Sport In Britain Post WW2 (1950-present)

Question 1

Who was Lawn Tennis invented by?

Answer 1

Played by the middle class in the privacy of their own homes

Question 2

Early specialist equipment for lawn tennis

Answer 2

Major Clompton Wingfield’s kit included a set of rules to play tennis as well as specialist kit such as racquets, a net and the poles for the net

Question 3

Female tennis role models in early days of wimbolden

Answer 3

Early wimbolden champions Maud Watson and Lottie Dodd

Question 4

Characteristics of commercialisation

Answer 4

-Professional sport
-Sponsorship and business
-Entertainment
-Contracts
-Athletes as commodities
-Wide media coverage

Question 5

Why is there still few female football referees?

Answer 5

-Physical/psychological intimidation
-Lack of adherence to FA respect protocol
-Lack of support
-Lack of role models

Question 6

Development of women in athletics

Answer 6

-Slow
-Excluded from a number of events in the previous olympics (marathon 1984, triple jump 1996, hammer 2000)
-Considered ‘too strenuous’ and stereotypes that caused infertility