Characteristics of Stage 1
stage 1 of the societal change and its effects on sports and games
- Created by: Sorcha
- Created on: 11-09-13 11:09
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- Characteristics of Stage 1: 1790-1824
- 1st Melting Pot
- the none local nature of the school led to different versions of the same games
- therefore creating 1 game.
- e.g. Hunting to the hare and hounds game
- A lot of Freetime
- due to to boarding the boys had lots of free time
- therefore to relieve boredom the boys got into mischief with local landowners
- Organised by the boys for the boys
- emphasis was on brute force and violence
- there was little master involvement with the boys but the masters imposed discipline on the boys in order to be respected
- Childlike to barbaric
- The games ranged from childlike to barbaric for the boys
- Childlike e,g,- tig, chase and marbles
- Barbaric e.g. fighting
- Natural Environment
- the boys tested themselves against the natural environment
- such as: tresspassing, poaching and swimming in the local river
- 1st Melting Pot
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