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Egypt had a focus for manual labor. It was noted that there were traces of sports like hockey and swimming.
Rome had a much bigger focus on soldiers in the military exercising.
There wasn't much exercising or interest in physical education, because during this time it was seen as an evil and banned, because people would gamble for sports competitions.
Because of this new-found science, exercising was seen as a good thing, as it was proven to help with good health. Yet only the upper class could take part in physical activities such as dance.
During this Era nationalism and gymnastics started to come hand in hand. German gymnastics had a concentration that was more power and military driven. Sweden's gymnastics focused more of a graceful approach to gymnastics.
England made the "gentleman amateur" view of sports quite popular, with their creation of many modern sports such as rugby.
This is the first intercollegiate sports competition. Harvard and Yale faced each other in a rowing competition. Harvard won this competition
In 1879 Dudley received his M.D from Yale University and was also directing gymnastics at Yale. He's one of the first to teach gymnastics at several Universities.
Delphine Hanna is the first female that's hired as a full-time professor of Physical Education at Oberlin College
Due to the constant head injuries in football; Teddy Roosevelt called for the creation of the National College Athletic Association
The emphasis on nationalism and sports returned with US sports being seen as much weaker than European sports
At New York University Doctoral programs in Physical Education was offered
With the stock market crashing, collegiate sports interest was lessened immensely. This caused a setback in sports and colleges all together
For the first time, fitness tests were required to enlist into the military. This was due to the fact so many people that were trying to enlist were very out of shape
Jackie Robinson is the first African Amercan to break the color barrier in MLB by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers
The President's Council on Youth Fitness was created by President Eisenhower to help promote a better fit lifestyle for Americans
The title IX prohibits discrimination in education programs. This was monumental in Women's Collegiate sports as for so long women weren't held at the same pedestal as Men's Collegiate Athletics.
The "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" helped in banning discrimination upon students with disabilities. This also meant that students with disabilities had the right to physical education and could not be discriminated against just because they had a disability, in regards to extra curricular sports activities.
In 2016, NFL football player, Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem as a way to peaceful protest to bring awareness to the racism in USA and the police brutality in USA
In 2020, several NBA teams decided to boycott in response to the killing of Jacob Blake who was a victim to police brutality.