Kinesiology 2250A/B Lecture 24: Sport and Education pt. 1

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

Document Summary

Overview chapter organization: comparison between canada and u. s, arguments for/against interscholastic sports, experiences of high school and university students, benefits of interscholastic sports, problems and recommendations. Interscholastic sports in canada: organized competitive sports between institutions. Intramural sports: sports played within educational institutions, and organized in various ways (e. g. cira) Kinesiology 2250a: social foundations of sport and physical activity. Us: ncaa system is well-known and well researched; little research on canadian university sport. Arguments for and against inter-scholastic sport: arguments for: Involve students in activities: build self-esteem, enhance fitness and participation, generate spirit and unity, promote support, develop and reward valued skills, arguments against, distract attention away from academics, create dependence. Increase passivity and injuries: create superficial and transitory spirit, waste resources, create pressure and distort status system. Or sociological factors such as class and opportunity: strong correlation between social class and athletes.