Unit 1: Sport Sociology

Question 1

Benefits to exercise

Answer 1

Increases energy
Sharpens focus
Enhances mood
Helps control impulsive behavior
Improves memory
Improves productivity

Question 2

4 categories of the barrier to physical activity

Answer 2

Socioeconomic, Cultural, Environmental, Personal/Psychological

Question 3

What is physical literacy

Answer 3

The knowledge/understanding to engage in a wide variety of physical activities in multiple environments empowering individuals to take responsibility for their health and be active for life.

Question 4

What is OPHEA and what do they do?

Answer 4

Ontario Physical Health Education Association: Works with school boards, public health, and institutions to develop services to build healthy active schools and communities

Question 5

Benefits to school physical education programs

Answer 5

Improved mood
Improved academic performance
Stress reduction

Question 6

What are the abcs of athelticism

Answer 6

Agility, Balance, Coordination, Speed

Question 7

What is Canadian Sport 4 Life?

Answer 7

a program that focuses on improving the quality of sport and physical activity for all Canadians through a general framework for athlete development with specific reference to growth, maturation, and development.

Question 8

What is the Long Term Athlete Development program?

Answer 8

outlines a clear pathway that recognizes the distinct phases of physical, mental, cognitive, and emotional development based on the maturation or development of an individual rather than just chronological age.

Question 9

What are the 7 LTAD stages w their ages

Answer 9

1. Active Start (0-6) 2. FUNdamentals (6-8) 3. Learn to Train (8-12) 4. Train to Train (12-16) 5. Train to Compete (16-19) 6. Train to Win (16-21) 7. Active for Life (any age)

Question 10

What is the active start stage of LTAD

Answer 10

infants (0-6) focus on cognitive and motor development and overall fitness and movement skills

Question 11

What is the FUNdamentals stage of LTAD

Answer 11

Overall development of skills of children (6-8), Play many sports and focus on the abcs of athelticism

Question 12

What is the Learn to Train stage of LTAD

Answer 12

Learn overall sport skills, Play a variety of sports focusing on 3 sports in particular (8-12)

Question 13

What is the train to train stage of LTAD

Answer 13

Build endurance base, build speed and strength, Further develop specific skills, Two favorite sports (12-16)

Question 14

What is the train to compete stage of LTAD

Answer 14

Optimize fitness preparation, Learn to compete internationally (16-21)

Question 15

What is the train to win stage of LTAD

Answer 15

Podium performances (19+)

Question 16

What is the active for life stage of LTAD

Answer 16

Smooth transition from athletic career to lifelong physical activity and participation in sport (any age)

Question 17

Why are Community sports and physical activity programs put into place

Answer 17

strive to fill in gap between school health and competitive sports

Question 18

What are the benefits to community sports

Answer 18

Reduced use of drugs and smoking
Development of social skills for at-risk youth
Support of new immigrants
Decreased illness and injury, decreased health care costs

Question 19

What is the difference between fun leagues and organized sport leagues

Answer 19

Fun leagues: Parent run, Volunteer coaches, Maximum participation,inclusiveness/accessibility, Support, encouragement, engagement
Organized Sport leagues:
Organized structure
Hired coaches
Formal skill development
Open to those with the money
Grooming top athletes for advancement

Question 20

7 major time periods in the history of sport

Answer 20

1. Ancient greeks and olympics 2. the romans 3. the renaissance 4. industrial revolution 5. victorian era 6. revival of olympic games 7. development of physical education

Question 21

What happened in the Ancient greek era of sport

Answer 21

First to articulate that physical well being can improve mental well-being
Developed the first sporting events that formed the early olympic games in homage to the god of zeus

Question 22

What happened in the romans era of sport

Answer 22

Greece was integrated into roman empire
They continued the Olympic tradition
Favored more brutal sporting events
As roman empire declined, the value on athleticism declined and olympic games died out
Athletic pursuits became the leisure activities of the elites

Question 23

What happened during the renaissance era of sport

Answer 23

Renewed interest in greek statues: athleticism became social ideal
Pursuits in anatomy and physiology intensified

Question 24

What happened during industrial revolution of sport

Answer 24

The emergence of the middle class (Had time and money)
Building of large clubs and arenas
Charge people for admission

Question 25

What happened during the victorian era of sport

Answer 25

Fairplay and sportsmanship were more important than winning
Rules prevented teams from paying their athletes
Prevented lower class citizens
Believed sports developed brotherhood
Female Ideal: women were to stick to femenine less-demanding tasks such as housework and cooking

Question 26

What happened during the revival of the olympics era of sport

Answer 26

Nationalism took over, turned sport and olympics into what it is today

Question 27

What happened during the development of physical education era

Answer 27

In 1860 during the threat of the american civil war, physical education became very militaristic and focused heavily on discipline
Dr.Edgerton Ryserson and Ethel Mary helped to develop a degree shift from disciplined physical education to personal best

Question 28

Explain the rise of professional sport

Answer 28

Early 20th century when Victorian Era was leaving
Amateurism was still greatly valued
athletes needed paid employment in jobs unrelated to sports to sustain themselves and their families
In turn, many teams decided to pay their athletes to retain them fulltime and to motivate them. Professional teams were born!

Question 29

Explain how post World War helped to develop North American Professional Teams

Answer 29

Better wages and a higher quality of life meant more leisure time
Led to an increase in population
Led to an increase in media

North American Professional Sport Leagues:
Characterized by leagues made up of teams from across the continent.
Players are full professionals.
Owners of sports teams run their franchises as businesses and are concerned about profits and losses.
Owners forming leagues made sense in terms of scheduling games, consistency of rules and decision making concerning future expansion.

Question 30

Explain the emergence of modern sports fans

Answer 30

Industrialization → productivity and wealth → leisure time → media
Newspaper began to promote sports and benefits of being active
Media: Made sports into cultural institution , Started to glamorize sport heroes, Created romance between sports and general public

Question 31

What is Title 9 (IX)?

Answer 31

Title IX is a section of the landmark Educational Amendments, a piece of U.S. legislation that prohibits gender discrimination of any kind in schools. The gains made by women in physical activity and sport owe much to this important equal-opportunity legislation passed in the United States in 1972. The legislation allowed girls and women the same physical education and sports opportunities that men had long taken for granted.

Question 32

What are some examples of gender-based discrimination in sport?

Answer 32

Women sports get less promotion, less media attention and therefore less money into their league developments. Less money in lead developments means less importance, which means worse treatments. For example, smaller training rooms or harsh working conditions.