The experience of students with difficulties related to physical education and sports : analysis of an activity that is seldom selected
This article describes students who have difficulties in physical education and sports activities, although they succeed in other disciplines. The authors examine the meaning of their experiences in these areas as well as the process by which they have constructed a relationship to knowledge, being a source which handicaps their learning. An analysis of the actual activity of two students during a cycle of volleyball was conducted, referring to a clinical approach of this activity. The results show that the students’ activity in physical education and sports is one in which they are disengaged and so prevents their development. The elements explaining this negative experience should be examined not only from the students’ viewpoint but also from teaching practices. The authors suggest a modification of teaching approaches.