Rationalisation and development on Sport

Question 1

Reasons for development of football

Answer 1

–URBANISATION- Large numbers of people in an area=larger audience
–MORE FREE TIME- Watch and play more
–MORE DISPOSABLE INCOME- Increased spectatorship
–IMPROVED PROFESSIONALISM
–SOCIAL CLASS LINKS- middle class made NGB’s
–INCREASED ORGANISATION- more structured when ex school boys set up FA

Question 2

Emergence of elite female footballers

Answer 2

–EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
–INCREASED MEDIA COVERAGE- BT provides live coverage of WSL
–MORE FEMALE ROLE MODELS
–MORE CLUBS FORMING
–MORE FREE TIME

Question 3

Who was the first female official on the Premier league

Answer 3

Wendy Toms- 1990s

Question 4

Who created lawn tennis

Answer 4

Middle class as they were excluded from real tennis

Question 5

What are the characteristics of lawn tennis

Answer 5

–MIDDLE CLASS INVENTION- could be played in suburban gardens
–USE OF SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT- could by kit containing equipment and rules
–PLAYED BY MALES AND FEMALES-
–PUBLIC PROVISION

Question 6

What was the open era

Answer 6

When professional tennis players were allowed to compete alongside amateurs and earn money

Question 7

What did the open era lead to (AO3)

Answer 7

– MORE PARTICIPATION
–MORE COMPETITION
– INCREASED SKILL LEVEL
– MEDIA AND SPONSORSHIP
–MORE SPECTATORS