T HE R OLES OF S PORT Module D: Lesson 1 Grade 11 Active, Healthy Lifestyles

H ISTORY OF S PORT Recorded for centuries Sport of wrestling is depicted on ancient Egyptian urns known to be older than 4000 years. Formal sport was a natural follow-up to children’s game Ancient Greeks – Original Olympic Games Original Olympic Games Roman gladiator sports Medieval times – Productive work – Trivial unless to prepare for war Olympic Games revived in 1896 Venue made for international competition in France. 1970s professional sport evolved Amateur removed from the Olympics in the 1980s Modern Olympic Games Greatest media coverage. Drug use and abuse have tarnished the games.

O RIGIN OF S PORT – A CTIVITY #1 Learn more about the origins of various sports. Add a few more sports to the list. You are to complete RM1 – SI. Use the internet to research each of the sports to find the answers to them.

T HE C ANADIAN S PORT L ANDSCAPE Many games and sports are part of a country’s cultural heritage and a source of national pride Ice hockey Curling Speed skating Lacrosse Sprinters Are there any other sports that can be called our own?

S PORT O RIGIN – A CTIVITY #2 Discuss the background of a famous Canadian athlete. Choose 6 – 8 famous Canadian Athletes from Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Create a single page document of each athlete with the following criteria: Name with picture. Born, died, raised, sport. What were they before the sport, and after. What accomplishments did they have during their sporting career, and then after? Watch a video of your athlete. What makes them a Hall of Famer?

T HE C ONTINUUM OF P HYSICAL A CTIVITY AND S PORT Free play – Explore, express ourselves, pretend, and role play using various forms of physical activity – No firm rules – Anywhere – Simply for pleasure Game play – Greater structure – Competition – Clear set of objectives, rules, regulations – Luck, skill or strategy Inactive or Active – No leagues, standings or schedules – Players are usually the officials Sport – Specialized form of game play Physical component Winning and losing Governed by an organization or institution Specialized facilities and equipment – Reflects its values, beliefs, attitudes and culture – Hobby or for the love of the game Work – Professional players and coaches

E XAMPLES OF F REE P LAY – A CTIVITY #3 Tear a sheet of paper into 12 pieces. Identify 3 examples of free play that one might engage in as a child, a teen, an adult and a senior. Place your examples into the appropriate categories. Questions Are there any suggestions that are not examples of free play? How are the examples of free play for each age group different? How are they similar? Does each of the four categories have examples of the purposes of free play? If the purposes change, why do they change from one age group to another?

C ONTINUUM OF P ARTICIPATION – A CTIVITY #4 Classify the list of activities according to the stage that best describes each activity.

W HY D O P EOPLE B ECOME I NVOLVED IN S PORT ? A CTIVITY #5 Brainstorm reasons for participation in sport Distinguish between your examples: – extrinsic motivators of participation in sport – intrinsic motivators of participation in sport – desirable outcomes of participation in sport Is sport valued or not valued in Canada at the various stages of the continuum of physical activity and sport: free play, game play, sport, and work? How is this shown? What does Canada need to do to promote physical activity participation? What does Canada need to do to be known as an active and healthy country?

V ALUES IN S PORT – A CTIVITY #6 Has sport influenced society? If so, how? Has sport influenced you in any way? If so, how? Has sport helped young people develop positive values? Why or why not? What are some of the values learned through sport? Are they positive or negative?