Transport & Communication

Question 1

Which areas of transport had significant investment in and benefitted the development of sport?

Answer 1

Railway / Steam trains

Question 2

In what ways did the improvement to the railways contribute to the development of sport?

Answer 2

Movement of teams / spectators - enabled faster and further travel, regular nationwide fixtures

Improved access (reachable) to different parts of the country / countryside - competition / leagues (local - regional - national), more professional

Cheaper train travel - cheap and affordable, able to follow teams (heroes developed)

Question 3

Consider how improved transport aided the development of Association Football as a ‘national game’ from the mid-19th Century onwards

Answer 3

Travel - teams and fans could travel further in a faster time

Affordable - travel was at an affordable cost for the working class

Rules - regular fixtures created a need for rule standardisation / codification

Competitions - national competitions developed (Football League & FA Cup)

Question 4

What was the main form of communication that increased the knowledge and awareness of sport?

Answer 4

Newspapers

Question 5

Which area of society saw a gradual improvement to facilitate better writing of newspapers?

Answer 5

Education - increase literacy / reading & writing

Question 6

Identify three ways in which improved literacy positively influenced the development of rational recreation

Answer 6

Increasing knowledge and awareness of sport (newspapers - when fixtures taking place / what results were)

Increasing knowledge of sporting heroes / role models

Rules could be developed as more sections of society could understand them