By: Amber, Anthony, Jaspal and Jodie

1. Citius, Altius, Fortius!Swifter, Higher, Stronger By: Amber, Anthony, Jaspaland Jodie By : Jodie , Amber, Jaspal & Anthony

2. Introduction The Greek people, though the were not the first to have organized sport, they were the first to document it. They were also the first to form an idea of how the pursuit of physical activity could benefit a person’s mental health!

3. History • The Greeks formed the sporting events that started the early Olympic Games. • The first recorded Olympic Games took place in 776 B.C but most likely started long before. With a time measurement of four years, termed an Olympiad. • The games were held at the beginning of each new Olympiad in the homage of Zeus.

4. One month before each Olympic Game began, a truce would be called. • This would allow an athlete to be able to travel safely to Olympia. • The ‘Olympic Peace’ is a concept we still use in modern Olympics.

5. Romans • Romans continued the Olympic tradition after the mainland of Greece was integrated into the Roman Empire. • They developed a Latin saying, “A sound mind in a sound body” (mens sana in corporesano). • This supports the idea that mental and physical health go hand in hand.

6. The Romans favored more brutal sports, like boxing with spikes mounted on leather gauntlets • The only way to win was by mortally wounding or killing their opponent, this was dependent on the audiences mood. • Slaves and Prisoners (and later, Christians) were used in these events.

7. Aztecs • The Aztecs, were people who dominated northern Mexico in the early sixteenth century. • They played an older version of modern basketball. The winners were presented with the clothes and jewelry of the spectators .

8. The losers were decapitated and offered to the Aztec Gods. • The game consisted of getting a ball through a hoop with your foot at the end of the court. • This task was so hard that the first to do so won the game.

9. For the Journey?Or just the Win? By: Amber

10. Pierre de Coubertin’s Olympic Philosophical Ideal: “Competition itself, the struggle to overcome one’s opponent, is more important than winning”; • In other words, Pierre is stating that the journey to the Olympics more important the destination, more important than winning. There are many speculations about whether Pierre’s statement is true or not.

11. What do the Olympics represent? • Unification – The five rings on the Olympic flag represent all of the five continents at the time of the first Olympic in 1913 • Dedication – The Olympic Flame represents the attempt for protection and the fight for victory. Never going out until the games are over! • The Human Spirit – Citius, Altius, Fortius; Swifter, Higher, Stronger. The Olympic motto is self explanatory, representing every athlete’s struggle to be better.

12. Culture - Worldwide celebration by all countries • Peace – Countries put their problems aside to allow their countries to compete in the Olympics. • Winning – Celebrating an athlete and their county for their victories.

13. What Factors affect an athlete’s eligibility to make it into the Olympics and win?

14. Skill – The best • Dedication – The ability to stay focused • Desire – How much they want it • Hard Work – Not only the time but also the level of difficulty

15. Genetics ­– An athlete’s biological build • Just because an athlete tries their hardest doesn’t mean that they will win or even make it to the Olympics, no matter how hard they try or how much they want it!

16. Why the Olympics about Winning and Not the Journey:

17. Disappointment – the feeling of letting everyone down • Publicity – Usually only the winners are heard about or remembered • Depression – Athletes regretting a small mistake that ruined their chances

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19. Why the Olympics are about the Journey

20. Love – family and friends supporting an athlete through good times and bad • Learning – Athlete’s having the ability to learn from each other • Growing – becoming more mature and growing in general as an individual because of the experiences the Olympics presented • Benefits – The Olympics help countries like Beijing to strengthen their economy through publicity and tourists

21. Mostly everyone in this room knows Isaiah who is going to the 2012 Para Olympics. • Ask yourself: ‘Am I proud of Isaiah for making it into the Para Olympics?’ • Now ask yourself: ‘Am I going to be disappointed in Isaiah if he doesn’t win a medal, am I going to be mad at him’. • Most of you are probably thinking you won’t. You won’t be upset because you are proud of him just making it to the Para Olympics.

22. You have heard the points, now you decide. Is it the Journey that Counts, or Winning?

23. Hosting the Olympics By : Anthony

24. Pros • Olympics will attract tourists • Olympic Games in general attracts the world’s attention • The host city receives tremendous media coverage and receives the opportunity to put on a showcase. • Tourism increases economic prosperity, because most of the tourists comes to spend money.

25. Many opportunities produced. • During the Cold war, in Moscow 1980 and in Los Angeles 1984, both were used by the USSR and the USA to display their economic strength. • Seoul in 1988 used the Olympic Games to show South Korea’s economic and political maturity.

26. The Beijing Olympics in 2008 shows significant evidence of China’s acceptance into the global community. • It was also a way for Beijing to showcase their economic strength and growth and the fact that they accept the west.

27. Cons • Millions of dollars spent on preparation for the Olympic Games. • The 2008 Beijing Olympics • China is a communist dictatorship with total control over its citizens which sets it apart from most hosts of the Games.

28. China’s occupation and treatment of Tibet has caused an international outcry, and many groups are calling for boycotts of the Beijing Games due to China’s policies • Another negative aspect of awarding the games to China relates to health. China as a whole makes little effort to tackle pollution or climate change in any way.

29. For Better or Worse By : Jodie

30. Facts • Approximately 4.7 billion people watch the Olympics on the television • The next Olympics are in London, England this year • People of all backgrounds can participate • Berlin, Germany 1936 Adolf Hitler banned Jewish people

31. Do the Olympics aim to promote peace? • The core values are excellence, friendship and respect which help not only Olympic but the world too • Respect • The Olympic truce • The principles of Olympics are: non-discrimination, sustainability, humanism, universality and teaching culture and education

32. Charter for the Olympics • “Olympism seeks to create a way of life base on the joy of effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal fundamental ethnical principles”. • “The goal of the Olympics is to place sport at the service of harmonious development of man, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity”.

33. Peace • People do get in fights if their country doesn’t win • If countries are at war they can withdraw from the games which causes controversies • Sportsmanship about winning or losing • Does competing with one another really promote peace, they all want the same thing. • The Olympics show who are the best, what if they are not the best

34. Can the Olympics teach great values? • Olympians have the same main idea: it enforces fair play, importance of teamwork, diligence, commitment and hard work but for some people when they lose that is not true anymore • Most people understand true Olympics spirit and honesty

35. Fair play is very important • The joy of effort, respect for others, harmony between the body and mind and the search for excellence are things that athletes learn through the games

36. Values • Dedication, perseverance, sportsmanship and teamwork are the roots to a successful team but more importantly in having a successful world • Drugs is one of the most common way of cheating • Cheating leaves them with one outcome: FAILURE

37. They all want to be the best at the game but they cannot all be • http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/story/2010/02/11/spo-doping-ban.html • If you knew you could use drugs and not get caught for it, would you?

38. Jim Peplinski is a former Calgary Flames captain said, `` Get good at a sport, be a better athlete.  Get good at what makes you good at a sport, be a better person.  You win both ways.”

39. Do the Olympics promote a better world understanding • Get to see one another’s country • Hosting countries must keep everything the same • To keep things fair the Olympics are always being held in a different place • Encouraging cultural exchange • Language is a major barrier, sport acts like a language

40. World understanding • The hosting country will be popular and known • Better economic out come • Waste of money, corporations sponsor athletes who spend a lot of money while people are starving all over the world and in critical health • This can cause more fighting between countries

41. Do you think Olympics can promote peace, tolerance and a better world understanding?

42. Professional Sports By: Jaspal

43. Athletes • Athletes who compete in professional Sports in return receive payment for their performance. • More athletes can afford to make athleticism their primary career. • These athletes have to apply the training time required to increase skills, physical condition, and experience to current levels of success. 

44. Skill has also helped boost the popularity of sports. • People involved in professional sports can earn a great deal of money. • Example: Tiger Woods is a professional athlete and is one of the highest paid athletes totaling over $100 million a year from golfing and endorsement sponsorships.

45. Athletes who compete in amateur sports will receive no payment. Most Amateur athletes entirely train to compete in the Olympics. And they mostly compete for the fun of the sport. • Amateur athletes have one goal to train and compete. • Amateur athletes are rewarded for their efforts in various ways; one way is that their scholarships and tuition is taken care by the team they are involved with.

46. Amateur Sports • Amateurs get sponsors to pay for their training, if in any way they receive income it may harm the Amateur status. • There are 2 categories for the Amateur league, restricted and unrestricted. Restricted is for amateur athletes involved in school(s) such as elementary, high school and post secondary. Restricted is open to all amateur athletes and can join teams and organizations to tryout.

47. Professionalism in Olympics, should it be allowed? • The Olympics was for the Amateur athletes to compete against each other and represent their country. When any Amateur athlete got income from playing sports outside of the Olympics they would lose their Amateur Status and if they had any medals from the Olympics it would be stripped.

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49. Example: Jim Thorpe was an Amateur athlete and was stripped for his track and field gold medals for taking expense money for playing professional baseball in 1912. • The Olympic committee changed the law from only amateurs to compete to professionals as well. This was created in 1986.

50. Professional’s change the feel towards the Games, like when viewers know stars like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James will be playing for the United States in international competitions, the viewers are more likely to tune in.