🟣 3.1 Emergence of the Globalisation of Sport in the 21st Century: Emergence of Elite Female Footballers in Mordern Day Sport Flashcards
Socio-cultural factors which led to an increased number of women participants and progress through to the elite level
- equal opportunities: more sports generally available and socially acceptable (sex discrimination act passed)
- increased media coverage of women’s football = WSL covered
- more female role models in football
- more provision via school PE programmes = national curriculum as well as extra curriculum
- increased approval / encouragement from the FA
- more clubs being formed
- increased participation via more funding into the game
- more free time has traditional domestic responsibility’s has decreased
2014/15 season key facts for women’s football
- 1,208,550 registered
- 51 European countries with national women’s league
- 7641 qualified women refs and 21,164 female coaches
- between 1985 and 2014, 5x growth in numbers
- 53 associates have national teams
- 7 countries = more than 60,000 female players
Women’s competitions set up by UEFA
- women’s EURO’s
- UEFA champions leagw
As more women’s competitions are set up, what does it mean for women’s football
More media coverage, leading to more role models to admire so more participation
What changed at 2015 World Cup
World Cup expanded to 24 teams competing and all all of England’s matches where televised on the BBC
How much did the women’s super league make a year
£50,000
State of female officials at the end of 20th century
There was a very limited number of female officials progressing through to the football league
First female official to officiate in both football league and the prem
Wendy toms
What was created In the last few years to develop opportunities for women as refs
Creation of the ‘women’s referee development pathway’. Viewed as a significant step forward in creating a more focused and professional organisation structure for female referees
