Industrial and Post-Industrial

Question 1

What is rational recreation?

Answer 1

• Sports for the lower class, designed by the middle class to be well-ordered, organised and controlled

Question 2

What were some of the characteristics of rational recreation in the second half of the 19th century?

Answer 2

• People more fit to play sports
• Half day Saturdays
• People had more money for specialist equipment
• More respectable rules/leagues
• Physical endeavour with moral integrity
• Factory owners becoming patrons of sport and set up teams
• More spectators, leagues and players

Question 3

What were NGB’s used for?

Answer 3

• Popularising sport
• More teams and clubs
• More fixtures
• Leagues and competitions

Question 4

Characteristics of a gentleman amateur

Answer 4

• Respected (went to public schools)
• In the social elite, wealthy, plenty of free time
• Used sport as a character building exercise (training frowned upon)
• Range of sports
• Play to a high moral code

Question 5

Characteristics of a working class professional

Answer 5

• Known to take bribes
• Financial gain
• Winning was the most important thing
• Cheated often
• Spectators

Question 6

When was the FA set up?

Answer 6

1863

Question 7

What were the positive impacts of 19th century professionalism on sport?

Answer 7

• Working class were paid for time off when playing for the factory teams
• Early professionals paid by results and performance
• Working class played for financial gain
• Employment based on sporting talent grew
• Earning money from sport was an avenue for social mobility