🟣 3.1 Emergence of the Globalisation of Sport in the 21st Century: The Rationalisation & Mordernalisaton of Lawn Tennis & Track and Field Athletics Flashcards

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What was lawn tennis originally called

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Sphairistike

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Who created lawn tennis and why

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The middle class created lawn tennis as they aspired to be like the upper class in society but where excluded from or could not play real tennis. They devised their own form of tennis which was suitable for their middle class surburban housing with lawn gardens

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What individual created lawn tennis and when

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Major Walter Clopton Wingfield on 23 February 1974

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Who was originally excluded from lawn tennis

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The lower class

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What happened in 1877 to do with lawn tennis

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The All England Croquet club had been renamed the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club

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When was the first Wimbledon tournament

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1877

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When was female allowed in lawn tennis

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1884

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What was a consequence of female involvement in lawn tennis

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Positive female role models for example Lottie Dodd who won 5 ladies singles titles in the late 19th century

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Who was the first female winner of Wimbledon

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Miss Maud Watson

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How did lawn tennis aid women involvement

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Because it could be played in seclusion and privacy provided by their own garden. They could play the game as a ‘minimum exercise activity’ dressed in a modest and reserved way with their bodies fully covered. Also, lawn tennis was seen as not too vigorous so they were not expected to sweat which was seen as unladylike. They could also play the game with both males and females as part of social gatherings, improving their health at the same time

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7 key features of lawn tennis

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  • middle class invention
  • played by middle class
  • organised by middle class
  • use of specialist equipment (middle class had sufficient finances to fund specialist equipment)
  • played by males and females
  • public provision, eventuallly spread to lower class
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What where developed as the 4 majors

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USA France Australia and Wimbledon

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When where professional tours and tournaments established

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Early 1920s

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What was ‘shamateurism’

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Amateurs taking money illegally to play

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What happened in 1968 to Do with tennis

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Shamateurism led to the abandonment of the distinction between amateur and professional, the open era began which all players could compete in all tournaments

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What was the consequences of the open era

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  • the establishment of an international professional tennis circuit
  • revenues from sales of TV rights
  • popularity of the game spread
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1968 Wimbledon distinct inequalities in rewards

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£2000 to Rod Laver
£750 Billie Jean King

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Who fought for the prize money of Wimbledon to be the same for both genders

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Women’s tennis association (WTA) including billie Jean king and eventually in 2007, both where £700,000

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How did the WTA provide equal opportunities for women tennis players

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They decided to create their own tour away from the men’s game. Providing ground breaking opportunities for women to play at the top level

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Who was the first female to earn £100,000 in a single year

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Billie Jean King

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What did the WTA state in 2015

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More than 2500 elite players competed for $129 million at the 55 WTA events and 4 grand slams

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What was rural fairs replaced by and why

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As a result of the industrialisation of society and large numbers of people moving to towns and cities, urban fairs became popular

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What occurred to do with track and field events as a result of urbanisation

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Purpose built facilities built and tracks

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Difference for classes in track and field events

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Lower class ran for money, deemed as professionals

Upper and middle ran for enjoyment and to test themselves

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What is an exclusion cause

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Excluding the working class and manual labours

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Exclusion cause in athletics

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There was an exclusion cause to separate Modern athletics from the old professional and corrupt form

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Workings of AAC

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In 1886, the amateur athletic club was formed by public school and ex university men who where gentlemen amateurs and excluded the working class from entering and earning money from athletics. They brought respectability to athletics , emphasising endeavour, fair play, courage and no wagering

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Workings of the AAA

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amateur athletic association = withdrew exclusion clause and opened up the sport to everyone. This caused a professional to be someone who ran for money not a working class

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When was the AAA founded

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24 April 1880

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Where women allowed to compete in athletics

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Athletics was not deemed to be an acceptable activity for women. It was thought to be unladylike, and unable to follow an appropriate dress code

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When was the women’s AAA created

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First time women could compete in the olympics

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1928 Amsterdam, not above 800m as seen too strenuous

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What did trust funds enable for athletes in athletics

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Enabled athletes to safeguard their eligibility to take part in amateur comps, but still enable them to receive financial rewards. This enabled athletes to travel all over the world to travel and compete

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Why are there no trust funds in athletics today

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Because payments can be made to athletes or agents within the rules laid out by the international amateur athletics association now called the international associati9jn of athletics federation

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What did the IAAF establish and organise in early 21st century

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A number of major international athletics competitions for males as well as females where they could make considerable amounts of money

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When was the marathon first open to women

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Los Angeles 1984

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When was the triple jump and hammer introduced to women

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Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000