Section 3.1.3.1.2 INDUSTRIAL& POST INDUSTRIAL 1780-1900 Flashcards
Amateurs characteristics;
gentleman
- upper/middle class (high status) = wealthy
- lots of free time
- played for love = no training
- high morals(take part, fair play, sportsmanship)
- top performers
- controllers of sport
-set up competitors exclusive and set up clubs and placed bets on professionals (memberships)
6 working class Professionals characteristics:
- lowest status
- poor (open to bribes/cheating)
- paid to play - winning most important
- committed to train = perform well
- low morals want to win
- little free time
Gentleman amateur
Wealthy people who were not paid to play an just played for the love of it Upper class with lots of money
Professional
Working class people who were paid to play and had very little free time and were committed to training
Positive impacts of amateurism
- develop code of amateurism (set rules)
- formed NGBs
- adhered to code of ethics = high morals
- middle class admired/looked up to and played by simple moral principals
- sport was focused on love of it not money
4 Positive impacts of professionalism
1-standard of performance improve
2‘rags to riches’ payed to play & broken time payments
3avenue of social mobility
4 factories employe based on sporting talent
Broken time payments
Being payed even when not playing/resting
industrial revolution
- rapid development of industry that occurred in Britain in the late 18th-19th century (use of steam power)
- intro of machinery, growth of factories, mass production of manufactured goods
9 social and cultural factors affecting emergence of sport in this era: (influenced development of rationalised sport in late 19th century)
- Changing role of women
- Class system and performers
- Education
- The church
- Transport and communication
- NGBs
- Urbanisation
- Public schools and British empire
- Industrial revolution and provision through factories
-emergence of urban middle class (factory teams, time off work to play & watch sport = early development of professionals)
Industrial revolution negative impacts on sport
- reduced no of people of countryside = less space (factories) for mob football
- factory conditions = poor health = couldn’t take part
- lack of income = limited free time - due to long working hours
Industrial revolution positive impacts on sport
- factory owners = own teams - workers competed against other factory teams
- broken time payments (payed if sick)
- half day Saturday
- sport facilities - provided by factory owners
- towns/cities - law and order reduced violence
Urbanisation
- more spectatorship due to: free time, space for to watch, larger working population (spectators=working class), need to be entertain
- purpose built facilities - less space from factories = rural areas occupied (created factory owners)
Transport
- travel further afield = organised and regular
- literate = understand rules= papers for results
- reporting of sporting icons = +ve influence sport
- spectators = follow team & watch them compete
Changing role/status of women
- pre industrial = no women
- still limited only present in certain sport (limited sports available)
- lawn tennis - long clothing modest perform in ladylike fashion
Class system
Middle class: factory owners/business men, work hard-wealth
- related to lower class, half day Saturday -more time
- organised competitions and leagues
- built specialised facilites
- some payed best athletes to compete
