Curriculum ideological and political education is a key measure to implement the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education. As a cradle for cultivating future sports technical talents and professional qualities, the construction of curriculum, ideological and political education in higher vocational physical education majors plays a pivotal role in shaping students’ sound personalities and cultivating their professional spirits. Therefore, this paper takes the curriculum ideological and political education of higher vocational physical education majors as the starting point, analyzes the current problems existing in the development of curriculum ideological and political education in these majors, and puts forward some practical methods and suggestions, such as excavating ideological and political elements to enrich teaching content, updating teaching methods to strengthen educational effects, and improving evaluation systems to optimize assessment mechanisms. Thus, it promotes the integration of physical education and ideological and political education, and cultivates more craftsman-type talents with exquisite professional skills and profound patriotic feelings for the country.