STHM 1211 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Football League, United States

• School: Temple University
• Department: Tourism & Hospitality Management
• Course: STHM 1211
• Professor: Xiaochen

Document Summary

Evidence suggests that physical activities and games have existed in nearly all cultures. Early greeks used sport and game playing for celebrating, hunting and honoring the gods. One week before and after the games, no city state could go to war to promote a safe environment. Used to celebrate the body and the mind. Spartans used sport and game playing to improve war skills. Athenians used gymnastics, along with academics and music, to develop a person holistically. People should be given enough freedom to choose what they want to do. No concept of sports as we know them today: definition of sport in north america. An institutionalized competitive activity that involves physical skill and specialized facilities or equipment and is conducted according to an accepted set of rules to determine a winner. This definition of sport didn"t develop until the late 1800s/early 1900s. First and second industrial revolutions: improved technology led to working efficiency, human labor is replaced with machines.