Kinesiology 2250A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sport 5, Trans-Cultural Diffusion, Secularism

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2250A/B
• Professor: Michael Heine

Document Summary

Modern sports: unique combination of 7 characteristics: to compare, a quick look at. Modern sport have seven characteristics that have not appeared together in the past. When all present at the same time we know were dealing with modern sport. Dfss ( dominant sport forms) today are not directly linked to religious beliefs. Played for personal gain/ enjoyment, not to appease a god. Dsfs based on the idea that participation should not be regulated by birthright, social background, or social determinants. All participants in a sport should face the same competitive conditions, at all times - therefore there are leagues, so people play with the same. " everything that can be reduced to a time, distance, or score is measured and recorded. Standards of achievement are discussed in measurable terms, and statistics are used as proof of achievement" The ultimate abstract standard for comparison of athletic performance.