United States Sports Academy - "America's Sports University"

Introduction

"Rejuvenology™" is defined (in part) as "…the
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This new discipline helps individuals look, feel, and perform
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comes to the individual, who understands human nature and
comes to grips with why people do what they do…why people
think what they think…and what it takes to gain the competitive
edge in a world, which places emphasis on beauty and brains,
as well as brawn. This being the case, the author will share
the essentials of Rejuvenology's Image-Building Triangle,"
which includes physical, psychological, and aesthetic elements.
This triangular model can be used to build one's own image…or
that of a student or client.

The
goal of Olympism is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world
by educating youth through sport practised without discrimination of any
kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with
a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.

Olympic Charter,
Fundamental Principles

"The
important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win, but to take part,
just as the important thing in life is not the triumph, but the struggle;
the essential thing is not to have conquered, but to have fought well."

Baron Pierre de Coubertin - founder of the modern Olympic Games.

Olympism
is a word foreign to most of us but familiar in its concept. You do not
have to be an Olympic athlete to have Olympism. Olympism is about the
pride in yourself gained through the glory of participation and the quest
for achievement. The five ideals that should guide your life are embodied
in the concept of Olympism: Vision, Focus, Commitment, Persistence and
Discipline. Olympism is being the best you can be and gaining life=s tools
to build self-confidence, self-esteem, personal effectiveness and the
spirit of adventure.

The Olympic
flag was conceived by Pierre de Coubertin. The flag consists of five colored
interlocking rings on a white background. The rings are blue, yellow,
black, green, and red. After more than a century the flag still maintains
its symbolism.

At least
one of the colors is found in all of the flags of the world. The Olympic
symbol of the interlocking rings represents the union of the five continents
and the meeting of the athletes of the world at the Olympic games.

Beginning
in 776 B.C., the Olympic Games were held in the valley of Olympia in Greece
every four years for almost 1200 years. Inspired by the ancient Games,
Baron Pierre de Coubertin created the modern Olympic Games.

First staged
in 1896, they attracted about 245 athletes (all men) in 43 events. At
the Sydney 2000 games, more than 10,000 athletes took part in 300 events.
The Olympic Movement has survived wars, boycotts, and terrorism to become
a symbol of the ability of the people of all nations to come together
in peace and friendship.

1. Where did
   the Olympic games come from?
2. Why were
   they held at Olympia?
3. Were there
   other contests like the Olympics?
4. Who could
   compete in the Olympics?
5. Were women
   allowed at the Olympics?
6. How were
   the athletes trained?
7. What prizes
   did Olympic victors get?
8. Who were
   the Olympic judges?
9. What was
   the penalty for cheating?
10. Where did
    the marathon come from?

For further
resources or information see www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/faq1.html

The World
Olympians Asociation is an independent global organization representing
Olympians. It was created following the Centennial Olympic congress, Congress
of Unity held in Paris in 1994. The WOA is formally recognized by the
International Olympic Committee under Rule 4 of the Olympic Charter.

Upon his
election as President of theWOA Mr. Pal Schmitt expressed his goal to
increase the number of members in order to achieve a universal representation
of national associations of Olympic athletes in the WOA. It is his expressed
desire to involve Olympians in Olympic activities in their own countries
to educate young people, promote Ollympic ideals and strengthen the Olympic
Movement. He believes that the WOA is becoming the fourth pillar of the
Olympic Movement together with the other three, the International Olympic
Committee ( IOC), the International Federations and the National Olympic
Committee (NOC).

Introduction

Today's Modern
(Summer) Olympic Games have 32 different categories of competitive events.
When you consider that of these many, like track and field, have several
events within the category and then break down further to men=s and women=s
and team and individual competition, it is nearly impossible to keep track
of the Games as they progress. Things were simpler in the Aold days@.
The Ancient Olympics had 13 events divided into 6 main categories. Of
course they were for men only.

The main
categories were Boxing, Equestrian events, Pankration, Pentathlon,
Running and Jumping. The Equestrian events were broken down into two
sub-categories: chariot racing and riding. The Pentathlon was a combination
of five events: discus, javelin, jump, running, and wrestling.

The scarcity
of professional literature about sports archives confirms what I have noticed
since I entered the world of sports through the International Olympic Committee
and its Olympic Museum, both located in Lausanne, Switzerland. The awareness
of the richness that sports and Olympic archives can bring to an institution,
a sports club or an amateur organizing committee is only emerging nowadays,
with all the gaps and losses it implies. The concept of archival obscurity
that Richard Fagan uses for Australia can be applied to many countries in
that respect Atrying to compile information on sports archives is somewhat
akin to hitting the metaphorical wall of the marathon runner 1.

Baimbridge,
M. (1998) 'Outcome uncertainty in sporting competition: the

Olympic
games 1896-1998', Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 5, No. 3,

pp.
161-164.[Competition]

Barney,
R. K. (1992) 'Born from dilemma: America awakens to the

modern
Olympic Games, 1901-1903', Olympika, Vol.1, pp. 92-135.

[USA]
[Modern Games History]

Barney,
R. K. (1998) 'The great transformation: Olympic victory

ceremonies
and the medal podium', Olympika, Vol. 7, pp. 89-112.

[Ceremony]

Bloch,
R. 91968) 'The origins of the Olympic Games', Scientific

American,
Vol. 219, pp. 79-86. [Ancient Olympics] [Revival]

Borish,
L. J. (1996) 'Women at the modern Olympic Games: an

interdisciplinary
look at American culture', Quest, Vol.48, No.1, pp.

43-56.
[Women] [USA]

Brown,
G. (2000) 'Emerging issues in Olympic sponsorship: implications