| （1.Department of Physical Education，Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics，Nanjing 210016，China；2.Department of Physical Education，Nanjing Forestry University，Nanjing 210016，China) Abstract: The Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) of the United States was put forward under t such a background as that the physical activities of teenagers and children were far lower than recommended standards and obesity had become a public health problem; it is a program with great potentials in the teenager physical activity promo-tion area. The CSPAP’s main objectives are to create school physical activity cultural atmospheres and opportunities, and to inspire and promote teenagers and children to pursue such a lifestyle as lifetime physical activity, by means of high qual-ity physical education classes, physical activities before, during and after school, and the participation of staff members, families and communities; The CSPAP’s characteristics are as follows: its content framework is based on a lot of investiga-tion data and empirical study; it implements high quality physical education, and provides opportunities for physical activi-ties; it carries out systematic and specialized training on physical education teachers; it emphasizes cooperation in imple-mentation plans, having a complete evaluation and supervision system. The CSPAP’s inspirations to developing Sunshine Sports in China are as follows: strengthen scientific research, establish a physical activity program that matches up with it from the perspective of social ecology; value the bases and central roles of physical education, reinforce physical education teacher training; create physical activity culture and environments, provide opportunities for physical activities; establish related supporting policies, build evaluation and supervision mechanisms.
Key words: school physical education；comprehensive school physical activity program；sunshine sports；USA |
