Globalisation Of Sport keywords Flashcards
Feudal system
Broadly defined, it was a way of structuring society around a relationship derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour
Popular recreation
The sport and past times of people in pre-industrial Britain
Foot racing
A form of competitive running/ walking in the 17th and 18th century involving feats of endurance. As time progressed, it evolved into pedestrianism/race walking
Patron
A member of the gentry who looked after a 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
Rational recreation
In the 19th century, these were sports pastimes for the lower classes which were designed by the middle classes to be well ordered, organised and controlled
Dr William Penny Brookes
The founder of the Wenlock Olympian Games in 1850
Industrial revolution
Deemed to have occurred during the mid 18th to mid 19th centuries. This period marked a change in Britain from a feudal, rural society into an industrialised, machine-based, capitalist society, controlled by a powerful urban middle class
Industrial patronage
Factory teams were set up by factory owners as a way of decreasing absenteeism and encouraging loyalty in the workforce
Urbanisation
Large numbers of people migrating/ moving from rural areas into towns and cities, seeking regular work in the factories
Codification
The gradual organisation and defining of the rules (e.g for the actual playing of a sport, as well as the conduct and behaviour of participants)
Philanthropists
Kind, generous, middle-class individuals who had a social conscience and were keen to try to provide for a better life among the working class
Public provision
Local council provision of facilities (e.g sport/recreational) for the masses to participate
Rational recreation
Involves the post-industrial development of sport. It was characterised by a number of features including respectability, regularity, strict administration and codification
Amateur
A person who plays sport for the love of it and receives no financial gain
Professional
A person who plays sport for financial gain
Bosman ruling
A European court of justice decision made on 15th December 1995 concerning freedom of movement for workers. An important decision as it allowed the free movement of labour in the European Union, it effectively allowed footballers within the EU to move at the end of their contract to another club without a transfer fee being paid
Lawn tennis
Originally called ‘Sphairistike’ and played on an hourglass shaped court before its name and court shape were quickly replaced
Open era
When professional tennis players were allowed to compete alongside amateurs and earn money
Media
An organised means of communication by which large numbers of different people can be reached quickly
Golden triangle
Refers to the relationship between sport, business and media
Commercialism
The process of attempting to gain money from an activity such as sport
Sponsorship
When a company pays for their product to be publicly displayed or advertised, usual,y as an attempt to increase the sales of their goods
Merchandising
The practice in which the brand or image from one ‘product’ is used to sell another. E.g professional sports teams/ performers promote various products
Globalisation
The process whereby nations are increasingly being linked together and people are becoming more interdependent via improvements in communication and travel
Social media
Online apps and websites which allow users to interact by sharing content and taking part in social networking
