Abstract
M.Ed. (Education Management)
Participation in an extra curricular activity is today no
superfluous luxury, but an imperative social
establishment, because, not only does it afford pupils
the opportunity to enhance their cultural and educational
development, it also presents the school with the
opportunity to render a most important service in the
task of educating the child to his/her full potential. It
also affords the pupil the opportunity for relaxation and
this in turn promotes academic progress and has a
beneficial effect on the child's self esteem.
Extra curricular activity also implies that pupils are
enabled to equip themselves for two important dimensions
of their adult lives, namely labour and leisure time and
it therefore constitutes a indispensable part of the
pupils' educational experience. Participation in extra
curricular activities thus forms an important basis for
socialisation and contributes towards the overall growth
of the pupil.
Teachers are best qualified to cultivate the potential of
pupils, not only in the classroom, but also on the sport
field. It is therefore essential that teachers, and not
outside persons, be utilized to develop the full
potential of pupils, also in the field of extra
curricular activities.
Teachers have in the past assumed the responsibility of
training and coaching pupils. The organized teaching
profession has, however, also in the past paid homage to
the view that a teacher is a professional person, who
receives an all inclusive remuneration for his or her
services as professionals practitioner.