Hooliganism
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify the causes of hooliganism and evaluate strategies used to combat it, including their effectiveness.
Key learning points
- Hooliganism can be caused by rivalries, hype, alcohol/drugs, gang culture and frustration with officials.
- Strategies to combat hooliganism include early kick-offs, creating all-seater stadiums and segregating fans.
- Improved security measures, alcohol restrictions and travel restrictions/banning orders can address hooliganism.
- Education, promotional activities, campaigns, and high-profile endorsements can help reduce hooliganism.
Keywords
Spectator - a person who watches a sports event and can influence the atmosphere
Hooliganism - disorderly, aggressive and often violent behaviour by spectators at sporting events
Segregation - in sport: act of separating groups of rival fans
Alcohol restrictions - limiting when and where alcohol can be purchased and consumed
Common misconception
Students might mistakenly believe hooliganism is limited to football.
Hooliganism can happen in other sports and activities but is it most widely known in football.
Teacher tip
It is important to highlight that the strategies have varying degrees of effectiveness.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Disorderly, aggressive and often violent behaviour by spectators at sporting events is known as ...
Q2.What are the positive influences of having spectators at a sport event?
Q3.How can spectators negatively influence how a performer feels?
Q4.Put the sports in order of which type of event hooliganism is most likely to happen in through to least likely to happen in.
Q5.Which is not a consideration to keeping spectators safe?
Q6.Order the sentences to explain a negative influence of spectators on youth sport.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Identify a reason why hooliganism may take place.
Q2.Spectators that have been drinking are more likely to be involved in hooliganism.
Q3.Which is not a strategy to combat hooliganism?
Q4.Match the positive strategies to the explanation.
spectators have a ticket and area to prevent them being squashed
different entrances mean that opposing spectators won't clash
advanced technology like CCTV and better steward training
some stadiums do not serve alcohol at events
matches can start as early as 12pm
police can confiscate a passport to prevent travelling
Q5.How can promotional strategies help to combat hooliganism?
Q6.Match the strategy to a negative explanation.
can be difficult to measure the impact
difficult to police without facial recognition technology
people still drink earlier when children are around
it can cost lots of money to police the separate locations
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