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Physical Education Through The Years

Physical Education Through The Years. 1880-1889. Gymnastics. The United states adopted gymnastics from the German and Swedish. The Sargent school was founded in 1881. It was named after Dudley A. Sargent and i t helped to better prepare physical education t eachers.

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Physical Education Through The Years

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  1. Physical Education Through The Years

  2. 1880-1889 • Gymnastics The United states adopted gymnastics from the German and Swedish. The Sargent school was founded in 1881. It was named after Dudley A. Sargent and it helped to better prepare physical education teachers. The YMCA college was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1887 to help students learn how to teach gymnastics. The Boston Normal School of Gymnastics was founded in 1889 to train teachers in Swedish gymnastics.

  3. 1890-1899 • The revival of the Olympic games Baron Pierre de Coubertin was the main figure who brought back the games. Although he wasn't the first to come up with the idea, he was the most persistent. The games only included four sports which were: Track and Field, Target Shooting, Fencing, and Gymnastics. These games were the largest international participation in any sporting event with 14 countries represented.

  4. 1900-1909 • Delphine Hanna and the Promotion of Play Hanna is known to be the first women as a professor of physical education in the United States. The founding of the Public Schools Athletic League in 1903 helped boys get more active in sports. The Playground Association of America developed in 1906 and with it came the development of playgrounds throughout the country. This was the period when recreational activities and sports started to gain popularity as well.

  5. 1910-1919 • World War I With the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment, thing such as Sports and Physical education became available to women. During the war, Physical educators transformed into physical fitness instructors to get the men in the army physically prepared for war. Women suddenly became a integral part of physical education teaching in communities around the United states during this period.

  6. 1920-1929 • The “New Physical Education” A major figure in the movement towards this new style of physical education was a man by the name of Clark Hetherington. He developed the four objectives of physical education: Organic development, Psychomotor development, Character development, and Intellectual development. By stating a mental objective in association with physical education, Hetherington sought to believe that physical education played a larger role in our overall well being. The “education through the physical” approach was advocated by Rosalind Cassidy and Jesse F. Williams. This idea was the cornerstone of physical education as it is today. Williams was also one of the first individuals to view emphasize the importance of the unity of body and mind and understand the important role physical education played in the development of a student.

  7. 1930-1939 • The Great Depression With the Arrival of the Great Depression came our nations decline in overall health as well as a lack of funding and focus on the growth and development of physical education. Physical educators during this time became much more involved in recreation programs since nearly half of the physical education programs in schools were cut during the depression. During this time, the growth in sports especially at the collegiate level were seen.

  8. 1940-1949 • World War II and the push for Physical Education In the first World War, physical education was still developing in the United states and wasn't stable. The second World War had the complete opposite effect on the physical education field compared to the first war. The Selective Service examination showed that our country’s youth was out of shape and this led to the development of a Physical Training program by the government. In 1942 a division of Physical Fitness was established in the Office of Defense. The war enlightened the country on the importance of physical education in our nations schools.

  9. 1950-1959 • Physical Fitness Movement in the U.S The Journal of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation published a article in 1953 titled Muscular Fitness and Health. It revealed that 60% of American children failed the minimal fitness test compared to only 9% of Europeans. A Youth Fitness Conference was held in !955 by President Eisenhower To address the nations fitness problems and discuss ways of fixing it. The Federation of Sports Medicine was changed to the American College of Sports Medicine in 1955 and the organization still exists today. In 1950 the National Athletic Trainers Association was developed and also still exists today.

  10. 1960-1969 • Adapted Physical Education In 1965 the Project on Recreation and Fitness for the Mentally Retarded was established. It helped physical educators understand how to treat and help students with disabilities in the classroom. In 1968 the Special Olympics was started and it gave all individuals with any sort of mental retardation the chance to compete in a sport or event. Adapted physical education involves the ability of the teacher to implement a activity that is suitable and appropriate for those with a disability and those without a disability in their class.

  11. 1970-1979 • The Disciplinary Movement This movement began with Franklin Henry’s call for the study of academic discipline in Physical education. This was the start of the debated over whether or not “Physical education” should be the name of the field of study. Many believed it didn’t incorporate the academic side of physical education and didn’t cover abroad enough topic. The expansion of knowledge of physical education and the sub discipline such as sports psychology occurred due to the disciplinary movement.

  12. 1980-1989 • Fitness Tests The Health- Related Physical Fitness Test was started in 1980 by AAHPERD to measure the physical fitness level of the nation’s youth. In 1985 the first of two National Children and Youth Fitness Studies was used in the country. The results showed that only a third of kids 10-17 had the required level of cardiorespiratory endurance. In 1987 the second study was conducted and it showed that the level of fat in the young children and youth was greater then children In the 1960’s.

  13. 1990-1999 • Programs for the Disabled In 1990 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was passed. it helped the disabled community greatly with transitions in their lives. In 1990 another law was passed, it was called the Americans with Disabilities Act and it sought to end discrimination against the disabled. In 1998 the Olympic and Amateur Sports Act was passed and it Further encouraged the growth of disabled sports.

  14. 2000-2009 • The Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympic Games drew record crowds and received worldwide attention. In 2004 the Summer games came back to its birthplace in Athens, Greece. Here a record number of athletes participated and 202 countries were represented. In 2004 as well the Paralympics in Athens drew 4,000 athletes and represented 130 countries. The Olympic games have continued to grow through the years and is now apart of our worldwide culture.

  15. References • The Text book • Pecentral.org • www.acroschool.com/Blog/?page_id=242

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