Career Guidance in Physical JSS3 Physical Education Lesson Note

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 education to earn a living. 

Career opportunities in physical education

These are some of the 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 Psychology
12. Sports Administrator
13. Fitness instructor etc
14.  Teaching: As a career in physical and health education, Teaching is required at all levels of education.
15. Coaching: it is required at sports councils, clubs, and other physical activity-oriented organizations.
16. Physical instructors: they are responsible for developing conditioning programs in various sports
17. Sports  marketing: Sports marketers raise funds by selling sports events to interested groups especially those interested in advertising their products through sports
18. Sports Physiotherapy: they are meant to improve mobility, relieve pain and prevent sports injury.
19. Sports psychology: Sports psychologist use their techniques and procedures to improve the performance of their athletes
20. Health Journalism: the health journalist reports Health related matters in the media, especially newspapers and magazines
21. Health consultant: the health consultant advises in a particular area of health.

 Sports promotion Agencies and  bodies in Nigeria

Sports promotion agencies are organized bodies that support 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

Some various agencies or organisations take care of the health problems of the public. They do this through research, fundraising, preventive medicine, and education.

Some of these organizations 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 do these acronyms stand for
2. NAPHER-Sd
3. NUGA
4. NIPOGA
5. NDLEA
6. UNICEF