The purpose of this study was to examine trends and issues in discipline of elementary physical education by reviewing research in sub-disciplines of kinesiology. Studies from Six sub-disciplines (i.e., sport history and philosophy, sport psychology, sport sociology, motor learning and development, biomechanics and exercise physiology) which were published in The Korean Journal of the Elementary Physical Education and The Korean Journal of Physical Education during 2001-2011 were reviewed. The review was performed by creating database of selected studies based on the title, author, year of publication, purpose, subject, length of study, methods, and major findings to figure out trends and frequency of studies. Findings revealed that there is relatively lack of philosophical and historical examination of elementary physical education and further research should be conducted to examine historical development of elementary physical eduction and to discuss philosophical identity of elementary physical education. Although research on sport sociology and psychology has widely explored elementary physical education-related topics, most of studies were focused on upper level of elementary students due to availability of participants who can respond to questionnaires. The motor control/development and biomechanics area gathered less research attention with limited research focus. Although many studies have been published in exercise physiology areas, most of studies were intervention studies in experimental settings. Based on these findings, three suggestions were provided. First, more studies should be conducted as researching with children and researching for children rather than researching on children. Second, future research should explore diverse topics which are unique to elementary physical education to minimize overlapping similar research topics. Third, there should be efforts to establish the discipline of elementary physical education with unique research focus and cumulative body of knowledge as well as with supports from each sub-discipline of kinesiology.