Kinesiology 2292F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Muscular Christianity, Professional Foul
27 Nov 2016
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Ch 8: fair play as respect for the game (cid:498)muscular christianity(cid:499): sport in the mid 19th century was played mostly by elite men who all had the same values which then spilled over into their way of play. God made our bodies and we are to honor god in taking care and using our bodies. ** thought having penalties was insulting as it implied they would intentionally break the rules. Phrase of (cid:498)not cricket(cid:499): sports that weren"t gentlemanly and didn"t have the values in these (cid:498)gentlemen"s sports(cid:499) Democratization of sport: allowed more people to play and the concept of (cid:498)fair play(cid:499) became explained, debated and justified. * early definition didn"t include ideas from other type so people: women, black. ** early definitions of sport and fair play were due to people who were all very common and had common values that they incorporated in sport. people etc.
