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History of Sport

Learning Objective

• To identify the four aspects of sporting history we will study.

• To recognise key terminology that will be used.

• To list the five sports / activities we will study through time.

We study four aspects of sports history:

Pre-Industrial Post-Industrial

1700 1800 1900 2000Popular recreation

C18th C19thC20th

State Elementary Education

Rational Recreation 

Public Schools

Four Dimensions of Sports History

Popular Recreation

Popular Recreation

• Pre-industrial sports and pastimes (often associated more with the lower classes, however the upper class also were involved in sporting activities.)

• This term could also refer to the most popular pastimes at the time.

Nineteenth Century Public Schools

• Old established, fee paying schools attended by upper class boys.

Rational Recreation

• Civilised and organised sports and pastimes of post-industrial Britain.

State Elementary Schools

• Schools for lower class primary aged children.

Key Terms

• Popular Recreation

• 19th Century Public Schools

• Rational Recreation

• State Elementary Education

Other Key Terms

Upper Class and Lower Class

Other Key Terms

Pre-industrial and Post Industrial

We must also consider 5 activities through time:

Dates in History –

Fill them in!

First University Boat Race

First rules for Cricket issued

First FA Cup competed for

First Wimbledon

Uruguay win the first World Cup

First Modern Olympic Games held in Athens

London hosted their first Olympic Games

London hosted their second Olympic Games

London will host their third Olympic Games

Henry VIII played real tennis

England won the World Cup at Football

Overarm bowling allowed in cricket

First ‘Ashes’ series

World War 1

World War 2

Rugby Football Union (RFU) founded

Compulsory Schooling for all children

Eton School founded

First University Boat Race 1829

First rules for Cricket issued 1774

First FA Cup competed for 1863

First Wimbledon 1877

Uruguay win the first World Cup 1930

First Modern Olympic Games held in Athens 1896

London hosted their first Olympic Games 1908

London hosted their second Olympic Games 1948

London will host their third Olympic Games 2012

Henry VIII played real tennis 1450

England won the World Cup at Football 1966

Overarm bowling allowed in cricket 1864

First ‘Ashes’ series 1883

World War 1 1914 - 1918

World War 2 1939 - 1945

Rugby Football Union (RFU) founded 1871

Compulsory Schooling for all children 1870

Eton School founded 1440