Rational and Popular Recreation Flashcards
what is rational recreation
as britan changed into an industrially based society, sports, pastimes, developed in a number of different ways, reflectinf sociatal changes, the activities participated in were termed as rational recreations
what is mob football
- anyone can play (mainly lower class)
- played local (village)
- none/few rules
- no skill requirement
- form of entertainement
- played once a year
- very chaotic, quick, voilent and agressive
what is real tennis
- very complex rules aimed to exclude who couldnt read
- played by kings (henry VII)
- played at Hampton courts
- played at purpose facility which costs money, space-land
- you need to be well educated to learn rules
- played whenever they want
- played quick, gentlemanly, wear white (shows upperclass)
What happened after the rationalisation of the FA
- urbanisation
- more free time/increased lesiure time
- more disposable income
- improved transport
- increased professiolism
- social class link
- increased organisation
- media
What happened after the rationalisation of the FA (urbanisation)
due to urbanisation a captive audience was estbalished in a small urban space
- this led to purpose build facilities and standiums with large teraces
- e.g Kop at liverpool
What happened after the rationalisation of the FA (more free time)
- less time wokring in factories which means more time to watch/play sport
- 3pm on a saturday was the traditional time for association of footbal matches
What happened after the rationalisation of the FA (more disposable income)
- improved standard of living via higher wages
- gave the working class enough money to pay entrance/gate money and pay for transport ro matches
What happened after the rationalisation of the FA (improved transport)
- development of trains llowed fans to travel to away matches which increased regularity
- the FA cup was first played in 1871-72
What happened after the rationalisation of the FA (increased professionlism)
- the oppotunities to play football professionally as a job gradually increased e.g via broken payments (time off)
- professional football first recognised in 1885
What happened after the rationalisation of the FA (social class link)
- middle class influence and approval gave association football more respect, challenged quickly by working class made it “peoples game” larger numbers playing/watching FA
What happened after the rationalisation of the FA (increased organisation)
- football became highly structures and standardised when in 1863 ex-publuc schoolboysnset up the FA
- national rules and codification (more controlled game and less violence - reflected on society)
- football quickly expanded and lots of teams being set up via factories and church
What happened after the rationalisation of the FA (media)
- 1850’s there was a 67% literate rate and in the 1900’s there was a 97% literate rate.
- newpapers have a benefit as they can read results and match reports
- by the 1922 BBC established and by the 1940’s most homes have radio - live coverage and 1930’s had the first world cup
bosman ruling
at the end of a contract the player was free to leave with no transfer fee
What happened after the rationalisation of the FA (rule based - codification)
- people came from different places and the people had different rules
- NGB’s, more literate / administrated society
- competitions - everyone plays some which increases the respectability of the sport
What happened after the rationalisation of the FA (religion)
- increases in congregation
- increase in social control
What happened after the rationalisation of the FA (gambling controlled)
- increased law and order in a capatalyst economy
What happened after the rationalisation of the FA (respectability)
- decrease in volume, fair play increase in repectabiility
