In the development of human society, sports is a way to strengthen physical fitness, improve sports skills, carry out ideological and moral education and enrich social and cultural life according to the needs of production and life, follow the law of human physical and mental development, and take physical exercise as the basic means.
Conscious and organized social activities are a special scientific field gradually established and developed with the development of human society. The concept of sports has broad sense and narrow sense.
1. A broad concept of sports (also known as sports). It refers to a conscious and organized social activity that takes physical exercise as the basic means to enhance people's physique, promote the all-round development of education, enrich social and cultural life and promote the construction of spiritual civilization. It is a part of the whole social culture, and its development is restricted by the politics and economy of a certain society and serves it.
2. The narrow concept of sports (also called sports). It is an educational process to develop the body, strengthen the physique, impart physical exercise knowledge and skills, and cultivate moral and will quality; It is the process of cultivating and shaping the human body; Is an important part of education; It is an important aspect of cultivating people with all-round development.
Competitive sports is also called "competitive sports" It refers to the scientific and systematic training and competition in order to beat opponents, achieve excellent sports results, and maximize the potential of individuals and groups in physical, physical, psychological and sports abilities. Including sports training and sports competition.
Various countries and regions also have their own special national traditional projects, such as China Wushu, rattan ball in Southeast Asia, Cabadie and so on. Its development is closely related to politics, economy, culture, education and science and technology of countries and regions.
Features are:
1) fully mobilize and bring into play the potential of athletes in physical strength, intelligence and psychology;
2) Strong antagonism and competitiveness;
3) The contestants are full of physical strength and superb skills;
4) Competing according to internationally recognized uniform rules;