Explain the origin of men’s and women’s collegiate sports programs and of amateur sports programs in general in the United States in the late 1800s.

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Men in colleges initiated competitions and continued to
promote them until faculties imposed greater controls to
address the problems that occurred
Women physical educators offered mostly sporting
diversions for participation, not competitions, that were
viewed as appropriate for female students
The Amateur Athletic Union and other groups offered
competitions in numerous sports, primarily for men

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