Industrial Revolution Section

It is the 18th Century, the time of the industrial revolution. Major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transport and technology has had a profound effect on the socioeconomic cultural conditions. Due to the industrial revolution and the huge amount of hours people were working due to the needs of the revolution in certain industries people couldn't take part in sporting activities. An example of an the industry affected by the industrial revolution was the mining industry, this industry took males of all ages to work long hours in horrible conditions. When I say all ages, even young children were sent into the mines to work in smaller spaces were the older men couldn't get too, many children weren't payed and some died due to the conditions and accidents. Not only because of the mining industry but more or less every industry in the revolution affected peoples lifestyles, due to the people having long working hours they couldn't take part in sporting activities, and the time they did have free was spent to relax or if they choose too, was spent to watch sports instead of taking part in sports. This had a big affect on sport, making most sports more to do with spectating than participation. Sports such has Rugby was developed and the official orginisation Northern Football Union made Rigby an official sport with an official list of rules. We see today that  many sports have a large fan base and people are able to watch there chosen team/sport at a venue/event or on a broadcast on the television, Internet or radio etc. This gives the people working long hours like the people in the industrial revolution a chance to keep up with there chosen sports and teams.