Public Schools Flashcards
Compare the characteristics of pre industrial sports and pastimes with sports played in ninteenth century public schools
Area - set boundaries - public school
Frequency - played regular sport - public school
Transport- Could travel to fixtures - public schools
Resources - equipments and facilities- public schools
Team size - specific time size - public schools
Name three characteristics of public schools
Fee paying
Boarding
Boring
Who was Dr Thomas Arnold
A Liberal headmaster who introduced sports into the curriculum due to the health benifits of sport
How did sports and team games develop in public schools
Influence of Thomas Arnold
Gave time for sport, become compulsory
House structure developed and fixtures and competitions between houses were introduced
In school adaptations for sports introduced in aim to standardise rules
NGBS devolved , so school fixtures or national fixtures could take place
How did schools help to promote and organise sports and games
Thomas Arnold influence
Sports become compulsory
Outstanding purpose built facilities
Professional coaches introduced
Developments of house systems and competitions
Sports become a part of careers eg, factory teams, internationalisation of sports
What carrers did Old Boys go into which spread the influence of sport
Army
Priests
Factory Owner
Teacher
NGBS
Describe the cult of athletism
an obsession with the combination of physcial endavour and moral integrity
What impact did athletism have
encouraged effort over winning
encouraged the development of codified sport
encouraged to play with sportsmanship
What impact did the ‘cult’ have
Large amounts of time devoted to sport in school
Developed Leauges
‘Muscular Christians’
NGBs
What impact did the influence of public schools have sport
Physical and moral development
spread of games
development of fixtures
Development of rules
Explain how the ‘cult of athleticism’ in 19th Century public schools impacted on the
development of sport.
Promoted physical endevaour
More integrety
Played more frequently - mandatory
Formations of NGBs
Facilities developed
