1. Geography and Culture: Sport
Mr Kuhn

2. Sport vs Leisure Leisure Time Recreation Time Sport
A recent study showed that the average person spends their average day as follows:
Work: 25% Sleep: 25% Housework: 20% Free Time: 30%
Leisure time is time spent doing thing that we choose to do
It is important to note that leisure time is not time spent doing nothing
Recreation Time
Leisure time activities pursued outside the home are known as recreational activities
Sport
Leisure-Activities that are overtly competitive, organized, and largely to do with achievement

3. Types of Sport Play Sports Welfare Sports Achievement Sports
Done for fun and often spontaneously
Examples: Beach Volleyball or Walking
Welfare Sports
Undertaken in order to keep fit and healthy
Example: Jogging or Working Out
Achievement Sports
Highly competitive business in which people and teams seek to prove their superiority
Example: League Sports or Track and Field

4. Climate and Sport Impact on Development of a Sport
Sport has developed naturally in nearly every culture
What sports develop are based largely on what geography allows
One major influence on what is practical to play is the climate
Sports developed in a cold climate
Ice Hockey: Developed in Montreal in the 19th century after adapting traditional “Stick and Ball” game common in England (Average Tempurature of -14 in Winter Season)
Skiing: Developed in Northern Russia/China as early as 5000BCE (Average Temperature of -30 in Winter Season)
Bobsledding: Created in the 1860s by the Swiss and introduced to the Olympics in 1924 (Average Temperature of -7 in Winter Season)
Continued Success
Countries from the Northern Hemisphere who have climates consisting of cold winters with high snow levels are consistently dominant in Winter Sporting Events such as the Olympics

5. Space and Place
Perhaps just as important to the development of sports is space and place
Important factors to consider
Flat vs Mountain
Sports must adapt to the shape of their landscape. Soccer was developed and played in areas with large flat areas in order to compensate the field size.
Mountainous areas such as the Himalayas did not start playing this sport until globalization made the sport unavoidable due to its popularity
Land vs Water
Areas with an abundance of water developed unique sports compared to landlocked areas
Sports such as surfing are centuries old and were observed as early as the 18th century in Polynesian Islands such as Hawaii
Urban vs Rural
While some sports need rural areas to develop (such as Golf), urbanization of cities has led to space constraints on which has modified traditional sports
Long tradition of Field Lacrosse to Box Lacrosse
Ice Hockey now available around the world due to Indoor arenas in wealthy cities

6. Natural Recourses and Sport
Just as sports cannot develop without the proper climate and landscape, proper resources must be available to practice the sport
Example: Surfing
While Polynesian Islands has the appropriate amount of water and waves, without the proper wood surfing would not be possible
Polynesian Islands had plenty of Wili Wili, Ula, and Koa trees which made heavy surfboards
South Americans also developed their own style of surfing but used a lighter Balsa wood which became extremely popular
Throughout time, the sport has evolved to using boards made out of Fiber Glass making the sport possible anywhere with waves and money

7. Monetary Resources and Sport
Monetary Recourses
More recently, money has become the most important resource in terms of developing and globalizing sports
Urban areas with money have been able to replicate nearly any natural environment
Example: Indoor Ski Mountain in Dubai or Ice Arenas in deserts such as Arizona
In addition to availability of sports due to money, it has been continuously proven that wealthy countries have a massive advantage in sport in global competitions

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