KIN 2501 - Dr. Jacobson Exam 2 all notes VERRIFED

KIN 2501 - Dr. Jacobson Exam 2 all notes VERRIFED Exam 2 All Notes Philosophical/Development of PE: European Traditions I. Impact on Early US Education and Sport a. Immigrants i. Bringing sports with them b. Homogenous communities i. Immigrants lived in homogenous communities ii. For example, if you go to New York City or San Fran, they have a China Town, etc. c. Traditions i. Immigrants found success within their communities and they were able to carry on their traditions in these communities II. British Sporting Traditions a. Sports divided along class lines i. Different sports that the upper class would participate vs the lower class ii. Not really evident in the U.S. iii. The upper class would look at participating in sports that the students were doing in school 1. Boys would go to private boarding school and would play rugby, cricket, etc. iv. Gambling type of sports were more for the lower class 1. Cockfighting 2. Boxing b. The “sports builds character” idea i. More like a philosophy ii. Through participating in sports, young boys can learn world virtues – being good leaders, learning sportsmanship, etc. c. Scholastic sport (team sports in schools) i. Sports were team sports ii. Had sports at universities like Cambridge and Oxford iii. Amateur sport as “clean,” professional as “dirty” 1. The British drew a line between amateur sports and professional sports 2. Comes from the “sports builds character” idea 3. Amateur sports players, those just playing for the fun of it, were not getting paid to do it 4. When professional sport came along and people were getting paid to play, it tainted professional sports for a long time – “Why are people getting paid now?” a. See this in the Olympics too III. Golf a. Paganica