Olympic Games

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2.5“Me, You, Society &

Super Rugby”

Examine the significance for self, others and society of a sporting

event, a physical activity, or festival

Credits: 4

What will you have to do…

You will be required to consider the role and significance of physical activity in the lives of young people in NZ.This includes: yourself, other individuals or groups, and on society.

AlsoThis could includePolitical/societal/cultural/economic/ethical/historical/Environmental.

You will need to Critically analyse the Physical Activity.A critical analysis could include:

•beliefs and assumptions •creative thinking •analysis and evaluation•planning for action and/or

reflection•It should also address

both current and likely future implications

How will we decide your grade…

Achieved Merit Excellence

Examine the significance for self, others and

society of a sporting event,

activity or festival.

Examine, in depth, the

significance for self, others and

society of a sporting event,

activity or festival

Examine critically the significance for

self, others and society of a

sporting event, activity or festival.

So what are we doing?

Investigating the…

‘Sociological significance of a sporting event or physical activity’

The what? This can be defined as the study of human social

behaviour, especially the study of the origins, organization, and development of human society.

Analysis of a social institution or societal segment as a self-contained entity or in relation to society as a whole.

Task

Examine in what ways the Olympic Games is (or not) significant for

• Yourself• Others• Society

How does it affect…

‘You’That is specifically you!

15-16 year old MaleMember of sporting group (Athletics, rowing, swimming etc)Male who has left school and has set goals in a sport.( dreams of being at the Games)

‘You’• Follow my sport and learn about training to get

good. Maybe have a chance to go to the games as an athlete or even as a spectator.

• Move to bigger centres to train etc• Use technology to follow the games and what is

going to happen and be ready when it does happen.

• Friends or family spend lots of time watching TV• Social activities based around Olympic games• Set goals to travel, watching other countries

excites me.

How does it affect…

‘Others’With similarities to you.May be individuals orgroups.

Peers • Y12 PhEd class• All Y12’s @ TBHS

FamilySchool communitySporting communityLocal community

‘Others’• Increased participation in sport due to role

model influence.• Decreased participation in sports due to no

funding, lack of media, no facilities.• Groups get behind fundraising in the

community.• Other sports and athletes miss out on

recognition• Creation of career paths (physio, doctor, trainer)• Individuals set themselves up in life. Do well in

their sport (money, fame, coaching, icon)

How does it affect…‘Society’

Everyone. Likely to be a group of people. May be gender, cultural, religious, socio economic groupings.

NationallyInternationallyOther sports in NZMedia roleSocial networkingTourismGovernment & Funding

‘Society’• Olympic athletes are celebrities with high

expectations of behaviour• Sport media dominated by more

populated sports/ sports NZ does well in.• Gender stereotypes are reinforced

through male and female roles• Our national identity is heavily reliant on

the success of our medal prospects• Rugby sevens receives lots of

sponsorship $

So what is significance?

When considering the significance of the Olympic Games on yourselves, others and society you could consider the following factors and issues:

•Societal•Political•Cultural•Economic•Historical•Ethical

Societal

Definitions

• Relating to human society and its members• To do with people, how they live, and interact

with one another1. Gender Stereotyping2. National Identity3. Role models and idolization4. Support for Olympic athletes

Males vs Females roles

Males vs Females roles

Political

Definitions• Where there is administration, decisions and

hierarchy involved• May include sporting structures, bodies, ie

Provincial Unions, national bodies• May be based on or motivated by self-serving

objectives• Government Policies• SPARC Funding• Political involvement in sport• Coloured athletes• Provincial loyalties, ie Sevens selection for Commonwealth

Games

Cultural

Definitions• Of or relating to the arts and manners that a group

favours• Denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of

living built up by a group of people• Race, culture within a group or team, the way things

are done• Origins of support• Maori and European influences• Career opportunities for cultural groups• Entertainment during the Games of the Host

Country

Economic

Definitions• Of or relating to the production, development, and

management of material wealth, as of a country, household, or business enterprise.

• Financially rewarding, economical, money (finance)• Marketing and advertising• Amateurism and professionalism• Involvement with Media• Sponsorship• Cost of athletes• Tourism opportunities (NZ flag/ Haka etc)

History

Definitions• The way things have been done.• Based on or concerned with events in history. • Famous results

• Boycotts• Drugs• Change in sports and events at Games• Dominant countries/ countries & events (Kenya &

Long distance), number of athletes from each country, famous NZders/ terrorists.

Ethical• pertaining to or dealing with morals or the

principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.

• being in accordance with the rules or standards for right conduct or practice.

• IOC Code of Ethics• Selections of athletes• Sportsmanship

How will the Olympic Games change…

Charlotte Cooper became the first woman to win a gold medal at the 1900 Olympics. 11 women participated. Charlotte Cooper was a tennis player, tall and slim. She was nicknamed Chattie and won Wimbledon 4 times.

• The evolution of the Olympic Movement during the 20th and 21st centuries has resulted in several changes to the Olympic Games. Some of these adjustments include the creation of the Winter Games for ice and winter sports, the Paralympic Games for athletes with a physical disability, and the Youth Olympic Games for teenage athletes.

• From 241 participants representing 14 nations in 1896, the Games have grown to about 10,500 competitors from 204 countries at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[

The year 776 B.C. is considered to be the founding date of the Olympic Games in ancient

Greece. The Games lasted more than 11 centuries until they were banned in 393 A.D. by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I. The first 13 Olympic Games, which were held every four

years, featured only one sport, a footrace covering a distance of 192 meters (630 feet).

The 1980 Summer Games in Moscow were marred when about 50 countries joined the United States in boycotting the Games in protest against the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Soviet gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin (above) became the first person to win eight medals in a single Olympics.

In 1900 in Paris the Games were part of the Universal Exposition festivities. Women took part in the competition for the first time, with 11 of the total field of 1,330 athletes. Women competed only in golf and tennis. Britain's Charlotte Cooper won the tennis singles to become the first woman top medalist.

The 1908 Games in London were marred by disputes with the host country over such matters as omission of the U.S. and Swedish flags in the main stadium, disqualification of athletes, and the running of certain races on Sunday. The gold medal was awarded for the first time for event winners, with silver for second-place and bronze for third-place finishers.

The 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, were the most successful since the renewal of the modern Games and helped preserve the Games by restoring their prestige. The most famous athlete in the 1912 Games was the Native American Jim Thorpe (above), who won both the decathlon and pentathlon and finished fifth in the high jump and seventh in the long jump. In presenting Thorpe with his medals, King Gustav V called him "the greatest athlete in the world." It was later found that Thorpe had played minor league baseball for money and therefore was not an amateur. His medals were taken back, and his performances stricken from the record books. Thorpe was reinstated as an amateur by the American Athletic Union in 1973. The IOC officially pardoned Thorpe in 1982 and ordered that his medals be presented to his family.

World War I intervened to cancel the 1916 Games set for Berlin, and the 1920 Games were held in the war-torn city of Antwerp, Belgium. Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Turkey — all enemies of Belgium — were not invited to participate. The Olympic Oath was introduced, as was the newly created Olympic flag with five rings colored blue, yellow, black, green, and red (above).

Los Angeles hosted the 1932 summer Olympics, and despite the specter of the depression the Games were a tremendous success. The athletes' village concept was introduced. Other new concepts were the photo-finish camera, the three-tiered victory stand, and medal presentations on the same day as the competition. Mildred "Babe" Didrikson (above) of the United States won gold medals in the 80-meter hurdles and the javelin.

The lowest point in Olympic history occurred in 1972 at the Summer Games in Munich, West Germany, when Palestinian terrorists broke into the athletes' village and killed two Israeli athletes. Nine Israeli hostages taken at the village died later in an airport shoot-out, along with five of the terrorists and a German policeman.

Mark Spitz (above) of the United States won seven gold medals in swimming.