Impact Of The Industrial Revolution On Sport

Question 1

Urbanisation

Answer 1

Large numbers of people migrating/moving from rural areas into towns and cities, seeking regular work in the factories

Question 2

Urbanisation in the industrial period

Answer 2

• Had a huge impact on the development of many sports we play today.
• violent sports such as mob games were banned as society became more civilised and new forms of entertainment emerged.
• large working class population, demands for mass entertainment. Lack of space needed more purpose built facilities.
• gradual improvements in working conditions meant more free time and engaged in more entertainment, more football games and other activities.

Question 3

Key features of urbanisation

Answer 3

Lack of work space
Large working class population
Change in sporting conditions
Loss of traditional sports

Question 4

Transport

Answer 4

• development of steam trains and railways increased spectator and participation opportunities and spread interest in sport.
  -faster trains enabled people to travel further and easier.
  -employers often sponsored excursions to the countryside or seaside.
• spectators could follow their teams to away matches and regular national fixtures,leagues and cup competitions developed creating unified rules.
  Field sports became more accessible.

Question 5

How did the railway develop sport

Answer 5

• Movement of teams/spectators nationwide fixtures developing on a regular basis.
• improved access to different parts of the country-leagues were able to be formed involving clubs from around the country.
• cheaper train travel- led to the working classes following their teams home and away.
• improved access to the countryside activities in rue,a areas where reachable and affordable.

Question 6

How did the church influence sport

Answer 6

• Played a major role in everybody everyday life in pre industrial Britain but particularly the lives of normal people.
• church facilities such as halls where provided.
• encouraged civilised behaviour, shift In behaviour from popular recreations to rational reaction eg not drinking or gambling.
• increased attendance at church ceremonies and holy days.
• church organised sports teams such as football.

Question 7

Muscular Christianity

Answer 7

Used sport (especially associating football)to get more people to church.
Provided facilities
Created teams
Sunday schools got more involved also as more young people wanted to take part.
YMCA-CUBS developed through the church

Question 8

Codification

Answer 8

The development of strict rules as public schools and university old boys played a key role in the formation of many national governing bodies of sport.

Question 9

Competition

Answer 9

The development of leagues and competitions via middle class involvement in public schools/universities/clubs/NGB’s/factory/church teams.

Question 10

Increase leisure time

Answer 10

Workers were given more time off by the middle classes to participate in sport.

Question 11

Move to professionalism

Answer 11

The middle classes helped in the development of early commercial/professional sport( acting as agents,promoters in athletics,factory owners setting up teams and paying broken time payments in football.

Question 12

Public provisions

Answer 12

Th development of facilities through middle class philanthropists

Question 13

Philanthropists

Answer 13

Kind, generous, middle class individuals who had a social conscience and were keen to provide for a better life amoung the working class

Question 14

The wash house act of 1846

Answer 14

-Was established to try contract the diseases that had become widespread because of poor living conditions and pollution.
-first and second class public bath facilities were provided.this reflected the social class the person came from.
Develop better heath mentally and physically.