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what is grim asceticism?

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describes sports that require extreme training and pain endurance
ex. distance running and gymnastics

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what is the Female Athletic Triad

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food related usually. psychological complex composed of 3 factors: disordered eating, amenorrhea, osteoporosis

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what are the Heraen Games?

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  • competitive games held for female athletes
  • ancient Greece
  • counterpart to the male-only Olympics
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define sport socialization.

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  • process where females are socialized into taking part in sports
  • often facilitated by family role models
  • usually conflicted with traditional family roles and how accepting various sports are for women
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baron de coubertin

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founder of the modern olympic games (1896)
opposed women being allowed in the olympics
women were added to two events: tennis and golf in 1900

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BMI morbidly obese

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40+

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BMI obese

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30-40

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BMI normal

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18.5 - 25

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BMI underweight

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18.5

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BMI anorectic

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17.5

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BMI starving

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15 or less

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what does research show about coach knowledge of eating disorders?

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coaches can benefit from comprehensive education about eating disorders.
- Turk, Prentice, Chappell, Shields (1999)

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what percentage of coaches know that amenorrhea is a serious problem?

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19% male, 26% female. Scott (2006)

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What percent of coaches thought that amenorrhea was due to excessive exercise rather than disordered eating?

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24%. Pantano

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How many coaches of women could name all 3 legs of the athletic triad?

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43%

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what is widely known throughout the world as athletics?

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track and field events

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female athletes and pregnancy

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75% of women who had between 1-4 children improved their olympic performance within 2 years of delivery, most within 1 year

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exercising while pregnant?

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regular program of aerobics did not adversely affect outcomes, but lowered pregnancy-related discomforts for the mother.

heavy exercise can be problematic

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german swimmers

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german women won 20 / 28 gold medals in the 1972 olympics in swimmings and track. this raised suspicions about doping.

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what is the significance of the wimbledon tennis championships for women?

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  • first breakthrough event for women
  • women allowed to compete in 1884
  • doubles added in 1913
  • 1938: Helen Wills Moody won 8 titles in a row.
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President of Womens Sports Foundation: Donna Lopiano on college football budgets

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“Unfortunately at most institutions, it is easier for a college president to cut wrestling of men’s gymnastics than to deal with the politics of reducing the football … budgets. Simply put, educational leaders need more guts to step up and do the right thing.”

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define psychological androgyny.

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a state in which the individual encompasses the best of both gender roles and expectations, including both expressive and instrumental behaviors.

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias

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  • named the top female athlete of the first half of the 20th century
  • achievements cross a wide range of athletics
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Babe Zaharias golf

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Amateur: first to win US and British Women’s Amateur title. Won 17 tournaments in a row 1946-47
Professional: leading money winner in LPGA tour in 1948-1951. Won world championship 1948-1951. women US women’s open in 1948, 1950, 1954

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Babe Zaharias track and field
Amateur: first place in javelin (1930), 80-meter hurdles and long jump (1931), 8-pounds shot put (1932), baseball throw (1930-32) Olympics (1932): gold medal javelin and 80-meter hurdles, silver medal in high jump
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gender testing. where and when was it first implemented?
implemented at the 1968 winter olympics as a trial then fully at the 1968 summer olympics in Mexico City.
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define male hegemony
Implicit powers of social authority and leadership granted to men only; the "good old boy" network.
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expressive vs. instrumental behaviors
* expressive: female behaviors --> warm, kind, accepting, nurturing, etc. * instrumental: male behaviors --> aggressive, assertive, independent, etc.
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1985 study (women coming behind)
found no gender differences in women vs. men in winning set after losing first match.
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fear of success defined
Matina Horner. - an effort to explain why women fear success in competitive situations (school, competitions, work, sport)
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fear of success tenants
1. avoiding success is a stable trait developed early in life due to sex-role standards. a. uncomfortableness when successful because it is inconsistent with femininity (internal standard) b. concerned about social rejection 2. not equally important for all women
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Cahn on Homophobia
growing role of women in sports ignited a negative view on "mannish" females who played sports.
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what did the view of women cause athletic departments to do (Cahn)?
promote the most effeminate image possible
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Softball and Homophobia
* softball offered a safe place for lesbians to gather in socially acceptable surroundings. * it was still best to keep sexual preference a secret
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how was homophobia born in the sports world?
suspicion and secrecy
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Muscular christianity defined
Christian committment to health and manliness
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When did muscular christianity flourish?
* last part of the 19th century through first of 20th * primary vehicle was places like the YMCA
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How was muscular christanity justified
* attempt to dissipate negative human expression (sexuality, delinquency * done through sport, exercise, exertion, fatigue
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why might have rates of young people participating in Little League have dropped since 1997?
due to the growing popularity of soccer
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importance of having fun in youth sports
having fun is a huge motivator for continuing to participate in a sport. not having fun is a motivator to withdraw from the sport activity
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what is the challenger division?
* a Little League program * began in 1989 * mentally disabled people 5-18 to play organized baseball
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research from the 1950s on Little League baseball | Skubic (1955)
-No significant difference between stress in Little League and stress in other activities -Parent attitudes were generally positive -Participants were higher achieving in school and showed better overall personal adjustment.
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When and where did LL start?
* 1939 * Pennsylvania * Carl Stotz * 30 participants on 3 teams ## Footnote first 3 teams were called Lycoming Dairy, Lundy Lumber, Jumbo Pretzel
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Most Popular HS sports - female
1. basketball 2. track 3. volleyball 4. softball
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Most popular HS sports - male
1. football 2. basketball 3. track 4. baseball
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PCPFS - purpose | President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
a major force in promoting youth fitness in the US * generated national level concern for youth fitness * developed Youth Fitness Test
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are male athletes at higher risk for injury than females?
Basically, no -No significant data suggesting one is more inclined to injury -But there are differences in what type of injury they sustain.
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What is Reese's favorite quote? | from Polybius
"Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories"
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Little League Elbow
* injury to the elbow in pitchers * is actually more common in **catchers** than in pitchers due to the squatted position * overall is not as big of a deal as people seem to make it | Hang (2004) - catchers. Hale (1961) / Francis et al (1978) injury rate
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what event is most stressful to youths in sports?
band solos M = 21.48
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what is **product** orientation to competition?
attitude that emphasizes the **product** of sport 1. winning above all else 2. tangible rewards 3. seeking adulation (admiration of others) 4. dehumanizing the opponent
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what is **process** orientation to competition?
emphasizes participation rather than winning 1. winning is secondary 2. personal or team excellence 3. aesthetic activity 4. rapport with competitors (opponent becomes an ally rather than an enemy)
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define expectancy of negative affect.
an individual's anticipation that poor performance will be emotionally painful
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relationship between competitive trait anxiety and expectancy of negative affect.
ENA is more likely in high CTA children than low CTA children
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define parentis vociferous
Nickname for overinvolved parents who engage in verbal and physical abuse against coaches, opposing players, and their own children.
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what do female athletes most commonly attribute their success to?
external factors --> i got lucky
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what are the three lies of masculinity?
to be a man you must: 1. have great athletic ability 2. have sexual conquests 3. have monetary success
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what is the book *Little Girls in Pretty Boxes* about?
comparing child labor laws established during the Industrial Revolution to children spending 40 hours in the gym or on the rink.

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