Sport as an Educational Tool/ Sport and Health Flashcards
1
Q
what are some myths about youth sports?
A
- sport teaches key values and skills children need as adults
- sport and the pleasures and dissapointments that come with it is character building
- organized sports provides positive, empowering and enjoyable ecperiences to keep children engaged throughout their lives
- sport can provide opportunities to gain an education through obtaining college/university scholarships
2
Q
what are some issues with youth sports?
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- organized sports for children is too competitive
- winning becomes more important than enjoyment
- adults competing against other adults through their children
- ethics/fair play
- specialization too early
- dropouts
- injury risk
- negative parent interference
3
Q
how did the myth of sport teaching key values and skills evolve?
A
- cricket was considered especially important:
helping to develop leadership qualities (ex: giving order)
4
Q
how did the myth of sport as character-building evolve?
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- sees character building as:
- learning how to lose with dignity, win modesty
- learning how to overcome adversity
- learning how to control emotions
- learning how to compete without morals/ethics
5
Q
what are exmaples of amateur ethos?
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- playing for love, not gain
- emphasis on fair play
- rejection of showing too much seriousness
6
Q
what are some historical shifts in the amateur ethos?
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- universities/colleges prioitized winning and becomming commercially viable
- the emergence of the “win at all costs” among players and coaches
- enhanced media specitacle surroundings
7
Q
what are some key prblems in “big-time” college athletic programs?
A
- over commercialized
- over professionalized
- generally unrelated to the academic mission of universities
8
Q
what factors determine whether sport is good for your health or not?
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- intensity of session
- duration of session
- frequency of participation
- frequency and nature of body-to-body contact
9
Q
what type of sport are safest?
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- intensity determined by the individual, rather than by other competitiors
- performance expectations determined by the individual rather than by a coach, or other authority figure
- competitive cultures that do not normalize injuries or encourage playing through pain
- those with relatively less physical contact and lower chance of injury
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