Lecture 4 Flashcards
Prior to 20th century society was
Much less organized
Sport was less organized
As society became more organized and structuered what happens to sport
Become more structures and took next step to develop teams and leagues
Once league was created
Leagues could play one another
Organized rules (ex, uniforms)
why rules
So fair
No one can change rules to benefit them when playing another team
What started to become heavily involved when thing began to be structure and schedules
Money
Spectators watching
Once money began to flow in what became important
Incentivizes to win
People dont watch losing teams
What is sure way of being successful to make more money
Better players
- started to pay players
What was wrong with paying players
Seen as going against British ideals of playing sports for right reason
Payed players under table
What causes fight when began paying players
Some teams were paying and others were not
Unfair
What is the dominant fight in candian sport
Amateur vs professional
What is Industrial Revolution
Creation of infrastructure and rise mechanization of labor (rise from agricultural society to industrial society)
What did new technology cause
Acted as labor savers and productivity multipliers
Instead of horse pulling plow now a tractor
Labor costs go down
When farmers get mechanization what happens
People can’t get work on farms
Go look for jobs in cities
Urbanization
Movement from people from countryside to cities
What absorbs excess labor from farmers
Factories
Prior to Industrial Revolution what was Canada primarily
A rural country
What did people moving into cities cause
Organization because urban density increases
Rules reduce conflict
What is an urban industrialized society
A time structured society
Time did not matter in countryside
Whole day is structure in city around being on time for work
Why does organized sport work in industrialized society
Everyone shows up on time
Spectators know when to show
What happens to equipment during industrialization
Mass production of sporting equipment
Decreased cost
Drives down entry costs for entry to sports
Infrastructure
Roads, railways, canals, telephones, internet
What was most important part of infrastructure for organized sports
Railways