Physical Education Timeline

By Brycebanks1
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    Physical Education Timeline

  • Johann Bernhard

    Guided the development of physical education curriculum, designed to meet individual needs.

  • Physical Education

    Mandatory physical education for some school programs increasing the interest in the field. Also creating a staple in America's fitness.

  • Femamle Education

    Schools use to only offer male physical education classes but now offered female classes also. Opening up the door for equal rights for men and women.

  • Boston

    Boston requires physical activity in school children. Creating a larger interest in school physical education for children.

  • YMCA

    First YMCA opens in America. Allowing more opportunities to live healthy lives for children and adults.

  • George Fitz

    George Fitz stressed the importance of basing physical education programs on scientific principles, not assumptions, which led to the establishing of physiological laboratory at Harvard University.

  • Dioclesian Lewis

    Dioclesian Lewis established the Normal Institute for Physical Education in Boston to better prepare teachers in teaching Physical Education.

  • California

    California mandates physical education making it a requirement for schools.

  • Basketball

    Basketball was invented, making its way all across the U.S. Allowing for more opportunity to be healthy and compete.

  • Degrees

    The first Physical Education and Health Undergraduate degree at Stanford University. Giving people a reason to study and graduate with this type of degree.

  • Luther Gulik

    Luther Gulick played a crucial role in the development of the Playground Association of America, which benefited children all over the U.S.

  • New Physical Education

    Clark Hetherington came up with the idea of 4 objectives of physical education, 1. organic dev (fitness), 2. psychomotor dev (skill), 3. Character dev (social) and Intellectual dev (mental).

  • NAIA

    National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes was created, allowing for more college sports and athletes.

  • Fitness Award

    Presidential fitness award was invented and used in schools all over the U.S. Which pushed students to take physical fitness more seriously.

  • Special Olympics

    The creation of Special Olympics giving people with disabilities the chance to compete at such a high level. This also was an eye opener for people who had disabilities all over the US, it made them realize that they too can be physically active.