TITLE The Future as History in Sport and Physical

The contention that the future of sport and physical education can be shaped by its history is the foundation of this discussion. The paper begins with a brief mention of six social forces at work and ten concomitant professional concerns. It then presents Heilbroner's concept of the future as history; discusses the idea of progress; suggests some implications for sport and physical education based on Heilbroner's concept; discusses the concept of progress in relation to the United States and the American dream; and, finally, draws several conclusions. The social forces and professional concerns enumerated are viewed by the author as 16 persistent historical problems facing the field of sport and physical education. How society copes with these problems will determine whether sport and physical education will serve this culture in a socially useful capacity or whether they will develop into symptom