The pedagogical content knowledge integrates the knowledge base for teaching - body of knowledge needed by the teacher - together with the knowledge related to the students' characteristics, the topic of the classes, general pedagogy, and contexts of learning. Taking into account its importance in the formation of prospective teachers, this essay aimed to analyze the framework of the base of knowledge of future Physical Education teachers from the perspective of pedagogical content knowledge, seeking to contribute with the debate on the role of this knowledge on the planning, implementation of teaching and learning situations, and on the teaching formation of prospective teachers as well. Concerning the theoretical framework analyzed, the pedagogical content knowledge can be comprehended as that the teacher-student utilize to, from its objectives, reality of the students, and characteristic of the teaching and learning context, summon, manage and make the knowledge of the knowledge base for teaching interact, seeking the adaptation, transformation, and implementation of the content knowledge to be taught, so that it becomes comprehensible and teachable to students. To achieve these objectives, the literature suggests the approach of the initial context of teacher education in Physical Education of that the professional work of teachers in basic education, in addition to increasing opportunities for prospective teachers are faced with different dilemmas and problematic situations along initial training. Such strategies encourage the construction of pedagogical content knowledge and, consequently, the delineation of teacher personality of future teachers.
Formation of teachers; Teaching; Teaching preparation; Knowledge base