1, the motive force of sports production. People's instinctive demand is the source of sports and the fundamental premise of sports development. Any kind of social phenomenon, its life can not be separated from the needs of society-that is, the needs of people, otherwise, just like the best goods will lose their value, sports is no exception. Labor is the most basic practical activity of human existence. Therefore, labor is a way to meet human needs (of course, it is the most important way). Primitive humans not only need labor, but also need life. They have thoughts and feelings, joys and sorrows, live in groups, and have the need for communication. In their social demand structure, although their level is still very low, as far as sports are concerned, in addition to the needs of labor, there is also the need to adapt to the environment. Defense needs to deal with similar harassment, survival needs to fight against diseases, and it needs to express and express inner feelings. Such as education, military affairs, entertainment, medical treatment and health care, and religious sacrifices. All these need to be summarized, that is, you need a healthy body and you need to carry out your own activities, which also constitutes the motivation for sports. As a purposeful and conscious social activity of human beings, sports is produced to meet the needs of society (including social production and life) and people's own needs (including people's physical and psychological needs).
2. Social roots of sports. Sports sprouted and came into being under primitive social conditions. It is closely related to primitive human labor, education, military, entertainment, medical care, religious ceremonies and other social activities.
1) Primitive physical education is produced in the process of life and labor, and it is the main means and content of primitive social education activities.
2) In the war, in order to improve combat skills, sports became a means for people to carry out military training and physical training.
3) The living conditions of primitive people were very bad. Natural disasters and harassment from tribes make people's health and life insecure. Kang Yin's "Xiaozhong Dance" and "Guiding and Pressing Joe" in Neijing are both sports activities to treat physical diseases caused by environment and climate. These are both medical means and fitness activities. Later, it gradually developed into a variety of complete sets of health gymnastics, the purpose of fitness was more clear, and the sports factors were further strengthened.
3. Primitive sports, entertainment and religious sacrifice activities blend with each other.
1) The main form of primitive entertainment is dancing. Dance and sports have many common characteristics, such as both sports activities and fitness functions. From a modern point of view, some fitness dances (non-performances) are themselves the contents of sports, such as modern dances.
2) The ancient Olympic Games developed from competitive activities in sacrificial ceremonies to regular festival competitions.