Kinesiology Timeline

By ashtyn14
  • 796 BCE

    First Olympic Games

  • 'Coaching' termed by Oxford University

  • YMCA Founded in London

    Community Setting that Provides Coaching for Youth

  • Boys and Girls Club of America Founded

    Founded to provide the youth places for out-of-school physical activity
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    Increase in Interest in Exercise/Sport in U.S.

    More professions, such as coaching, increased with the rise in interest in sports and exercise.

  • Formation of the American Association for the Advancement of Physical Education

    A group of about 60 people formed the AAAPE to promote the new profession of physical activity. This association is now known as SHAPE.
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    BA Degree Programs Introduced for P.E.

    The Normal School of Physical Training (1894), the Harvard Sumer School of Physical Education (1887), the Boston Normal School of Gymnastics (1889). Along with many other 4 year programs that initiated bachelor degree programs for Physical Education teachers.

  • United States Olympic Committee Founded

  • First Modern Olympic Games

  • First Record of Nutrition Aid for an Athlete to Better Performance

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    Golden Age of Sports

    Increase of sport participation across America as a means for entertainment post WWI.
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    Sales Coaching and Articles over Coaching/Performance Development Occur

  • Cramer's "First Aider" Newsletter

    Initiated in 1933 by Cramer Company which became popular with high school coaches searching to understand training techniques.

  • National Athletic Trainer Association Founded

  • Title IX

    Equality between genders, affected high school and collegiate sports/ coaching.

  • 17 Coaching Articles and 4 Book Published

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    U.S. Olympic Training Centers for Athletes Opened

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    Increase in Athletes and Countries in Olympics

  • Common Principles of Coaching Noticed Between Sports and Business

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    Recruitment if International Athletes in College Increased

    From 2000-2009 International Div.1 Athletes increased by 1000%
    Over 17000 international athletes competed in NCAA in 2014-15

  • Equity in Disclosure Act

    Institutions have to disclose program information such as rosters, scholarships, coaching salary, etc.

  • Training School/Programs over Coaching Expanded from 2 to 8

  • Coaching Psychology Began in UK and Australia

  • IMG Academy Founded

    College preparatory institution founded for training of athletes across many sports. Competant coaching, physical, nutritional, mental and leadership training provided.

  • Training Schools/Programs over Coaching Expanded from 8 to 164

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    Willingness of Coaches to Move Further Away/Closer to Athletes

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    NFL Coach Replacement

    Out of the 32 National Football League's head coach positions, 22 were replaced and 11 replaced twice.

  • Annual Coaches Salary was $30,640

    According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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    Coach Employment Expected to Raise by 6%

  • UCLA Survey

    This survey questioned 140,000 students attending a 4 year university. In this survey, 53% of the students who were pursuing a career in physical activity said they exercised or played sports 6+ hours a week; and this percentage also pursued a degree in kinesiology.

  • 5 Factors of Coaching

    Income, Contract, Responsibilities, Reputation, Language

  • NCAA Div. 1 Basketball Coaches Salary

    Men's 1 Coach made more than $7 million
    8 Coaches made more than $3 million
    41 Coaches made more than $1 million Women's 1 Coach made over $2 million
    5 Coaches made over $1 million

  • Coaching Listed as 7th Best Educational Jobs

  • National Certification Program

    The National Consortium for Credentialing Health and Wellness Coaches partnered with the National Board of Medical Examiners to have a certification program for health and wellness coaches.