Indsutrail and post-industril development of sport (1780-1900) Flashcards
What was the term used to descibe the actitvities partcipated in?
Rational recreation
Define ‘rational recreation’
= 19th century
- these were sports pastimes fot the lower classes to be well ordered/oragnised/controlled.
What did rational rectreaion change from?
popular recreation
- the change from popualr to rational reflected the changes in Britain of the time
What does WARS stand for?
Wenlock Agricultural Reading Society
What did WARS form in 1850?
They formed a class called the ‘Olympian Class’.
When was the Olympian Class created?
1850
by WARS
What was the purpose of the Olympic Class?
it was set up to promote moral/phycial/intellectual imporvments in lower class people in Wenlock.
How did WARS promote the impovemtns to lower classes?
By participating in outdoor recreation challenges.
Prizes were offered to successful partcipants, ecnrouaging more to take part.
What did the Olympian Class change its name to?
Wenlock Olympian Society
When did the Olympian Class change its name?
1860
When were the first Wenlock Olympic Gmaes?
October 1850
(the forerunner to the modern Olympic Games)
Who was the driving force of the Wenlock Olympic Games?
Dr William Penny Brookes.
(the founder of the Wenlock Olympic Games 1850)
What inspired Dr William Penny Brookes to from the Wenlock Olympic Games?
From his work of being a doctor and surgeon in the town of Much Wenlock, Shropshire.
What sports were in the Wenlock Olympic Games?
- athletics
Traditional sports: - football
- cricket
- quoits
- running
- hurldes
Fun events:
- blindfolded wheelbarrow race
- ‘old womens race’ = pound of tea for the winner
What was important to the Wenllock Olympic Gmaes?
- Rules were written (encouraging athletes form all over the counrty)
- Pagentry & celebration
