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.

This pack contains all revision resources for the commercialisation of sport unit for A-level edexcel PE (5.3). 5.3.1 Knowledge and understanding of the commercialisation of sport and its impact on society. 5.3.2 An understanding of the concept of commercialisation and commodities. Comparisons between advertising, sponsorship, endorsement and merchandising. 5.3.3 The historical and social context of commercialisation: broken time payments; spectatorism; developments in the media. 5.3.4 The events of the 1968, 1972 and the 1976 Olympics and their impact on the 1984 games in Los Angeles. The blueprint for the commercialisation of future sport created by Peter Ueberroth at the 1984 Games. 5.3.5 Franchises in sport (USA and UK), the concept of the ‘golden triangle’. Sports stars as global stars. The Americanisation of sport. The concept of competitive sports fixtures and events being played on other continents. For example, NFL, NBA, Tour de France.

This bundle contains all sub unit sections of the Edexcel A-level PE specification for unit 1; Muscular skeletal system. These resource notes are A grade. 1.1.2 The stretch-shortening cycle, including the different types of contraction/muscular action: isotonic/eccentric, isotonic/concentric and isometric. Application of how movement or stability is produced as a result of these different contractions/muscular actions during physical activity and sporting movements. 1.1.3 The concept of agonist, prime mover, antagonist, fixator, synergist and how a muscle can take on these different roles when providing stability or movement in a variety of physical or sporting situations. 1.1.4 The components of an anatomical lever and how the body uses the lever systems (1st, 2nd and 3rd class) in physical activity and sport. This should include the mechanical advantages and disadvantages of each lever. 1.1.5 Newton’s Three Laws of Motion and how they apply to sporting contexts: Law of Inertia, Law of Acceleration and Law of Action and Reaction. 1.1.6 The principles related to the stability of the body in relation to the centre of mass and its implication in physical activities. 1.1.7 The calculation of force and resultant force: a mass of 1 kg exerts a force of 9.81 N (down). 1.1.8 How the muscular and skeletal systems respond, acutely, both structurally and functionally to the stress of warming up and immediate physical or sporting activity