DEVELOPMENT OF TENNIS ATHELTICS AND FOOTBALL

Reasons for the growth and development of Association Football during industrialisation and post-industrialisation

Urbanisation - Large number of people in small space lead to captive audiences, Lack of space meant large purpose built facilities which allowed for high spectator demand

Increased free time - More time to watch and play, 3pm on Saturday was the traditio

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Reasons for the growth and development of Association Football during industrialisation and post-industrialisation

More disposable income- Higher wages for working class meant they could spend ££ on tickets, Could also pay more on travel to see away matches that were spreading to a national level
Improved transport - Trains opened up the country to everybody, Meant te

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Modern-day development of Association Football (from 1900s)

- 20th century brought about media support
Radio, Cinema, Mass entertainment industry - BBC started sports broadcasts in 1927 (MoTD 1954)
- This increased access to the sport lead to it becoming the nation’s favourite sport -Lead to increased attendance,

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The emergence of elite female footballers in modern-day sport

Women’s football is on the up with popularity increasing
- Equal opportunities – social acceptance as gender barriers have been broken down following war efforts and Sex Discrimination Act
- Increased media coverage – BT sport provides live coverage of Wo

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Elite female officials in football

Now role models:
-Wendy Toms/ Sian Massey (role models)- Football league and premiership as an assistant referee
- Measures in place to change this- Women’s referee development pathway
Funding
- Success in the women’s game may mean that people what to tak

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Reasons for the increase in numbers of women courses

- Increased funding – the money involved in women's football has increased due to media and sponsorship. More money from TV deals, sponsorship deals increasing the amount of women who want to be involved in the sport.

- More role models - Wendy Toms refe

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Reasons for the increase in numbers of women courses

- Pushed and promoted by FA – FA have created development pathway for female refs
- Success in the women’s game – England women success at the recent world cup, FA cup final at Wembley for first time in 2015
- Breaking social stereotypes - Increase in fre

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