6.1 emergence and evolution of modern sport Flashcards
sports in the pre industrial Britain
Mob football
cock fighting
real tennis
bare fist fighting
social classes
upper class
lower class
gender
women seen as weaker less rights didn’t participate much upper class did archery lower class might get involved in a smock race
law and order
- no police
- more violent activities
-like in mob football
when was the modern police force created
1829
education and literacy
the upper class were educated and literate
the lower class were uneducated and illiterate
meant upper could play more complex games with more rules opposite for lower
availability of time
lower class - little time worked all day so little time for any sport
upper class - plenty of time longer lasting and more activities
most work on the land so no distinct free time just whenever not needed
availability of money
upper class more money more equipment facilities clothing
lower class little money basic if any equipment less time on there hands
type and availability of transport
horse and cart - walking couldn’t travel far local events
upper class horse carriage but limited in how far due to road conditions could build facilities away from houses or in house
post 1850 social class
creation of the middle class who had more time and money increasingly more common
gender
still little opportunities for women
law and order
more defined laws with a police force - 1829 saw a decline of sports cruel or violent - cock fighting mob football
education and literacy
still very low some middle class went to public schools but lower class still couldn’t afford it
education act of what year
1870 rise of state education
when did school become free
1891
what did this do
enabled the lower class to slowly start getting some education
what did increased education do
allowed larger participation in sports with sophisticated rules
availability of time and money
saturday half day - more time for sport
playing sports at work inter club matches
type and availability of transport
very little still bikes walking horse and carriage
influence of public schools
the middle class played a major role in the development of sports with sport becoming a major element in public schools made rules and went on to make governing bodies spread it across the empire as soldiers took the sports to univercity
cult of athleticism 19th century
strong sense of sportsmanship and trying hard at sports
what did public schools do
interhouse competitions
inter school
when was the Football association made
1863
how 20th century factors affected it class/gender/law and order
TV boom
spectators at games
travel far to games inter town city games
professionalism
horse racing football
male dominated spectators
