Globalisation Of Sport

Question 1

What was life like before the industrial revolution?

Answer 1

There wasn’t many towns, and many people lived in the countryside. Communication was poor, and only the very wealthy went to school, meaning the majority of people didn’t have an education.
People didn’t have spare time or days off often, as they worked long hours each day seven days a week due to all the jobs being agricultural based.

Question 2

What were the difficulties faced when playing sports pre-industrial revolution?

Answer 2

Lack of free time
Lack of supplies
Little communication
Uneducated

Question 3

What sports were around pre-industrial revolution?

Answer 3

As communication was poor, there were many variations of different sports around Britain. Many of the games were basic so everyone could understand the rules. For example mob football and real tennis.

Question 4

What people participated in which sport?

Answer 4

Mostly men played when they would have days off for holidays and both rich and poor played sports; although there was a clear division between the two.

Question 5

What is the feudal system?

Answer 5

It was a way of structuring society around a relationship from the holding of land in exchange for service of labour.

Question 6

Define popular recreations

Answer 6

They were the popular sports and past-times in pre-industrial Britain.

Question 7

What were the activities like in pre-industrial Britain

Answer 7

Aggressive 
Reflected a harsh society 
Male dominated 
Lots of damage to local property
Regular injuries

Question 8

What was Hackney Hall

Answer 8

It was a sport played by lower class in pre-industrial Britain where the aim was to get the strap to your teams pub.

Question 9

What were sociocultural effects on sport in ore-industrial Britain?

Answer 9

Limited transport
Seasonal period
Uneducated
Two tier society

Question 10

What were the four Cs

Answer 10

Cruel
Clear class divisions
Communication
Countryside

Question 11

How did limited transport and communication affect sport in pre-industrial Britain

Answer 11

It meant the sport was specific to the community as each town didn’t discuss with the next about what rules and games they were playing

Question 12

What was mob football

Answer 12

A game played by

Question 13

Who played real tennis ?

Answer 13

Was mainly played by upper class and royalty as it was a complicated game which needed specific equipment

Question 14

Define Patron

Answer 14

A member of the Gentry who looked after the lower-class performer e.g. by arranging competitions for them to participate in, putting up prize money and generally Looking after the welfare of the performer

Question 15

Who was real tennis played by

Answer 15

It was mainly played by the upper-class members of society

Question 16

What was another name for real tennis

Answer 16

Royal tennis or the sport of kings

Question 17

Who took part in athletics

Answer 17

Footmen i.e. hired soldiers competed as messengers of the upper-class the speed and movement across land

Question 18

Define the characteristics of popular recreation link to pre-1780 festivals

Answer 18

Rural location
Bettings 
Events where local people from neighbouring villages joining in with festivals and competitions 
Occurred annually
Rules were simple

Question 19

Why were popular recreation activities band in 19 century

Answer 19

Violent or unruly nature 
Led to the damage of property 
Led to injury or death 
Linked to consumption of alcohol 
Involved gambling

Question 20

What impact would success have for the upper-class and performer

Answer 20

Success in athletics men increase social status for a gentleman so the upper-class are very happy to act as patrons to the working performers

Question 21

List the negative effects of rationalised sports during the first half of the 16th century

Answer 21

Lack of leisure time
Migration of the lower class into cities 
Poor health 
Loss of rights 
Lack of public provisions 
Lack of income

Question 22

Who is Doctor William Penny Brookes ?

Answer 22

He founded the Wenlock games in 1850

Question 23

How did the lack of leisure Time affect recreational activities in pre-industrial Britain

Answer 23

The shit from the machine lady 12 hour working day six days a week but no working on Sunday as it was holy

Question 24

How did lack of income have a negative effect on rationalise sports during the first half of the 19 century

Answer 24

Low wages and poverty were evident in the little spare income for leisure pursuits

Question 25

Define public provisions

Answer 25

Local council provision of facilities for mass participation

Question 26

What are the nine characteristics of rational recreation and how it impacted society

Answer 26

Played regionally, nationally and international 
Respectable 
Regular 
Rule based
Controlled gambling 
Impact on religion 
Impact if revolutions
Purpose built facilities 
Amateurism and professionalism

Question 27

Name the 5 Rs

Answer 27

Regionally 
Respectable 
Regular 
Rule based 
Religion

Question 28

How was the FA formed

Answer 28

11 London football clubs and schools representatives met on 26 October 1863 to agree on common rules. In 1862, the captain of Barnes wrote to Bell’s Life newspaper proposing a governing body for the sport that led to the first meeting at The Freemasons’ Tavern that created the FA.

Question 29

What the national governing body for skiing

Answer 29

GB Snow sport

Question 30

Define amateur

Answer 30

A person who plays sport for the love of it and receives no financial Gain

Question 31

Define professional players

Answer 31

A person who plays for financial gain

Question 32

What is the Bosman ruling

Answer 32

A European court if justice made on the 15th of December 1995 concerning freedom of moe met for workers. An important decision as if allowed the freedom movement of labour in the EU. It effectively allowed footballers within the EU to move to another club at the end if their contract without a transfer being paid.