Public Schools Flashcards
Give 3 examples of public boarding schools
1) Rugby
2) Eton
3) Harrow
What 4 key things did the public schools influence
1) The promotion and organisation of sports and games
2) The promotion of ethics through sports and games
3) The ‘cult’ of athleticism
4) The spread and export of games and ethics
Who changed the way public schools were ran?
Doctor Thomas Arnold
What 4 key factors made public schools successful?
1) Boarders - so they had lots of free time
2) Fee paying - increased and improved facilities
3) Lots of space to build facilities and practice
4) Elite coaching
What were the 3 key ethics and values promoted?
1) Muscular Christianity
2) Team work and sportsmanship
3) Character building and leadership
What is the ‘cult’
Referred to the growing obsession / growing craze of playing sport
What is athleticism?
Developing physical endeavour and moral integrity through sport
What was the impact of athleticism on sport? (3)
1) Encouraged effort over winning
2) Encouraged the development of codified sport
3) Encouraged to play with fair play and sportsmanship
What was the impact of ‘the cult’ on sport? (3)
1) Large amounts of time devoted to sport in schools in order to develop it
2) Developed leagues
3) Ex-school boys spread the cult
How did the school boys ensure the games were being played?
They were made compulsory in schools and were played with athleticism (physical endeavour and moral integrity)
Where did the boys spread the games?
To university (usually Oxford and Cambridge)
What was the problem with the spreading of these games? How did they overcome the problems?
All the different schools had different rules - a common rule book was needed
NGB’s were established through University ‘melting pot’ (FA 1863)
The boys were NGB administrators
Games were spread nationally via careers such as vicars and industrialists
The lead to national competitions such as the FA Cup
Sports and games were exported internationally to the British Empire by army officers E.g. Cricket to Australia
