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that advocate the culture-changing power of physical activity to alter social patterns and enhance human vitality and wellness ( Park & Vertinsky, 2013 ; Schultz, 2010 ; Shurley et al., 2019 ). Much of the best work on the history of physical activity has focused on a particular movement form: sport

to students ( Ward, 2009 ; Ward & Ayvazo, 2016 ). Instructional tasks as SCK also require a knowledge of the rules, techniques, and if appropriate, the tactics of movement forms. Ward ( 2009 ) called this knowledge common content knowledge (CCK). We use the following review to unpack what is meant

; men’s sports versus women’s movement forms; human movement studies versus physical education/athletics; the faculty role and workload I preferred versus the ones I was assigned; research expectations/requirements for tenure and promotion in a top-tier research university versus my preparation and

gymnastics in Turkey ( Devrilmez, Dervent, Ward, & Ince, 2019 ). In summary, the research suggests that health-related fitness knowledge of teachers is typically low. There are few studies that have been reported on the CCK of preservice or in-service teachers’ CCK in sport and movement forms. Research on

the methods of teaching that movement form embedded in the course. We were being dually certified to teach health and physical education from K–12. Between physical activity courses and our teaching methods in physical education and health, we had coursework in the sciences and other general education

sport by this principal is also unsurprising, given that sport is the main movement form within PE in most developed countries ( Tinning, Macdonald, Wright, & Hickey, 2001 ). Chris does not comment about how using digital game design principles is likely to be perceived by other members in his school PE

capacities and developed movement patterns plus the deployment of these in a range of movement forms” (p. 204). The knowledge dimension is defined as the facts, procedures, principles, and concepts learned through experience or education. These dimensions, however, must not be viewed as independent entities

movement form that should have a regular place in Australian PE teaching. Discussion about Buroinjin also aroused conversation about wider societal issues in Australia, including the unfair treatment of Indigenous people and how including Buroinjin substantively in PE could be a small step toward