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Formation | 1885 |
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Type | Educational |
Legal status | Association |
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Affiliations | National Education Association |
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 education. [1] 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. [2] [3] The APEA joined forces, becoming part of the NEA's Department of School Health and Physical Education in 1937, [4] and then forming the Division of Recreation in 1938. [5]