TOPIC: LEISURE TIME: ORGANIZED SPORTS, RECREATION AND TELEVISION

- Leisure has often been defined as a quality of experience or as free time- The popularity of sports as leisure activities grew as people began to see the importance of exercise to hea

LEISURE TIME

GROUP 7

CONTENT

INTRODUCTION

General view about American’s leisure time activities

- Leisure has often been defined as a quality of experience or as free time

- The popularity of sports as leisure activities grew as people began to see the

importance of exercise to health

Introduction

I

2.1 Sport and

American

values

- Sport can build character and

promote the virtues of honesty, respect, selfless teamwork, dedication

- "5 major sports“

American football Baseball

Basketball Ice hockey Soccer

2.1.1 Features

of sports in

America

help children learn many things when they are accompanied by teammates

children have a happy state, develop skills of perseverance and morality

help children increase physical strength and resistance

BENEFIT OF SPORT WITH CHILDREN

2.1.1 Features of

sports in America

In sports, people of different races and economic background get an equal chance to excel

Women's sports are growing in popularity in the US.

The 1996 Olympic, American women won gold medals for several team sports - softball, basketball, soccer and gymnastics

- The number of people participates in regular sports

practice reaches 363,000 people, accounting for 33%

of the population

- Vietnam is increasingly focusing on developing

sports that are both entertaining and healthy

How America values affect

organized sports ? 2.1.2

first second last

The idea of competition is at

the very heart of organized

sports in the United States

The competitive ethic in organized sports contains some elements of hard work

Organized sports as

“national religion”

Ideal of

competition

Many Americans believe that learning how to win in sports helps develop the habits necessary to

compete successfully in later life

It is commonly held that the competitive ethic taught in sports must be learned and ingrained in youth for the future success of American business and military

efforts

Parents who are willing to shoulder the expense of their children’s sports and drive their kids to practices and to competitions hours away

Mixture of patriotism and national pride on the one hand with religious ideas

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow has become the poster child for Christian athletes, and his one-knee prayers have become so common that

"Tebowing" is now synonymous with public prayer.

Does God influence football games?

"God will give you power to do your best, then it's up to you make decisions and choices that cause you to win or lose."

Organized sports

as “national

religion”

Organized sports are "a laboratory in which young men, regardless of social class, can learn the advantages and rewards of a competitive system.”

Ideal of competition Learning how to win in sports helps

develop the habits necessary to compete successfully in later life

Vietnamese can compete against others, receive a challenge and strive

to be better, and to set winning as a goal for sports and for life

Organized sports as

“national religion”

Amateur athletics, associated with schools and colleges, are valued for teaching young people traditional American values

Organized Sports are used as a bridge to link people from all age groups as you can see children participating in karate classes or two elderly men playing a game of chess

or badminton in the parks

2.2 Competition

Winning is the

only thing that

matters in sport

▸ For 10 years ago, many Americans

adults agreeing that sport places too much emphasis on winning

▸ Many regard U.S society as one in

which winning is rewarded and effort and participation are often overlooked

Many believe that the focus on winning in professional sports is acceptable and appropriate.

While winning should not be the only goal in sports, many coaches admit to believing that it is

important to strive to win

The coach focused on outcomes Results mattered a lot

CRITICISM AND

REBUTTAL

- Both disorder and violence in sports

- Happy to see fight during the games

 Bring players closer together, increase the winning spirit

- Sport Fans expect fighting as a part of the entertainment.

- Eliminating competition leads to laziness and accomplishment.

- Appear articles criticizing these violences in games

- Increasing numbers affect students playing sports

- The criticism attempts breakdown the basic foundation of the society

- Fans have to pay more for tickets

Vietnamese take interest in

personalities more than winning

The differences

While many people believe that this density is too large and can lead to injury of many players However, the insiders are not really worried that the quality of the tournament expertise will still be guaranteed

They concern about concentrating more on growing personalities of competitors than having winning in competition relate to country’s education system

Compare with

Viet Nam

2.3 RECREATION

a The well-known expression "we like

to work hard and play hard“

What began in the 1970s, as the "physical fitness craze" has become a way of life for many A number

of people regularly work out at sports clubs - lifting weights, swimming, playing squash or racquetball, participating in aerobic exercise classes, or using exercise bikes, treadmills, rowing machines, or stair-steppers

b The high level of physical activity

Yet the people who enjoy these physical activities

often say that they find them very relaxing mentally

because the activity is so different from the kind of

activity they must do in the world of work, often indoor office work involving mind rather than body

2.3.1

Long-distance marathon races are so popular that the organizers often have to limit the number of people who can participate In addition to the famous Boston and New York marathons, there are races in many other cities and even in small towns.

2.3.2 a The interest that Americans have in self-improvement

The interest that Americans have in self-improvement, traceable in large measure to the nation's Protestant heritage, is also carried over into their recreation habits

b Interest and participation in

The self-improvement motive, however, can also be seen in many other popular forms of recreation that involve little or no physical activity

Interest and participation in cultural activities, which improve people's minds or skills, are also popular

Millions of Americans go to symphony concerts, attend live theater performances,

visit museums, hear lectures, and participate in artistic activities such as painting, performing music, and dancing.

Many Americans also enjoy hobbies such as weaving, needlework, candle making, wood carving, and other

handicrafts

Community education programs offer a wide

range of classes for those interested in anything from "surfing the net" to gourmet

cooking, learning a foreign language,

writing,…

2.3.3 Compare with Vietnam

▸ A SIMILARITIES

▸ Recreation activities in both country don’t like organized

sports, they are not expected to encourage competition They are much more spontaneous and serves the

individual's needs beyond the competition.

Recreational tendency

AMERICA VIETNAM

Americans prefer recreation that requires a high level of physical activity such as: jogging or running, tennis and snow skiing.

- For young people: they want to participate in new entertainment activities such as going to the cinema They love to sit in cafes facing the street with doors wide open allowing a good view of the street and watch the world go by

- For the elderly, they prefer healthy recreational activities such as walking, jogging, cycling,

B DIFFERENCES

Types of recreations

lifting weights, swimming, playing squash or

racquetball, aerobic classes, or using exercise bikes,

treadmills, rowing machines, or stair-steppers,

marathon or some cultural activities like needlework,

candle making, wood carving, and other handicrafts

In addition to the above activities, many Vietnamese also participate in some recreational activities such as gambling or lottery which depends on luck

Purpose

AMERICAN VIETNAM

Recreation is considered as a chance to

self-improvement for Americans They can

learn a new sport or skill.

In Vietnam, people think that recreation is the time for relaxing after hard-working days so they will give the priorities for pleasure

Reasons for the differences

 - The first is the differences in culture between American and

Vietnamese that lead to the dissimilarities in recreational activities

 - The second is due to the difference in physical condition

between the Vietnamese and the American

2.4

▸ Less than half of American exercise in their leisure

time “They just don’t do it”.

▸ The National Center for Health Statistics reports: the

number of people who are at least 20% over their desirable weight has risen from one in four to one in three Americans

2.4.1

Eating

habits

▸ Foods have high cholesterol levels and high-fat diets:

pizza, KFC, hamburgers, soft drink,

▸ They eat what they really want.

▸ 50% of Americans eat pizza once every two weeks

▸ Eating “on the run”.

2.4.2

- Less than half of American exercise in their leisure time.

- Men, who have more leisure time on average, spend 6.6% of their time exercising, while women spend 5%.

- More than half of Vietnamese exercise in their leisure time (60%).

- Can be seen throughout the day, ranging from before dawn to very late at night.

Obesity - 30.5% of American adults were obese, meaning they had a body

mass index of 30 or higher That rate helped to fuel related health issues like diabetes and some cancers – all of which are among the leading causes of death in the U.S.

- Vietnam is the least obese country with 2.1% of the population classified as obese.

- The highest rise in the number of obese people those with a body mass index above 25 This contributes the number of Vietnamese people with metabolic disorders, obesity, cancers, has considerably increased.

Eating habits - They eat what they really want.

- 50% of Americans eat pizza once every two weeks

- They love fast food so much such as: hamburgers, KFC, French fries, and soft drink,

- Eating “on the run”.

- Their foods are healthy and balanced.

- Dishes and ingredients can cover all the dietary needs on protein, lipids, vitamins and minerals.

- 2 out of 3 meals of the day often consist of steamed rice with side dishes of vegetables, meat, fish or tofu.

- They often eat with all members in the family

• Reasons for these differences:

 Western countries <> Eastern countries.

 American: spend time on using phone, others, <> Vietnamese: like doing exercise => keep fit => body.

 American: the wives go out to work => prefer fast food <>

Vietnamese: many housewives => take times to cook nutritious

meals.

 American: save time => choose fast food <> Vietnamese: agricultural country => enough nutritious fruits and vegetables

TELEVISION IN AMREICA

2.5

One of the most worrying

problem is that children are

watching TV programs and

videotapes an average of four

or five hours a day

They are not getting as much exercises as they should, but the effect on their bodies may not be serious as the effect on their minds

In a recent study, 72 percent said that they believed there was too much violence on television

Solutions

and

results

2.5.2 ▸ Public television provides many educational show -> children still spend majority of their viewing time watching commercial television.

▸ Many parents think they can use the help in monitoring what their children see ->

reality, both parents are working and nearly 50% of children between the ages of 6and 17 have their own TV in the bedroom…

- The popularity of home computers and surfing the net has brought a whole new world of leisure-time activities to

Americans.

- Now parents have to worry about monitoring the computer in addition to monitoring the TV.

Television appeared earlier than

in Vietnam American could watch TV long time ago.

In Vietnam, because of the War and poverty prevents people haing chance of watching televiosion in the past.

Leisure time of Americans nowadays

Having more leisure time than recognized.

Men generally having a bit more free time than women.

Americans report they spend most of that time looking at screens Spending even 7% of their free time on physical activity.

Leisure time

Socializing and communicating

Watching TV was the leisure activity that

occupied the most time

ranking in unemployment.

Some have more spare time and be lazier.

Some consider as chance to break bad habit, enjoy themselves.

The birth of Tiktok That changes the way young people

Using their free time

An inspiring example of opportunity in action also a way to stay healthy and fit.

21St century sports do not resemble what your father watched back in the 60s and 70s.

Sports

More ports celebrities.

Sports

“me first, team second” attitude.

Coronavirus pandemic

E-sport

Football without fans