1. Current Issues in Sport
Introduction and History of Sport

2. Aim and Purpose
This unit enables learners to explore the history of sport, the key issues in modern UK sport and the factors that prevent sport and exercise participation

3. Learning Outcomes On completion of this unit a learner should:
Know how sport has developed in the UK
Know how media and technology influence modern sport
Know how contemporary issues affect sport
Understand the cultural influences and barriers that affect participation in sports activities

4. Assignments
Assignment 1: Development and Organisation of Sport (P1, M1)
Assignment 2: Technology and Media (P2, M2, P3, M3)
Assignment 3: Contemporary Issues (P4, M4, D1)
Assignment 4: Barriers to Participation, Cultural Influences (P5, P6) and Strategies and Initiatives (P7, M5, D2)

5. History of Sport
Popular Recreation

6. Learning Outcomes
Be able to describe popular recreation and it’s characteristics (P1)
Be able to explain popular recreation, it’s characteristics and provide in depth examples (M1)

7. Task Write one thing down about the history of your chosen sport…
The sport has to be a UK sport

8. Timeline

9. 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

10. Public Schools Fee paying schools Attended by upper class
Beginning of codified rules

11. Rational Recreation Civilised and organised sports
Pastimes of post-industrial Britain

12. 20th Century Sport/State School
Military needs
Raising standards
Introduction of Syllabus
Modern trends

18. Pre-Industrial Britain?
Limited transport
Limited communication
Class system – working class and upper class very different living conditions
Widespread illiteracy
Lots of feast and holy days
Lots of free time

19. Characteristics of Popular Recreation?
Few, non-strict rules
No National Governing Bodies
No courts/pitches, timings, kit, or player restrictions
Played irregularly (holidays & festivals)
Played in rural areas
Competition not organised
Little skill involved
Examples of Popular Recreation?

20. Field Sports

21. Blood Sports

22. Pedestrianism

23. Wagering/Fighting

24. Mob Games

25. Characteristics of Popular Recreation - Mob Games
Mostly played by the lower classes on holy days and festivals
Each town or village would have its own unique tradition of unwritten rules
Most of the population could not read or write, so a verbal tradition of how to play the games was used
There was very little formal publicity about games - word of mouth arranged the games

26. Mob Football
Mob football (a pig’s bladder was kicked - mostly) is probably the most documented type of mob game - with variations hitting with sticks or carrying the bladder

27. Mob Football Today! Shrovetide Mob Football
Reconstructed at Ashbourne (Derbyshire) each year
Mob Football Today

28. Decline in Mob Games? Middle class formed Damage to land
Lack of space due to urbanisation
Disciplined workforce
Losing holy days increased work hours
Rationalisation began
Public schools