exam techniques/questions

Question 1

how did public schools influence modern Olympics

Answer 1

• both encouraged hard work/respect/fairplay/sportsmanship
• both aimed to educate young people through sport
• baron inspired by athleticism and ethos of public schools
• both aimed for moral development

Question 2

differences in profile of sport

Answer 2

consider:
- media coverage
- sponsors to pay players
- standards and profiles of players
- prize money
- elite competitions and fixtures

Question 3

effect of NGB’s

Answer 3

• organised competitions and fixtures
• established laws/rules as sport regional and professional
• rules as society more civilised
• more time to play so more organisation needed
• promotion of sport

Question 4

affects of deviance on sport

Answer 4

• negative role models
• loss of sponsors
• loss of participants
• loss of public interest
• negative media coverage
• bad publicity damages image
• pressure to deal with issues

Question 5

factors to considers post 1850

Answer 5

• income and time
• travel
• bank holidays
• new facilities
• understanding more complex rules
• intro of NGB’s
• middle class encouraging more civilised sport
• bossed discouraging mob games