Supposing a suitable hall ha hired and a group of youths into it, the instructor has accomplished only the very preliminaries. He can still make one false step and the flock will take flight like wild fowl before an unwary gunner.
Methods of physical training are in the melting pot in Britain to-day, but in attempting to hold a class there are two outstanding techniques. They could be called the pathetic" and the "instructional. In the first the instructor becomes the leader, trying to interest his d working with them, making mistakes too, breaking down their riers of reserve and self-consciousness until they develop a spontaneous team spirit and give obedience without realizing what it is they are giving.
the second the instructor "drills" the class. not in the parade-ground sense of the verb, but in that he is obviously controlling them all the time, his remarks, while not words of command, being somewhat formal and decisive.
The Weakness of the "sympathetic" is that a class can get out of hand under it fairly easily, especially if they have one or two Tingleaders— and one is quite enough—determined to burlesque the work. The weakness gf the "instructional" needs no explanation. The writer has now decided that a blend of the two is best for the problem in hand. To get a "be together initially, to arouse interest and create a friendly atmosphere, the "sympathetic" is advisable.
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