PE on mid 20th century

1. Physical education on mid
20th century

2. Physical Education in this time period
Physical Education and sports programs grew. Selective Service
examinations showed that drafted men weren't in sound condition. The war
happening led to schools on all levels to focus more on a formalized
conditioning programs.

3. How it began
The brief history of physical education would start in just about 1820 when
schools focused on gymnastics, hygiene training and care and development
of the human body. By the year 1950, over 400 institutes had introduced
majors in physical education.

4. Physical-fitness testing of European and American children during the
late 1940s and early 1950s revealed that 56 percent of American students
failed at least one component of a fitness test that included leg lifts, sit
ups, trunk lifts or toe touches, according to the President's Council on
Physical Fitness and Sports. However, only 8 percent of European
students failed one component.
As a result, President Eisenhower established the President's Council
on Physical Fitness, which included recommendations such as providing
more time, equipment and personnel for PE instruction in the schools.

5. The Young Men's Christian Association launched its very first
chapter in 1851 and focused on physical activities. Colleges were
encouraged to focus on intramural sports particularly track, field and
football. But physical education became a formal requirement
following the civil war when many states opted to pass laws that
required schools to incorporate a substantial physical education
component into their curriculums.

6. But it was not till 1970 that an amendment was made to the Federal
Education Act that allowed women from high school and college to
compete in athletic competitions. Sex-based discrimination was
completely outlawed from government funded programs at this point.
Physical Education in college College athletics received a major
stimulus when a National Collegiate Athletic Association was created in
the early twentieth centuries.
There was a rise in popularity of sports within colleges and
universities and funding greatly increased. Colleges took great pride in
their athletic programs and sports scholarships became a norm.

7. Late in the twentieth century there was certainly a decline in the
commitment to physical education. The growing offering of extra subjects
and electives in schools means that the shift was focusing away from
physical education and towards academics.
In 1966, the President's Physical Fitness Award provided recognition
for good students who scored in the 15th percentile on activities
including the softball throw, the broad jump, 50-yard dash and 600-yard
walk or run. The council’s name later changed to the President's Council
of Physical Fitness and Sports.

8. The country also faced a recession around 1970 and 1980 and the
dearth of government funding means that physical education
programs were often the first to be cut from schools and universities.
The modern age But recent awareness of the need for balanced
curriculums particularly given the national concern over the state of
obesity and children's attention towards non-physical activities like
video games has brought physical education back in the spotlight.
The government has re-signaled its commitment to physical education
by making it mandatory in public schools in early classes. But it
remains an elective at the high school level.

9. One of the most interesting developments in the history of physical
education has been how the definition of physical education has evolved.
While it only encompassed traditional sports in the beginning, it now
includes several less physical activities such as yoga and meditation which
are considered critical to helping students develop a sense of control in
such a stressful age.

10. Organizations Developed to Improve the
Countries Health From 1940-1970

11. Organizations Formed in "The 40's"
• 1942-The Division of Physical Fitness
Organizations Formed in "The 50's"
• 1950-NATA formed
• 1953-President's Council on Youth Fitness
The National Conference on Program Planning
• 1954-The Foundation of Sports Medicine
• 1956- National Conference on Intramural Sports for College Men and
Women

12. Organizations Formed in "The 60's"
• 1964- National Institute on Girls' Sports
• 1968-The Special Olympics
Additional Bodies Formed In Line With The Organizations
• 1952- The Research Council of AAHPERD
• 1959-Internatioal Council of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
• 1965-Lifetime Sports Foundation

13. Members
• Rodjie Nuñez
• Von Joshua Aguilar