Kinesiology 2250A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Phycology
16 Dec 2016
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A mustang: an american horse, first brought by the spanish. Free spirited and hard to tame: used to be an old professor, 87 years old who ran around the track every time the mustangs scored. Meant to symbolize something: signifier is the horse, our sports team logo, sig(cid:374)ified is . Underlying issue: school sports provide students with structured experiences possibly leading to fitness and discipline or injuries and over conformity, why refer to interscholastic athletics. Over conformity to the sport ethic with the exaggeration with the competitive aspect, creating problematic health effects. Interscholastic sports in canada: organized competitive sports between institutions. Difference between us and canada: difference is primarily a question of scale, us high schools are often part of professional sport development system, canadian high schools. In general, offer more sports, less intense competition. Students may be encouraged to play several sports.
