Gilchrist Flashcards
How did they promote sport ?
It encouraged social control through civilised activities diverting people away from less socially acceptable activities.
Church facilities provided venues for improving the morality of the working class.
Sport was seen as a good way of promoting Christian values.
Development of the YMCA promoted the healthy body healthy mind link.
The clergy viewed sport as a good way to boost church attendance.
How did they promote opportunities?
The clergy gave encouragement for the working classes to participate in association football.
They organised teams, set up clubs and competitions.
Lawn tennis
Played regularly because people had more time to play
Middle class development due to involvement in creation of clubs
Equipment and facilities available to play eg they could play in suburban gardens.
Highly structured skills due to the rationalisation of tennis
Using an example from sport, describe the term ‘social change’
Social change – significant changes in social behaviours and/or cultural values (1) over time,
leading to long-term effects (1) for example ‘kick 4 life’ (K4L) using football to bring about social
change in deprived areas (1).
How does raising participation help society?
Health Social Crime Employment Economic
how does health help society ?
decrease of hear disease
decreased risk of obesity
meaning less strain on the nhs
How does social help society?
Improved social skills and improved ability to develop friendships
Meaning increased community integration and improvement of community morale
How does crime help society ?
More positive use of free time meaning lower crime statistics
How does employment help society
Increased productivity at work and lower absenteeism
as there is improved skills of concentration
Meaning the employer benefits as less time is taken off work and there are higher productivity rates
How does economic help society ?
There is increased spending on healthy pursuits meaning there is more money put into the economy via increased leisure spend.
How is qualitative and qualitative used in sport?
Sport psychology - the potential positive link between motivational self talk to improved self paced skills
Exercise psychology
How is video motion analysis used?
notational match analysis used to record aspects of performance
Biomechanics used to analyse the sporting impact of body movements
maximises performance
