The Puritans view on sports as well as physical education was nonexistent because of their beliefs opposing it. A matter of fact, any leisure time they had could not consist of any type of recreation. Their primary focus was on work, family, and building for the community.Yet the Puritans are still human and needed sports for physical health and moral lesson. So, as time went on the Puritan influence decreased due to the colonies becoming more diverse; resulting in sports becoming very popular. The Puritans society left a diverse sporting habits and attitudes because of the demands placed on sport and the roles devised for the sports, which in turn would leave an imprint on the U.S.sporting realm. According to Pamela Grundy and Benjamin
