Abstract:
The central issue of this study was to identify the challenges facing the teaching and practice
of physical education .The objectives were to; identify the challenges related to resources in
the teaching and practice of physical education, find out the problems of teachers and
Students towards physical education and determine teachers’ preparedness in handling
physical education lessons. This study utilized a descriptive survey design. The descriptive
survey provided qualitative information from a representative sample of the sampling frame
by the use of an interview guide, and questionnaires. The study was in the KombolchaWoreda
high schools to seek teaching physical education, the practices and challenges of physical
education in secondary schools. To gather data from 3 school principals,4 physical education
teachers,1040 students. In selections of sample population, purposive and random sampling
techniques were used. The study was carried out with descriptive survey method and both
qualitative and quantitative approaches were used. The main instruments of data collection
were questionnaire, interview and observation checklist. Quantitatively analysis is made using
table of descriptive percentage and then worded through quantitative. The information
obtained from the questionnaire that was analyzed in terms of major finding indicated that
there is greater consistency and greater compatibility in the response. The research
instruments were piloted in three (3) s schools from Kombolcha Woreda of East Hararghe
Zone. Both quantitative and qualitative findings were reported based on the objectives of the
study. The findings of the study indicated the three secondary schools physical education
period allowed per week not enough, Schools have no sufficient materials for teaching and
learning physical education class, Teaching physical education concerned challenges in
practical class,There is problem that teaching physical education face practices and
challenges in schools specially with problem of learning to ward physical education. It is also
recommended that depending on the results of the finding,the schools giving a enoughphysical
education period per week or 2 period, schools to fill shortage of materials teaching physical
education teaching class especially for practice like play ground,dressingroom,and basic
teaching aid and Teachers Minimizing the large number of students class during practical
session. Involved in curriculum development, special attention should be given to minimize the
over crowdedness of students in the class during practical work.