exam 5 Flashcards
what is grim asceticism?
describes sports that require extreme training and pain endurance
ex. distance running and gymnastics
what is the Female Athletic Triad
food related usually. psychological complex composed of 3 factors: disordered eating, amenorrhea, osteoporosis
what are the Heraen Games?
- competitive games held for female athletes
- ancient Greece
- counterpart to the male-only Olympics
define sport socialization.
- process where females are socialized into taking part in sports
- often facilitated by family role models
- usually conflicted with traditional family roles and how accepting various sports are for women
baron de coubertin
founder of the modern olympic games (1896)
opposed women being allowed in the olympics
women were added to two events: tennis and golf in 1900
BMI morbidly obese
40+
BMI obese
30-40
BMI normal
18.5 - 25
BMI underweight
18.5
BMI anorectic
17.5
BMI starving
15 or less
what does research show about coach knowledge of eating disorders?
coaches can benefit from comprehensive education about eating disorders.
- Turk, Prentice, Chappell, Shields (1999)
what percentage of coaches know that amenorrhea is a serious problem?
19% male, 26% female. Scott (2006)
What percent of coaches thought that amenorrhea was due to excessive exercise rather than disordered eating?
24%. Pantano
How many coaches of women could name all 3 legs of the athletic triad?
43%
what is widely known throughout the world as athletics?
track and field events
female athletes and pregnancy
75% of women who had between 1-4 children improved their olympic performance within 2 years of delivery, most within 1 year
exercising while pregnant?
regular program of aerobics did not adversely affect outcomes, but lowered pregnancy-related discomforts for the mother.
heavy exercise can be problematic
german swimmers
german women won 20 / 28 gold medals in the 1972 olympics in swimmings and track. this raised suspicions about doping.
what is the significance of the wimbledon tennis championships for women?
- first breakthrough event for women
- women allowed to compete in 1884
- doubles added in 1913
- 1938: Helen Wills Moody won 8 titles in a row.
President of Womens Sports Foundation: Donna Lopiano on college football budgets
“Unfortunately at most institutions, it is easier for a college president to cut wrestling of men’s gymnastics than to deal with the politics of reducing the football … budgets. Simply put, educational leaders need more guts to step up and do the right thing.”
define psychological androgyny.
a state in which the individual encompasses the best of both gender roles and expectations, including both expressive and instrumental behaviors.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- named the top female athlete of the first half of the 20th century
- achievements cross a wide range of athletics