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agricultural society
most of the people lived on land and worked long hard hours on there land to survive.This ment they had very little time to be doing sports or activities.There used to be fairs held which gave them a chance to do things such as bare knuckle fighting and gambling.There was also dog and cock fighting held. there was a big difference in the rich and poor poeple, The rich people used to travel the coast on horses and play tennis and croquet but the poor people tenned to play things like mob football -
Pre-Industrial Sports (1780-1850)
the pre-industrial sports that people played was alot more different to what it is like now. they used to play a game called folk football which was played with an inflated pigs bladder, two villages would come together and play against eachother, There was no rules so there used to be as many people in each team and there also used to be violence. there needed to be big land for this event to go ahead and it could go on over a band holiday weekend. -
industrial revolution
in the 19th century cities grew, but life was hard, conditions were often cramped and unsanitary. work was phsyicaly demanding eg ( mining, weaving and other factory work or labouring on building sites) and there was little time off, and no additional earnings available for sport and leisure activities. despite mechanisation , children were still being put out to work to increase family income, not until the education act of 1870 was it compulsory for them to go to school instead. in the cities, -
industrial revolution
in cities, sport and leisure opportunities were fewer, and different from country sports, with activities for the working classes being spectator sports such as boxing, wrestling and rowing. many activities had a gambling dimension and were blood sports brought in from historical country pursuits, such as dog fighting. -
industrial revolution
aristocratic sports flourished among the richer classes, who were benefitting from trade and land ownership. they had leisure time and were able to follow interests such as dancing and stage plays, and to continue their country pursuits such as hunting, riding and shooting. -
industrial revolution
britains trading empire had grown around the world; this meant that many british sports were exported with traders and colonists. for example, the origins of cricket in places like the caribbean, india and australia can be traced back to its roots in the days of britains imperial rule. -
industrial revolution
factories were starting to develop at this time which were produced at a wide range of customer goods. the owners expected there workers to work longer hour and take less free time. a typical worker would have to work 6 days a week from 7:00am to 7:00pm there was also night shifts which was to maxiumise the output of the factories and to reduce the unit cost -
influence of public schools
((( continuation from the last paragraph)))) this system grew in the early ninteenth century and sports flurished within the walls of the public schools, especially rugby, cricket, tennis and soccer, for the schools were wealthy and had expensive playinf feilds. rules were made to help structure sports, and these form the basis of the rules and regulations today. public schools made a great contribution to sport with old boys carrying british sporting traditions and values around the globe. -
influence of public schools
public schools were so called because they were originally founded to provide an education outside the houses of the rich. however, the schools and their endownments increasingly became used by the nobility turning the public school system into the one we know today (i.e. independent fee paying schools). this system grew in the early ninteenth century and sports flurished within the walls of the public schools, especially rugby, cricket, tennis and soccer, for the schools were wealthy and had -
public schools
in the poorer victorian slums, factory workers and their children had little leisure to speak of other than streer and pub games. their working week would be close to 70hours. however, there were many more public holidays than now. bills went through parliament in the late 1800s which gave us the bank holidays we have today. the victorians were also very generous, creating parks and gardens in many cities along with libraries, theatres and playing fields and of course victorian baths. -
rationalisation
more general affluence spread and the middle class emerged. they wanteed to adopt sports previously only in the realm of the rich. they promoted rationalisation of sport and leisure to encourage more organised, structured and wholesome recreation - sports and games with a healthy purpose ( like swimming, athletics, lawn tennis and cycling). this was in sharp opposition to the drinking, gambling and blood sports, such as bare knuckle fighting of the working classes. -
regulation
at this time, the influence of the public schools created a general trend towards the regulation of how sports were played - this was called codification. for example, boxing adopted the Queensberry rules in 1897. sport associations, leagues and clubs began to form to, many being works teams such as arsenal, the football team form in 1886 by workers at the woolwich arsenal armaments factory. -
regulation
Development in the period gave much more struture and fabric to sport, laying down the modern foundations. City councils also played an active role in providing sports venues for their communities. the beginnings of professionalism were laid down too. the olympic games were reintroduced by baron de coubertin in 1896. -
20th century
the start of the last century saw a period of great flux in britain, with the first world war then the depression, followed by the second world war. Between the wars, between the wars, people were determinded to enjoy themselves. There were big sporting events such as the FA cup finals, the oxford and cambridge boat race, the derbies and wimbledon, which gave sport and leisure a chance to flourish. -
outdoor activities (20th century)
In contrast to urban sport and leisure, interest grew in the outdoors; as transport improved people could get to the coast or into the hills. Some richer people made the 'grang tour' of spa's and resorts in Europe, spreading sports and health interests such as skiing, climbing and simply 'taking the waters'. There was sufficient interest in winter sports activities for the winter Olyimpics to be created in 1924. -
better working conditions ( 20th century )
After the second world war, the hours of work shortended, giving more leisure time, and wages increased, giving some disposable income. the new - found leisure time of the working classes was quikly filled with amusements and entertainment, but also with some sports matches taking on the more commercial approach that wee see today. opportunities to play and watch football, and golf grew as stadiums and grounds were built. -
influence of war
War has profound effect on society and this was true for britain after a series of wars. However, war did bring some benefits for sport and leisure:
New tecnology was created,
People were motivated to compensate themselves after the austerity of war and enjoy and value their leisure time more.
Sport provided a form of safe, shared competition.
It provided a bridge to build its relationship.