OCR A-Level Physical Education H555
Skeletal and Muscular Systems
The Cardiovascular System
The Respiratory System
Energy for Exercise
Environmental Effects on Body Systems
Diet, Nutrition and Ergogenic Aids
Aerobic Training
Strength and Flexibility Training
Periodisation of Training
Training and Lifestyle Diseases
Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Biomechanical Principles and Levers
Linear and Angular Motion
Fluid Mechanics and Projectile Motion
Skill Classification, Practice and Transfer
Theories and Stages of Learning
Guidance and Feedback
Memory Models
Personality and Attitudes
Motivation and Arousal
Anxiety
Aggression
Social Facilitation and Group Dynamics
Goal Setting
Attribution
Confidence and Self-Efficacy
Leadership
Stress Management
Sport in Pre-Industrial and Industrial Britain
Sport in the 20th and 21st Centuries
The Olympic Games and Global Sporting Events
Drugs in Sport
Violence and Gambling in Sport
Commercialisation and the Media
Routes to Sporting Excellence
Sport in Pre-Industrial and Industrial Britain
Popular recreation in pre-industrial Britain
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Overview
Popular recreation, mob football, social class, real tennis and patronage, pedestrianism, early cricket, gender, law and order, literacy, time, money and transport, and blood sports and the law.
What you need to know
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Evaluate which factor did most to shape popular recreation.
Define popular recreation.
Questions from this subtopic
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Define popular recreation.
Model answer
Popular recreation was the sports and pastimes of the lower classes before industrialisation. The activities were local, occasional and often violent.
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Describe the main characteristics of popular recreation.
Model answer
Popular recreation was local, rural and played only occasionally. Games had simple, unwritten rules and were often violent. Wagering was common.
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Describe mob football.
Model answer
Mob football was a violent game played between neighbouring villages or parishes. Unlimited numbers took part, with few rules and no fixed pitch.
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How did social class shape sports and pastimes in pre-industrial Britain?
Model answer
The upper classes took part in refined, courtly pastimes with complex rules. The lower classes took part in simple, local and often violent games.
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Why was real tennis an upper-class game?
Model answer
Real tennis needed expensive, purpose-built indoor courts and equipment. Only the wealthy could afford it, and Henry VIII built a court at Hampton Court.
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How did patronage link the classes in pre-industrial sport?
Model answer
Wealthy patrons organised and funded events such as horse races and prize fights. Lower-class performers competed for the money and prizes the patrons put up.
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