Chapter 1 Flashcards
The quantitative view of leisure holds that leisure is a discretionary use of time. It’s time left over after work and personal care accomplished. What is laundry, mowing your lawn, or cooking for your family according to your book’s definition?
This is not clear according to the text. However, it is not time free from obligation or leisure in its strictest sense
What is an example of a positive, constructive, and healthy activity that occurs during leisure time?
Recreation
What is the goal of recreation management?
To provide participants with a wide variety of activities to choose from and to help participants have positive experiences
Which of the following recreational categories (social, cultural, outdoor, garden, fitness, faith based, hobby, and special events) have activities that a student recreation center might provide in addition to sport activities?
Outdoor activities (camping, climbing, cycling) and fitness activities (jogging, cycling, walking, and swimming).
What are some of the things that have shaped sport?
Tradition, popularity, and potential for profit.
Does sport play a major role in everyday life?
Yes. (News, weather, and SPORTS)
What has resulted in the emphasis on “sport for the athlete” mindset?
Commercial forces and academic systems.
What has the demand for opportunity to watch athletes resulted in?
Encouraged administrators of these programs within sport to command resources (money, people, facilities, and equipment) and implement policies that set up elitism amongst participants
What is the result of these policies?
Neglect or recreational aspects of sport in academic, participant, and professional preparation programs.
Physical educators have traditionally interpreted sport as activity for the skilled participant or the participant interested in learning how to develop sport skills. How have participants who don’t follow in these categories been examined?
They haven’t. They’ve basically been ignored
The bias in the US is in favor of the elite athlete. Is this standard through most of the world?
No! Most of the world supports a recreational approach to sport that involves millions of people
The author defines sport as “playing cooperative-competitive activity in game form. Is this a traditional definition of sport?
No! See traditional (restrictive) definitions of sport that often exclude and deemphasize aspects of recreational sport. The author’s definition is broader and a more inclusive definition of sport
Is “dancing with the stars” a sport according to the author’s definition?
Yes
Is the author’s definition extreme?
Yes, yes. It’s extreme, but toward describing the recreational potential of sport
What areas does your author indicate facilitated healthy living?
Sleep Hygiene Nutrition Recreation Exercise
