WEEK SIX & SEVEN
Topic– Career Guidance in physical and health education
Sub topic-agencies promoting sports, health in Nigeria and career opportunities
Physical education
A career is defined as a chosen profession in which someone acquires skills or eduction to do as a in order to earn a living.
Career opportunities in physical education
These are some of career opportunities in physical and health education
1. Teaching
2. Coaching
3. Sports officiating
4. Sports marketing
5. Sports journalism
6 .Sports management
7. Sports Physiotherapy
8. Health counseling
9. Health Journalism
10. Health research
11. Sports Pyscholog
12. Sports Administrator
13. Fitness instructor etc
1. Teaching: As a career in pysical and health education, Teaching is equired at all levels of education.
2. Coaching: it is required at sports councils, clubs and others physical activity oriented organizations.
3. Physical instructors: they are responsible for developing conditioning programmes in various sports
4.Sports marketing: Sports marketers raise funds by selling sports events to interested groups especially those interested in advertising their products through sports
5.Sports Physiotherapy: they are meant to improve mobility, relieve pain and prevent sports injury.
6. Sports psychology: Sports psychologist use their techniques and procedures to improve on the performance of their athletes
7. Health Journalism: the health journalist reports Health related matters in the media, especially newspapers and magazines
8. Health consultant: the health consultant gives advice in particular area on health.
Sports promotion Agencies and bodies in Nigeria
Sports promotion agencies are organized bodies that supports and encourage sports in Nigeria
The following are some of the sports-promoting agencies and bodies in Nigeria.
1. National sports Commission (NSC
2. National institute for sports (NIS)
3. National Association for physical, Health education, Recreation sports and dance –NAPHERSD
4. Athletics federation of Nigeria (AFN)
5. Badminton federation of Nigeria (BFN)
6. Cricket federation of Nigeria (CDN)
7. Gymnastics federation of Nigeria (BFN)
8. Nigeria football federation (NFF)
9. Nigeria boxing federation (NBF)
10. Nigeria hockey federation (NHF)
11. Nigeria table tennis federation (NTTF)
12. Nigeria volleyball federation (NVBF) etc
The agencies and bodies promoting health education in Nigeria
There are various agencies or organisation that take care of health problems of the public. They do this through research , fund raising, preventive medicine and education.
Some of these organisations include:
1. Ministry of health
2. Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC)
3. National drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
4. National Agency For Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
5. Nigeria Association of Health education Teachers (NAHET
6. Nigeria School Health Association (NSHA)
Assignment
1. What does these acronyms stands for
A. NAPHER-Sd
B. NUGA
C. NIPOGA
D. NDLEA
E. UNICEF