DEVELOPMENT OF SPORT

known as popular recreation

• combat based - preparing for war
• no bounaires - rural grounds, large spaces e.g. village green or church ground
• localised - lack of transport
• occasional - based on church calendar and holy days/festivals
• un-coded
• few watch many play (mob - large numbers)
• basic or little equipment

known as rationalised sport

• regional and national sport - ability to travel
• less players and boundares - lack of space due to urbanisation
• more regular - regulated work hours
• written rules and cofidied due to multiple different vairations 
• controlled agression

development of rationalised sport began in public schools; sport was used to 

• control and channel agression
• as a sense of discipline
• learn commitment
• leadership and teamwork
• used for health and fitness
• sportsmanship

sport was used as a means of social control:

• kept boys out of trouble
• got rid of agression and frustration
• used to settle arguments
• confined to school grounds
• gave educational values

• served as melting pot from sporting ideas at public schools
• initatied and begun the rationalisation of rules
• began the initial coding of sport
• created early establishments of NGBS

• it also created sport inter universities and varisty sports e.g. cambridge vs oxbridge
• diffusion of sport across country and wolrd - CATPUICCA

spreading both the sport itself but also the ethics associated and the benefits of sport e.g.

• athelticisim 
• communication
• leadership
• sportsmanship

universities adopted games and passed it onto wider society - oxbridge was melting point; when students lef they took rules and ethics with them 

• Colonial - passing to empire
• Army
• Teaching
• Patronage
• University
• Industry
• Church
• Clubs
• Administration

codification changed the nature of sport in Britain

• allowed common understanding between players and spectators
• allowed sport to be played nationally and across different regions
• leagues and regional competitions
• created need for NGBs
• safer and less violent ativities - sport seen as more civilised
• required offcials to ensure rules were applied properly