Physical education and motor praxeology

Abstract

The starting point is a brief analysis of the problems that Physical Education faces, including the different aspects of the crisis and the indication of what have been the classic and conservative answers to all this. In this framework, the need for a science of motor action or motor praxeology is claimed. Physical Education is an educational intervention practice what can be clarified through scientific processes. Through the concept of motor behaviour we place the human being that moves, and not the movement or the body, at the center of the educational act. Contributing to the different dimensions of the human personality, this perspective allows Physical Education to be placed in the educational field. When motor situations are propose, the teacher must consider the internal logic of the practices and the domains of motor action. In conclusion, motor praxeology should not be confused with Physical Education, but it can shed light on the coherence and adaptation of practices to the intended educational goals, all in a constant round trip between theoretical reflection and practical realization.