The American Physical Education Association (APEA), previously known as American Association for the Advancement of Physical Education, is an American association, founded in 1885 to support
gymnastics
Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ...
education.
The name was changed in 1903, to the American Physical Education Association (APEA). And in 1917, it created one of its most influential groups, the ''Committee on Women's Athletics''.
The APEA joined forces, becoming part of the
NEA's Department of School Health and Physical Education in 1937,
and then forming the ''Division of Recreation'' in 1938.
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Physical education associations
Professional associations based in the United States
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