Modern day sporting development and female emergence of sport *needs finishing Flashcards
What factors aided the growth and development of football?
Urbanisation - purpose built facilities
More free time- to watch and play
More disposable income - pay to travel to games
Improved transport and communication
Move to professionalism
Social class links - seen as respectable due to high morality and etiquette. Quickly changed as it became the working class “the peoples game”
Increased organisation
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What ruling allowed footballers to move at the end of their contract to another club without a transfer fee being paid?
Bosman ruling
What year was the wage limit in football abolished?
1961
What factors aided the development of female footballers in modern day sport?
Equal opportunities - war effort helped break stereotypes, sex discrimination act passed
Increased media coverage - Women players in the game EAFC 24
More female role models
More provision in PE at schools
Increased approval and coverage via the FA
More clubs forming
More funding at grassroots level
More free time - domestic responsibilities role has decreased
What structure has been set up to promote female officials in sport?
Womens referee development pathway
Why was lawn tennis invented?
Middle class aspired to be like the upper class but couldnt play real tennis due to exclusions
Invented lawn tennis suitable to be played in gardens of suburban housing
What are the features of lawn tennis?
Organised, invented and played by middle class
Use of specialist equipment - wingfield kit
Standardised rules that come with the set
Played by males and females
Public provision
Why was lawn tennis deemed suitable for women?
Could be played in privacy of gardens
Sport was not too strenuous on women
Women could dress modestly while playing
What was the open era?
When professional tennis players could compete alongside amateurs and earn money
Why is modern day tennis still seen as a middle class sport?
Requirements for strict dress codes at tennis clubs
Joining a tennis club is off putting and difficult
Why is modern day tennis praised for its male and female equality?
Offers equal prize money at Wimbledon for both male and female champions
In 2015, money was £1.76 million each
