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1500
Early British Sport
Football Started 1500s
Football was rough and then caused serious injuries.
There was no referees therefore there was a lot of unnecessary violence
Women were not allowed to play. -
1500
Agricultural society
-People still had no money
-People were involved in gambling,fighting drinking and dog fighting, they did this for their own entertainment.
-There were no rules in any of these sports and this meant that a lot of unnecessary violence occurred. -
Influence on public schools
-only the "upper class" people could afford an education in schools
-Sports that had skills with in them were the most popular as people could improve and develop their skills.
- Football was one of the most popular sports as people were influence by the war. -
Industrial Revolution
-People were starting to have spare money in which they could in afford to spend money on leisurely activities
-The people who couldn't afford to participate in the sports, had to sit and spectate and were there to support. -Rationalism-
the Victorians developed fields and playing grounds for people in, this is a large aspect of exercise , as people nowadays can go and kick a football around in a field in their own time for free. -
Mob Football
This is where football originated from.
-There was no rules
-There was a lot of unnecessary violence
- Games of mob football were played in both towns and countryside's -
Influence on War
-The war influence a lot of people massively in sport. for example when they wanted to relax they would play their desired sport.
- On Christmas day during the war the soldiers joined and they all played a game of football -
20th Century
-People started to have more money as working conditions started to improve, and they pay started to increase
-Working hours decreased therefore left people with more leisure time to play their chosen sport.