations", and physical education gradually became an integral part of school education. Physical education teachers have relatively extensive and stable social needs. This single situation of sports specialty lasted for more than a century.

At present, it is generally believed that sports (or sports) is a social practice to transform people's "own nature" through regular body movements. The basic manifestation of sports is people's regular body movements, its basic task is to transform people themselves, and its object of action is the "self-nature" of participants.

The meaning of sports has narrow sense and broad sense. In a narrow sense, physical education is a purposeful and planned educational process to enhance physical fitness, impart physical exercise knowledge, skills and techniques, and cultivate moral and will qualities through physical activities. It is an integral part of education and an important aspect of cultivating people with all-round development.

Sports in a broad sense is a social and cultural activity. Sports (also called sports in a broad sense) refers to a conscious and organized social activity with physical exercise as the basic means, with the purpose of strengthening physical fitness, promoting people's all-round development, enriching social and cultural life and promoting spiritual civilization construction. It is a part of the total social culture, and its development is restricted by and serves the politics and economy of a certain society.

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