Historical Bits on Physical Education in the Nineteenth Century

Abstract

History is the story of events, it is a narrative about life. In relation to our own knowledge base, we realize that when reflecting on the past, we select, simplify, organize, and summarize a historic time frame in order to fit a topic of discussion. To know the past in a scientific manner means to organize, control and follow a set of rules. The variety and wealth of organizational forms of systems, in which the theory and practice of physical education are studied, are impressive in their vast documentary content and assessment. The place of physical education in society today can only be understood and cherished if we know the steps it had to undertake throughout history until the present time. Today's modern sports average age is of about 120-140 years. The paper makes a foray into the time period when people started to like the idea of sports beyond school lessons. Starting with the second half of the nineteenth century, people attempted the understanding the limits of physical education and sports activity. The methods used in this article are documented study, theoretical analysis, and synthesis of information. Theoretical documentation sought to identify and review the state of knowledge on the history of physical education in the analyzed period.