Teaching Physical Education and Sports during Covid-19: A Community Case

Teaching skills depend to a large extent on their “didactization” characterized, in the case of physical and sports education, erected law compulsory at school, by body practice often favoring contacts extramural. In context Covid-19 pandemic marked cessation then resumption classes, distancing injunctions use detergent products, masks, etc. it seems logical question positions actors, feasibility Physical Education Sports (P.E.S.) controversies generated community particularly colleges Pikine-Guédiawaye Academy Inspectorate apprehended thanks mixed methods. fact, we used participant observation, semi-structured interviews with administrative, pedagogical actors questionnaire survey addressed sample 115 students drawn according quota technique. The objective was understand contradictions concerned. They were manifested activities beach instead forbidden like all other school subjects, exclusion reintegration subject relating interests different from administrative PEPS, difficult acceptance health measures variously manifested, adaptation P.E.S. realities numbers spaces leading lessons several speeds, demotivation middle who no longer experience hedonism field finally diversity objectives authorities want save year, teachers defending discipline, deprived agitation moments parents skeptical fearful these can expose children disease.