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Play Spontaneous Play Organized Play (Games)

What characteristics must an activity have to be considered a modern sport? According to your definition name two activities that you consider sport and two you do not. Play Spontaneous Play Organized Play (Games) Noncompetitive Games Competitive Games (Contests)

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Play Spontaneous Play Organized Play (Games)

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  1. What characteristics must an activity have to be considered a modern sport? According to your definition name two activities that you consider sport and two you do not.

  2. Play Spontaneous Play Organized Play (Games) Noncompetitive Games Competitive Games (Contests) Intellectual Contests Physical Contests (Sports)

  3. Characteristics of Modern Sport • Secularism-Not Attached to religion • Equality of Opportunity to Compete and Conditions of Play-Inequality of access for minorities and women is different. But this means that humans play humans, and that court sizes and balls are all uniform size for all. • Specialization of Roles-Players play positions and become experts at them. Also Amateur vs. Professional discussion. • Rationalization-Creation of rules, technique, and training. • Bureaucratization-Regulators, rule makers (NCAA, IOC, NBA, NFL, MLB) • Quantification-Keeping statistics in order to evaluate achievement. • Quest for Records-Compete against history. Reaching a psychological barrier. (714, 755, 56, 2632, 61, 73).

  4. Characteristics of Modern Sport • Secularism- • Equality of Opportunity to Compete and Conditions of Play • Specialization of Roles • Rationalization-. • Bureaucratization- • Quantification- • . • Quest for Records-

  5. According to the characteristics of modern sport we saw in the notes, are these activities considered sports? Explain your answer. • Poker • NASCAR • Golf • WWE Wrestling • Gymnastics • Figure Skating • Hackey Sack • Hunting • Fishing • X Games

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