Tennis

Question 1

Who played real tennis (pop rec)

Answer 1

It was an exclusive game for kings, nobles and merchants who played on purpose-built, highly sophisticated courts which varied in shape and size

Question 2

Was real tennis difficult (pop rec)

Answer 2

It had complex rules and required high levels of skill

Question 3

Most what had real tennis courts (pop rec)

Answer 3

University colleges

Question 4

Why were there other forms of tennis to real tennis in pop rec and where were they played

Answer 4

Those not eligibility to play real tennis would copy their social superiors and play their own versions against church or pub walls

Question 5

What were other pre-industrial versions of tennis (pop rec)

Answer 5

Racquets
Fives
Squash

Question 6

Who was lawn tennis creased for (pop rec) and why

What did it lead to

Answer 6

Middles classes as social experience

It also became a vehicle for the emancipation of women

Question 7

Who invented, patented and popularised lawn tennis and when (rat rec)

Answer 7

Walter Clompton Wingfield in 1874

Question 8

What was lawn tennis originally played on (rat rec)

Answer 8

An hourglass shaped court

Question 9

What was lawn tennis originally called and what shape did the court change to (rat rec)

Answer 9

Sphairistike but later changed to lawn tennis and the court was changed to rectangular

Question 10

Who was lawn tennis brought by (rat rec)

Answer 10

The most fashionable upper-middle class families

Question 11

What happened in 1877 (rat rec)

Answer 11

All England Croquet Club intruded lawn tennis at Wimbledon
22 competitors took part and the finals attracted 200 spectators
By 1885, 3500 spectators watched the men’s final

Question 12

Why did public school boys reject lawn tennis

Answer 12

Took up a lot of space
Didn’t required the courage or physicality of football and cricket
Was not able to rival contemporary status of football or cricket

Question 13

What did Eton and Winchester have different versions of (public schools)

Answer 13

Fives

Question 14

Tennis is stage one of public schools

Answer 14

Informal hand and ball games against suitable available walls and buildings, referred to as fives or tennis (real tennis)

Question 15

Tennis in stage two of public schools

Answer 15

Some fives courts built though gives still an informal activity
Game of racquets developing as more formal alternative
Also squash racquets

Question 16

Tennis in stage three of public schools

Answer 16

Fives continued as a recreational game, racquets was a more formal game of higher status
Lawn tennis compatibly low status in boys’ public schools thought was very popular in summer I’m girls’ public schools

Question 17

What is tennis today focuses on

Answer 17

Clubs with school links important

Question 18

What class could be argued is still the main class for tennis (today)

Answer 18

Still predominantly a middle class sport

Question 19

What technology exists today

Answer 19

AstroTurf
Titanium rackets
Low compression balls
Ball machines
Other coaching aids

Question 20

What schemes are there to increase participation (today)

Answer 20

LTA

Question 21

What is there an increasing number of and what does it mean (today)

Answer 21

Increasing number of indoor courts
Eg David Lloyd
Means more are able to play throughout the year

Question 22

Other than indoor courts, where else are courts that increase provision (today)

Answer 22

Public parks

Question 23

What creates role models (today)

Answer 23

Media coverage

Wimbledon - available to everyone, BBC?

Question 24

Barriers to participation (today)

Answer 24

Public perception is that tennis is a game for wealthy people
Many community parks are neglected and in disrepair
Summer game - schools off in the summer, unpredictable weather

Question 25

What happened during the 14th century (pop rec)

Answer 25

Real tennis organised in France and became popular in Britain