PRE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SPORT Flashcards
feudal system
a way of structuring society around a relationship derived from the holding of land in exchange of labour
popular recreations
the sport and pastimes of people in pre- Industrial Britain
limited transport
hard for people to access sport facilities and they could only play local teams
communications
lack of communication means like newspapers meant that people often had no knowledge of upcoming events and matches which would reduce participation levels.
illiteracy/uneducated
meant that there weren’t any rules or structure in games- very unorganised and games would even go on for days.
harsh society
meant that people whom lived in a harsh society reflected that into sport which would result in many injuries, often fatalities. (because they were surrounded by violence daily).
seasonal time/long working hours
this meant that there were limited hours in which people could participate in sport, especially the lower class as they were often working long hours (sowing in autumn, collecting food in summer). the only exception would be if there were localised holy days (like shrove tuesday)
two tier society/feudal system
activities were separated by class, those in lower classes didn’t have the chance to participate in upper class sports and upper classes didn’t associate themselves with lower class sport, yet still had the opportunity to do so.
4 C’s
CRUEL
CLEAR CLASS DIVISION
COUNTRYSIDE
COMMUNICATIONS
pre industrial/ pre urban recreations
sport would be very simple with little complexity or challenge in them and equipment would mainly be made out of natural resources (for example. a football would be made out of pigs bladder.)
what were the popular recreations of pre industrial Britain?
mob football (lower class) athletics (lower class) real tennis (upper class)
mob football
an activity played in pre industrial Britain which very much reflected the characteristics of popular recreations and socio cultural factors evident at the time.
mob football characteristics
lower class, local, rural & natural, played on holy days, violent.
real tennis
aka royal tennis or the sport of kings, an activity played in pre industrial Britain, but didn’t reflect the typical popular recreation characteristics of many activities at the time.
real tennis characteristics
upper class men, very civilised, lacked violence, much respect between opponents.
athletics
athletics in pre industrial Britain took the form of an activity known as FOOT RACING.
foot racing
competitive running/ walking involving feats (skills) of endurance. after time it evolved into pedestrianism/race walking.
athletics/ foot racing characteristics
simple/ unwritten rules, locally played with sometimes neighbouring villages competing, rural, betting occurred.
patron
member of the gentry (the upper class) who looked after the lower class performer e.g: by arranging competitions for them to participate in, putting prize money and generally looking after the welfare of the performer.
festival occasions
athletics in pre industrial Britain was known as a festival occasion with athletic events like hurdles. this was set among a rural community. prizes were awarded by patrons lower class successful participants.
characteristics of popular recreation linked to pre 1780 festivals
rural, simple/ unwritten rules, annual, betting occurred, local.
why were popular recreation activities banned in the 19th century?
violent/ unruly in nature, lead to death/ injury, damaged property, gambling, alcoholism.
