Post industrial (1780-1900) Flashcards
Rational recreation definition
- For the lower classes but designed by the Middle class
- Well ordered
- Organised
- Controlled
What was industrial patronage impact on rational recreation
Factory teams were set up factory owners as a way of decreasing absenteeism and encouraging loyalty of the workforce
What is the transport revolutions impact on the development of rational recreation
Improvement in transportation systems between 1700 and 1870 by canals, roads and railways
What is the Muscular christianity impact on the development of rational recreation
A belief in patriotic duty, discipline, manliness, and the moral and physical beauty of athleticism
What is broken time payments impact on the development of rational recreation
Pays workers to take time off work to compete in sport
What is the Saturday half day acts impact on the development of rational recreation
Give working class men a half day off as an opportunity to play sport
What are the impacts of the Transport Revolution
industrial revolution
movement of teams/spectators due to trains
improved access to different parts of the country
cheaper train travel
improved access to the countryside
Urbanisation
Large numbers of people migrating from rural areas into towns and cities, seeking regular work in the factories
what are the impacts of urbanisation
Lack of space
Large working class population
Loss of traditional sports
Change in working conditions
what are the impacts of the emergence of the Middle class
- Codification of a standardised set of rules for each sport
- Development of leagues and competitions
- Public provision ( development of parks and baths via philanthropists)
- Philanthropists provided money for working class to have a better life
- Increased leisure time (Saturday half day act)
- Professionalism
middle class definition
Formed as a result of urbanisation, they were self-made individuals who has some empathy for the working class
what are the factors affecting the development of NGB’s
More league needed
Maintain of control among middle and upper classes
More fixtures required
More clubs forming
Maintain amateur ideal
Threats of professionalism and commercialism
Different public schools played different versions
What is a NGB
National Governing Body is an organisation that governs and administers a sport on a national basis
What are the characteristics of rational recreation
Respectability (fair play)
Regionally/Nationally/Regular
Administration/Codification
Officials/Referees
Purpose built facilities
Skills/Tactics based
