12th Class Physical Education Syllabus

 Physical Education Syllabus


Unit I Planning in Sports


 – Meaning & Objectives Of Planning   – VIEW


– Various Committees & its Responsibilities (pre; during & post)   – VIEW


– Tournament – Knock-Out, League Or Round Robin & Combination 


– Procedure To Draw Fixtures – Knock-Out (Bye & Seeding) & League (Staircase & Cyclic)


– Intramural & Extramural – Meaning, Objectives & Its Significance


– Specific Sports Programme (Sports Day, Health Run, Run For Fun, Run For Specific Cause & Run For Unity)


Unit II Sports & Nutrition


– Balanced Diet & Nutrition: Macro & Micro Nutrients


– Nutritive & Non-Nutritive Components Of Diet


– Eating For Weight Control – A Healthy Weight, The Pitfalls Of Dieting, Food Intolerance & Food Myths


– Sports nutrition & its effect on performance (fluid & meal intake, pre, during & post competition)


– Food supplement for children


Unit III Yoga & Lifestyle


– Asanas as preventive measures


– Obesity: Procedure, Benefits & contraindications for Vajrasana, Hastasana, Trikonasana, Ardh Matsyendrasana


– Diabetes: Procedure, Benefits & contraindications for Bhujangasana, Paschimottasana, Pavan Muktasana, Ardh Matsyendrasana


– Asthema: Procedure, Benefits & contraindications for Sukhasana, Chakrasana, Gomukhasana, Parvatasana, Bhujangasana, Paschimottasana, Matsyasana


– Hypertension: Tadasana, Vajrasana, Pavan Muktasana, Ardha Chakrasana, Bhujangasana, Sharasana


– Back Pain: Tadasana, Ardh Matsyendrasana, Vakrasana, Shalabhasana, Bhujangasana


Unit IV Physical Education & Sports for CWSN (Children With Special Needs – Divyang)


– Concept of Disability & Disorder


– Types of Disability, its causes & nature (cognitive disability, intellectual disability, physical disability)


– Types of Disorder, its cause & nature (ADHD, SPD, ASD, ODD, OCD)


– Disability Etiquettes


– Advantage of Physical Activities for children with special needs


– Strategies to make Physical Activities assessable for children with special need.


Unit V Children & Sports


– . Motor development & factors affecting it


– Exercise Guidelines at different stages of growth & Development


– Advantages & disadvantages of weight training


– Concept & advantages of Correct Posture


– Causes of Bad Posture


– Common Postural Deformities – Knock Knee; Flat Foot; Round Shoulders; Lordosis, Kyphosis, Bow Legs and Scolioses


– Corrective Measures for Postural Deformities


Unit VI Women & Sports


– Sports participation of women in India


– Special consideration (Menarch & Menstural Disfunction)


– Female Athletes Triad (Oestoperosis, Amenoria, Eating Disorders)


– Psychological aspects of women athlete


– Sociological aspects of sports participate


Unit VII Test & Measurement in Sports


– Computation of Fat Percentage –

 Slaughter – Lohman Children Skinfold Formula:


Triceps & Calf Skinfold (Male 6 to 17 yrs – % body fat = (0.735 X sum of skinfold) + 1.0


o (Female 6 to 17 yrs – % body fat = (0.610 X sum of skinfold) + 5.0


– Measurement of Muscular Strength – Kraus Weber Test


– Motor Fitness Test–AAPHER


 General Motor Fitness–Barrow three item general motor ability (Standing Broad Jump,Zig Zag Run, Medicine Ball Put – For 


Boys: 03 Kg & For Girls: 01 Kg)


 Measurement of Cardio Vascular Fitness–Harvard Step Test/Rockport Test –

Computation of Fitness Index: Duration of the Exercise in Seconds x 100


5.5 x Pulse count of 1-1.5 Min after Exercise


 Rikli & Jones – Senior Citizen Fitness Test 


1. Chair Stand Test for lower body strength


2. Arm Curl Test for upper body strength


 3. Chair Sit & Reach Test for lower body flexibility


 4. Back Scratch Test for upper body flexibility


 5. Eight Foot Up & Go Test for agility


 6. Six Minute Walk Test for Aerobic Endurance


Unit VIII Physiology & Sports


– Gender differences in physical & physiological parameters.


– Physiological factor determining component of Physical Fitness. 


– Effect of exercise on Cardio Vascular System


– Effect of exercise on Respiratory System


– Effect of exercise on Muscular System


– Physiological changes due to ageing


– Role of physical activity maintaining functional fitness in aged population


Unit IX Sports Medicine


– Concept, Aims & Scope of Sports Medicine


– Sports injuries: Classification, Causes & Prevention


– First Aid – Aims & Objectives


– Management of Injuries:

Soft Tissue Injuries:


(Abrasion, Contusion, Laceration, Incision, Sprain & Strain)

Bone & Joint Injuries:


(Dislocation, Fractures: Stress Fracture, Green Stick, Communated, Transverse Oblique & Impacted)


Unit X Kinesiology, Biomechanics & Sports


– Introduction to Axes & Planes


– Types of movements (Flexion, Extension, Adbuction & Adduction)


– Major Muscles involved in running, jumping & throwing


– Newton’s Law of Motion & its application in sports


– Projectile & factors affecting Projectile Trajectory


– Friction & Sports


Unit XI Psychology & Sports


– Understanding Stress & Coping Strategies (Problem Focussed & Emotional Focussed)


– Personality; its definition & types – Trait & Types (Sheldon & Jung Classification) & Big Five Theory


– Motivation, its type & techniques


– Exercise Adherence; Reasons to Exercise, Benefits of Exercise


– Strategies for Enhancing Adherence to Exercise


– Meaning, Concept & Types of Aggressions in Sports


Unit XII Training in Sports


– Strength – Definition, types & methods of improving Strength – Isometric, Isotonic & Isokinetic


– Endurance – Definition, types & methods to develop Endurance–Continuous Training, Interval Training & Fartlek Training


– Speed – Definition, types & methods to develop Speed – Acceleration Run & Pace Run


 Flexibility – Definition, types & methods to improve flexibility


– Coordinative Abilities – Definition & types


– Circuit Training – Introduction & its importance


Unit XIII General Knowledge (National & International)

General knowledge on Sports Events, Sports persons, Awards & Honours, Tournament &Trophies, Sports Personalities, Sports 


Administrators, Sports Federations (National & International), Sports Policies, Sports Abbreviations, Rules of games & Sports, 


Sports Equipments, Sports Terminology, Sports Infrastructure & stadia measurement of field & Court of various sports/ games 

sports, technology.

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