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First School Gymnastics program
Charles beck built an outdoor gym. This helped contribute to the importance of gymnastics in PE. -
YMCA Was Founded
This organization focused on developing the whole person; physically, mentally, & spiritually -
First Intercollegiate competition was held
This was a crew race between Harvard and Yale. This was the start of a long tradition of colleges competing in various sports. -
Normal Institute for Physical Education
This was the first institution that taught PE teachers. This led to the maturation of PE education in America. -
The American Athletic Union
This was used to start creating pride in the world of Amatuer Sports. This has been a key part in the US participation in the Olympics. -
Sanatory Gymnasium was founded
This school taught PE teachers to use a scientific and comprehensive approach to Physical Education. This Lead to the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of physical education. -
California was the first state to require physical education.
while many schools already had PE programs, California was the first state to make it mandatory. This led to the nationwide mandatory physical education we see today. -
Basketball was invented
This started to show that physical Education could be fun the also led the way for using recreational sport for physical education. -
First modern Olympics were held in Athens
This caused more competition in individual and team sports because "Winning Gold" is the ultimate goal in any sport. This also united the world in this Physical format. -
Playground Association of America was founded
It gave urban area kids a fun way to get outdoor physical activity.
This created active play and recreation in urban communities -
Four objectives of physical education
Organic development (fitness), psychomotor development (skill), character development (social), and intellectual development (mental). -
First doctoral degrees in physical education
The Teachers College of Columbia University and New York University offred the first doctoral degrees in physical education. -
The principles of Physical Education was published
Jesse F. Williams published this, which emphasized his beliefs about unity of mind and body. He argued that physical education should be included in the school curriculum. -
The stock market crashed
This resulted in gains achieved by physical education being lost, budgets being cut back and programs being dropped or downgraded. -
National Junior College Athletic Association
Representatives of the Junior Colleges of California met for the purpose of forming the National Junior College Athletic Association. -
The division of Physical Fitness
This was established with the US office of defense Health and Welfare Services. -
National Athletic Trainers' Association was founded
Sports programs needed qualified individuals to treat injured athletes and to design programs to prevent injuries. -
President's Council on Youth's fitness was formed
A journal was released stating that 60% of American children had failed the Kraus-Weber minimal muscular fitness test, while only 9% of the European children failed. President Eisenhower's concern led to the establishment of The President's Council on Youth's fitness. -
First National Institute on Girls' sports was held
This was a conference held to discuss ways to encourage more girls and women to participate in sports. -
The beginning of The LIfetime Sports Foundation
This emphasized including sports within the physical education curriculum -
Special Olympics was founded
Growth of participation opportunities with disabilities. -
Physical Education Public Information project
This formed to inform the public, educators, and policy makers about the value of physical education