Development of sport WHOLE UNIT

This pack contains all revision resources on the the factors leading to the emergence and development of modern day sport unit of A-level edexcel PE (5.1).

5.1.1 Overview of the emergence and development of modern-day
sport. The historical and social context of popular recreations:
characteristics of mob activities (peasants) and those for the
courtly/aristocracy in pre-industrial Britain – field sports,
games and pastimes.
5.1.2 The effect of the Industrial Revolution on British society and
how it was reflected in recreational activities. The impact on
recreational activities leading from: industrialisation,
urbanisation, education and transport developments.
5.1.3 The social cultural factors that influenced the development of
rational recreation of sport in the post-industrial era. The role
played by Thomas Arnold, Muscular Christianity and the cult of
athleticism, the development of factory teams; the growth of
the sporting press; establishment of the early national
governing bodies (NGBs).
5.1.4 The emergence of competing for corporations rather than
geographically-based teams; advantages and disadvantages.
5.1.5 Equality and diversity in disability sport and for gender, with
specific reference to the ParaSport movement and improved
opportunities for women in global sport.
5.1.6 Migration patterns of sporting labour and the impact on
domestic competitions and national teams.