Sport And Society ( Emergence Of Modern Sport )

Question 1

What happened is the first stage of emergence of sport ?

Answer 1

• Took place pre 19’ century (Pre 1800)
• Sport was organised entirely by boys themselves;
• Boys had learnt these rules from their villages;
• This meant that that there were different versions of games around the country
• It was often unruly and included gambling, hunting and drinking.

Question 2

What happened is the second stage of emergence of sport ?

Answer 2

• Took place in the early 19th century
• Introduced by Dr Thomas Arnold who wanted to reduce gambling and drinking and develop muscular Christianity and moral integrity.
• Sixth form students became responsible for organisine sporting activities
• Organised ‘house’ games on school grounds;

Question 3

What happened is the third stage of emergence of sport ?

Answer 3

• Took place in the late 19 century;
• Sport was now used to develop the characteristics that prepare students for work after education.
• E.g. Discipline, leadership and team work
• Sport now took place in purpose built facilities e.g. Public swimming pools/stadiums
• Additionally, due to the industrial revolution, factory owners created teams, which workers played for.
• Players started to be paid for teams (Professionals)
• This helped improve health of workers, Improving productivity