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Ch 1: Introduction to Sport Psychology

Goal: Understand what characteristics qualify an activity as a sport, the history of sport, and what sport psychology is

Objectives:
• Explain what criteria must be met for any given activity to be classified into the following categories: Play, Recreation, Game, Sport
• Describe the development of sports through history
• Define sport psychology
• Identify potential careers in sport psychology

Image 1.1 Play, Recreation, Games, Sports
Project 1.1 Essay about "Why I Love My Sport"