Physical Education A-Level
Post-1950 development of sport
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Since 1950 all three sports have experienced increased media coverage, sponsorship, commercialisation and technological change, but the form of that change differs by sport.
Topics that use Post-1950 development of sport
- Post World War II (1950 to present) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Characteristics of athletics
- Characteristics of football
- Characteristics of tennis
- Commercialisation and media influence
- Rule changes and governance in sport
- Social and economic status of performers
- Amateurism versus professionalism
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