PERLS204 Lecture : April 13 - National pasttime.doc

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Physical Education, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Course: PERLS204
• Professor: Zac Robinson

Document Summary

April 13 canada and the postwar sporting state: states commitment to sport was temporary and fleeting pre ww2, there was some state involvement in sport in fitness. In the cold war era, sport become informally linked with foreign policy (ex. Bill c-131 (1961: was the fitness and amateur sport act, allowed government to fund coaching and grants to sporting organization, the bill marked a shift where sport became a federal issue, a component of the social welfare state. In the 1960s-1970s: national infrastructure for sport to promote sport and physical fitness. Founded in 1968 by eunice kennedy shriver, the special olympics movement has grown to nearly 3. 7 million athletes in 229 accredited programs in 170 countries, including canada. In 1969 in toronto, the very first special olympics national competition was held. In 1984 in moscow, canada won 10 medals in the la olympics.