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HISTORICAL LINKS OF VARIOUS SPORTS

HISTORICAL LINKS OF VARIOUS SPORTS. What modern sports originated from the following historical areas?. Invasion games Target games Court games Field sports Religious rituals. INVASION GAMES.

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HISTORICAL LINKS OF VARIOUS SPORTS

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  1. HISTORICAL LINKS OF VARIOUS SPORTS

  2. What modern sports originated from the following historical areas? • Invasion games • Target games • Court games • Field sports • Religious rituals

  3. INVASION GAMES • Games such as rugby, football, hockey are warlike games, where the object is to invade an opponent’s territory. • Their origins lay in mob games where one community would play another usually to defend or steal something

  4. TARGET GAMES • Involve the use of marksmanship e.g. archery • They have clear links to war/defence • Games such as golf and bowls also fit into this category

  5. COURT GAMES • Sophisticated games with rules and defined playing areas • Thought to represent a sophisticated culture and were expensive so often confined to upper classes • Non contact and mainly individual contests

  6. FIELD SPORTS • Associated with finding food and survival e.g. hunting, shooting, fishing • Also associated with the enjoyment of the chase • Associated with the upper classes

  7. RELIGIOUS RITUALS • Include animal baiting e.g. bears and bulls with dogs • The animal being baited was seen as ‘bad’ and man showed his supremacy over it

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