History Of PE Flashcards
Golden Age
2500 BC
1st Olympic game
776 BC
Philanthropium
Johann Bernard Basedow
First PE teacher
Johann Friedrich Simon
Father of Gymnastics
Friedrich Jahn 1810
PE made mandatory
1814
Hartford Seminary
Catherine Beecher 1823
PE in America
Charles Beck 1825
1st college gym
1826
Exercise halls and playgrounds
1848
First city to require PE in school
Boston 1853
1st state to mandate PE
California 1866
YWCA
1884
Association
1885
1st conference
1889
NCAA
1910
1st olmypic game (sport)
100m sprint
Oldest recorded forms of sport
Bull-leaping
Roman sports
Chariot racing and gladiator fights
Pentathlon
Running, jumping, discus, spear throwing, wrestling
Pancratium
Wrestling, boxing, martial arts
First school in europe to offer PE
Philanthropium 1774
System of physical training was developed by
Friedrich jahn
Is a combination of medical fitness and dynamic fitness
Physical fitness
Relative amount of muscle, fat, bone in the body.
Body composition
Bodys range of motion. Ability to stretch and bend.
Flexibility
Ability of muscle to continue to perform w/o fatigue
Muscle Endurance
Ability of muscle to exert force during an activity
Muscular strength
Circulatory and respiratory systems to supply energy
Cardiovascular endurance
Soundness of heart and lungs
Organic vigor
Rapidly and accurately change the direction of body
Agility
Maintain equilibrium
Balance
Ability to use the sense and body parts
Coordination
Amount of force a muscle can exert
Power
Ability to respond quickly to stimuli
Reaction time
Amount of time takes the body to perform a specific tasks
Speed
