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The Olympic Ideal

The Olympic Ideal. Alive and well or S mokescreen for alternative ends. Quiz!. What year did the first modern Olympiad take place ? Which person is widely accepted as the ‘father of the modern Olympic Games’? In which year did the first take place in England?

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The Olympic Ideal

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  1. The Olympic Ideal Alive and well or Smokescreen for alternative ends

  2. Quiz! • What year did the first modern Olympiad take place ? • Which person is widely accepted as the ‘father of the modern Olympic Games’? • In which year did the first take place in England? • How many colours are depicted in the Olympic rings? • Where did team GB place on the medals table in Beijing 2008 and how many gold’s were won? • Where is the next Olympics to be held after 2012? • How many companies are sponsoring the 2012 games? • London 2012 is what number Olympiad?

  3. Lesson Objectives • To describe the effects of pre-industrialisation and industrialisation to popular recreation and rational recreation. • How these factors have lead to the development of the modern Olympics Games. • To identify what the Olympic ideal is?

  4. Popular Recreation • ‘Popular recreations were pre-industrial sports and pastimes mainly associated with the peasant or lower class.’ • Linked with holy and religious days. • Ashbournemob football (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqtd7LOoRVM ) • Cheese rolling – Cooper’s Hill • Cock fighting Why was this linked to pre-industrial period?

  5. Popular Recreation • Characteristics are • Local • Disorganised • Uncodified • Violent / force not skill • Working class • Limited equipment

  6. Industrial landscape.. • Urbanisation ‘development of cities caused by the movement of the working population from rural areas to towns’ • What effect did the urbanisation have on populations in relation to • Society • Class

  7. Socio-cultural factors for the development of Rational Recreation • Influence of middle class embedded morality into recreation – Fair play!! • Codification of sports • Competitions • Organisations Achieved by public school system. Can you name any sports that originated by public schools? -Rugby -Eton Wall Game -Cricket

  8. The Olympic Ideal • Baron Pierre de Coubertin philosophy • Bring nations together - international harmony • Cross national competition – cultural tolerance • Participation was regarded as far more important than winning • Fair play and sportsmanship I would like you to make up an Olympic oath!!!! (the cheesier the better!!)

  9. The debate…. • Is the Olympic ideal relevant today?

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