A summary review of this section can be found in Figure 1-3 . It provides an overview of the type of involvement in sport that are most common within a specific age group.
TO WHAT EXTENT
Recreational sport participation in our society is reaching unprecedented levels.Almost everyone finds some form of recreational sport expression whether it be through personal fitness programs, Organized sport competition , family sport, outing, spectating ,or playing video and other electronic sport .
A review of the historical evolution of the recreational sport process within this country, andother cultures of the world , is a task that as resulted in the development of complete texts on the subject of sport history. Much documentation comes from teacher (Physical Education) or coaches (Athletics). Consequently, much emphasis is placed on success through winning or on skill development.
Although instructional sport, athletic sport and professional sport are important historically , the recreational aspect of sport also has a place of importance in history. The following summaries present a glimpse into the past and present of recreational sport, as well as a forecast for the future.
past.attempting to summarize all factors in the past that have affected recreationail spor would be unproductive. much of the eaffected recreational sport would be unproductive. much of the available documentation is hot directly related to me recreative process of sport due the emphasis on athletic and profssionnal sport yes recrational sport in one form or another nas been in existence since the beginning of time in abillty to survive in nature the process of practing or training for survival took on game form whether mook hand to hand cobat or wrestling within a cave these activities resembled a primitive from of recreational sport as pleasure and enjoyment flowed from these challengs of prowess and abilitv greater desing and direction to the activtiy occurred
survival and pre christian civilizations
the sporting habits of prehistoric man duing the paleolithic
and neolithic periods reflected a struggle to survive unlike