Women's gymnastics, 1910 (Two women climbing ladders)

On verso: Gymnastics-3 dupl. (1910)

The function of college athletics,

"Reprinted from Proceedings of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States, 1909, by the Department of Child Hygiene of the Russell Sage Foundation."

Formación corporal motora. Una noción que se construye con los sujetos de enseñanza en Educación Física

Según el Plan de estudios 435/03 del Profesorado en Educación Física que se dicta en el Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche dependiente de la Universidad Nacional del Comahue existe, en los trayectos formativos de primer, segundo y tercer año, una asignatura cuya denominación es Formación Corporal Motora en adelante (FCM). En la misma se ha intentado, durante estos años, articular disciplinas deportivas como el Atletismo, la Gimnasia y la Natación. En esta comunicación se trata el encuadrede conocimiento que se desarrolla en la asignatura FCM3 del tercer nivel de la formación, planteando un espacio diferente respecto a la construcción de corporeidad y motricidad del sujeto. Se plantea como alternativa a las perspectivas gimnástica- higienista y físico-deportiva en la formación de profesionales de la Educación Física.Entonces ¿cómo se visibiliza la formación corporal motora del sujeto desde la enseñanza de las destrezas en las diversas propuestas pedagógicas? En este sentido, nada de lo que se lleve adelante en la enseñanza es ni neutral ni inocente,está teñido de sentido, de significado, de poder y de utopía. Siguiendo a Zerbino el reto es preguntarse ¿"qué estamos sosteniendo con aquello que hacemos"?

Young people's socialisation into sport: A case study of an athletics club

This paper explores young people's (9 to 15 years old) early socialisation into sport. We draw on data from an 18-month-long ethnography of the junior section of an athletics club in England, using field notes, interviews and a psychometric questionnaire. We begin by noting a trend towards increasing numbers of younger children participating in adult-organised, community-based sport. Within this context, we investigate the extent to which Siedentop's [(1995) Junior Sport and the evolution of sport cultures, Keynote presentation to the Junior Sport Forum, Auckland, New Zealand] three main goals for young people's participation in sport, i.e. the educative, public health and elite development, are met in specific, local junior sport settings such as Forest Athletics Club (FAC). We report that most of the young people participating in the Introductory Groups at FAC begin their socialisation into sport by 'sampling' a range of sports and other activities that are available to them. We note the key features of the sampling phase for these young people, including their involvement in sports and other activities in addition to athletics, their reasons for participation, the place of competition and the importance of friendship. We report that FAC created a climate for the Samplers, intentionally or not, conducive to the development of Siedentop's educative goal, and to a lesser extent the public health and elite development goals. In concluding, we note the implications of the study for community-based programmes run by clubs.

Intercollegiate athletics and college rankings: An analysis of the relationship between athletic success and the U.S. News and World Report college rankings

The purpose of this study was to gain a greater understanding of the relationship between athletic success of football and men's basketball and the U.S. News and World Report (USNWR) college rankings. There has been consistent debate among researchers who study institutional quality about whether intercollegiate athletics enhances reputation. This study is similar to other studies attempting to measure the relationship between athletic success and possible indirect benefits to the university from athletics, such as increased admissions applications and increased alumni donations and giving. This study offered a more nuanced model for measuring athletic success, a concept that has been difficult to measure quantitatively. The method used here also measured change over time (in this case, from year-to-year over an eleven year period). The research questions for this study were (a) is there a correlation between athletic success and the USNWR college ranking; and (b) is there a correlation in the change from year-to-year in athletic success with the change from year-to-year in the USNWR college rankings? Spearman Rho correlation and ANOVA tests were used to answer these research questions. The results from the statistical tests demonstrated little correlation between athletic success, whether in football or men's basketball, with the USNWR college rankings. Although the relationships were weak, men's basketball success consistently demonstrated a stronger relationship than football success. This finding differed from what is most often found in the literature, which often favors football success. The ANOVA test results did reveal some results that suggest athletic participation is a factor in the USNWR college rankings. As the debate continues about whether intercollegiate athletics enhances reputation, and as colleges and universities continue spending enormously on athletics, a keener understanding about the possible indirect benefits to the university from athletic programs is needed. The "advertising" provided by spectator sports such as football and men's basketball is often assumed by university leaders to present substantial indirect benefits for the university. However, the existing research along with this study provides little evidence of such opportunities.

Stress Urinary Incontinence in Female Athletes

Objective: The purpose of this study is to educate allied health professionals and female athletes of the anatomy of the pelvic floor, and the pathology, etiology, and prevalence of stress urinary incontinence in female athletes. Background: Urinary incontinence is not a life-threatening or dangerous condition, but it is socially embarrassing, may cause the individual to remove herself from social situations, and decrease quality of life. While typically associated with parous women who had vaginal delivery, research has shown prevalence of the condition in physically active women of all ages. Stress urinary incontinence has shown to lead to withdrawal from participation in high-impact activities such as gymnastics, aerobics, and running. It may be considered a barrier for life-long athletics participation in women. Description: An in-depth introduction to the cause and origin of stress urinary incontinence including review of the female pelvic floor anatomy and prevalence of stress urinary incontinence in the female athletic population. Clinical Advantages: Athletic trainers and other allied health professionals will develop an understanding of the multiple mechanisms that cause stress urinary incontinence. Clinician competency of the dynamics and mechanism of urinary incontinence prepares the individual to learn diagnostics, prevention, pharmacological intervention, and treatment of this pathology.

International gymnastics tryouts at Madison Square Garden

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Tending The Front Porch: Athletics & The University Archive

Presentation from the MARAC conference in Baltimore, MD on October 16–18, 2014. S18 - Varsity Lessons: College Sports Archives and the Human Experience