CBSE Class 12 Physical Education

Unit-1: Management of Sporting Events (05 + 04b* Marks)

• Functions of Sports Events Management (Planning, Organising, Staffing, Directing & Controlling)
• Various Committees & their Responsibilities (pre; during & post)
• Fixtures and their Procedures – Knock- Out (Bye & Seeding) & League (Staircase, Cyclic, Tabular method) and Combination tournaments
• Intramural & Extramural tournaments – Meaning, Objectives & Its Significance
• Community sports program (Sports Day, Health Run, Run for Fun, Run for Specific Cause & Run for Unity)

Note for Students: This unit focuses on the administrative framework of sports, teaching you how to organize events through systematic planning and various tournament structures.

Unit-2: Children and Women in Sports (07 Marks)

• Exercise guidelines of WHO for different age groups.
• Common postural deformities - knock knees, flat foot, round shoulders, Lordosis, Kyphosis, Scoliosis, and bow legs and their respective corrective measures.
• Women’s participation in Sports - Physical, Psychological, and social benefits.
• Special consideration (menarche and menstrual dysfunction)
• Female athlete triad (osteoporosis, amenorrhea, eating disorders)

Note for Students: This section covers developmental exercise requirements and addresses specific health considerations and postural corrections for children and female athletes.

Unit-3: Yoga as Preventive measure for Lifestyle Disease (06+01 b* Marks)

• Obesity: Procedure, Benefits & Contraindications for Tadasana, Katichakrasana, Pavanmuktasana, Matsayasana, Halasana, Pachimottansana, Ardha – Matsyendrasana, Dhanurasana, Ushtrasana, Suryabedhan pranayama
• Diabetes: Procedure, Benefits & Contraindications for Katichakrasana, Pavanmuktasana, Bhujangasana, Shalabhasana, Dhanurasana, Supta vajarasana, Paschimottan asan-a, Ardha Mastendrasana, Mandukasana, Gomukasana, Yogmudra, Ushtrasana, Kapalabhati
• Asthma: Procedure, Benefits & Contraindications for Tadasana, Urdhwahastottansana, UttanMandukasana, Bhujangasana, Dhanurasana, Ushtrasana, Vakrasana, Kapalbhati, Gomukhasana, Matsyaasana, Anuloma-Viloma
• Hypertension: Procedure, Benefits & Contraindications for Tadasana, Katichakransan, Uttanpadasana, Ardha Halasana, Sarala Matyasana, Gomukhasana, UttanMandukasan-a, Vakrasana, Bhujangasana, Makarasana, Shavasana, Nadi-shodhanapranayam, Sitlipranayam
• Back Pain and Arthritis: Procedure, Benefits & Contraindications of Tadasan, Urdhawahastootansana, Ardh-Chakrasana, Ushtrasana, Vakrasana, Sarala Maysyendrsana, Bhujangasana, Gomukhasana, Bhadrasana, Makarasana, Nadi-Shodhana pranayama.

Note for Students: Students will learn specific yogic procedures and asanas designed to manage and prevent common modern lifestyle chronic conditions.

Unit-4: Physical Education & Sports for CWSN (Children with Special Needs - Divyang) (04+04 b* Marks)

• Organizations promoting Disability Sports (Special Olympics; Paralympics; Deaflympics)
• Concept of Classification and Divisioning in Sports.
• Concept of Inclusion in sports, its need, and Implementation;
• Advantages of Physical Activities for children with special needs.
• Strategies to make Physical Activities assessable for children with special needs.

Note for Students: This unit emphasizes the importance of inclusive sports environments and the specific organizational support available for athletes with disabilities.

Unit-5: Sports & Nutrition (07 Marks)

• Concept of balanced diet and nutrition
• Macro and Micro Nutrients: Food sources & functions
• Nutritive & Non Nutritive Components of Diet
• Eating for Weight control – A Healthy Weight, The Pitfalls of Dieting, Food Intolerance, and Food Myths
• Importance of Diet in Sports - Pre, During and Post competition Requirements

Note for Students: You will explore the relationship between nutrition and athletic performance, including weight management and specific dietary needs during competition cycles.

Unit-6: Test and Measurement in Sports (08 Marks)

• Fitness Test – SAI Khelo India Fitness Test in school: Age group 5-8 years/ class 1-3: BMI, Flamingo Balance Test, Plate Tapping Test; Age group 9-18yrs/ class 4-12: BMI, 50mt Speed test, 600mt Run/Walk, Sit & Reach flexibility test, Strength Test (Partial Abdominal Curl Up, Push-Ups for boys, Modified Push-Ups for girls).
• Measurement of Cardio Vascular Fitness – Harvard Step Test – Duration of the Exercise in Seconds x100/5.5 X Pulse count of 1-1.5 Min after Exercise
• Computing Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
• Rikli & Jones - Senior Citizen Fitness Test: Chair Stand Test, Arm Curl Test, Chair Sit & Reach Test, Back Scratch Test, Eight Foot Up & Go Test, Six-Minute Walk Test
• Johnsen – Methney Test of Motor Educability (Front Roll, Roll, Jumping Half-Turn, Jumping full-turn)

Note for Students: This unit provides the practical tools and formulas required to scientifically measure fitness levels across different age groups and demographics.

Unit-7: Physiology & Injuries in Sport (04+04 b* Marks)

• Physiological factors determining components of physical fitness
• Effect of exercise on the Muscular System
• Effect of exercise on the Cardio-Respiratory System
• Physiological changes due to aging
• Sports injuries: Classification (Soft Tissue Injuries - Abrasion, Contusion, Laceration, Incision, Sprain & Strain; Bone & Joint Injuries - Dislocation, Fractures)

Note for Students: This section details how the human body responds to physical stress and provides a classification system for common athletic injuries.

Unit-8: Biomechanics and Sports (10 Marks)

• Newton’s Law of Motion & its application in sports
• Types of Levers and their application in Sports.
• Equilibrium – Dynamic & Static and Centre of Gravity and its application in sports
• Friction & Sports
• Projectile in Sports

Note for Students: Students will apply fundamental physics principles to analyze human movement and improve athletic efficiency and performance.

Unit-9: Psychology and Sports (07 Marks)

• Personality; its definition & types (Jung Classification & Big Five Theory)
• Motivation, its type & techniques.
• Exercise Adherence: Reasons, Benefits & Strategies for Enhancing it
• Meaning, Concept & Types of Aggressions in Sports
• Psychological Attributes in Sports – Self-Esteem, Mental Imagery, Self-Talk, Goal Setting

Note for Students: This unit explores the mental side of sports, covering personality traits, motivational techniques, and psychological strategies for success.

Unit-10: Training in Sports (09 Marks)

• Concept of Talent Identification and Talent Development in Sports
• Introduction to Sports Training Cycle – Micro, Meso, Macro Cycle.
• Types & Methods to Develop – Strength, Endurance, and Speed.
• Types & Methods to Develop – Flexibility and Coordinative Ability.
• Circuit Training - Introduction & its importance

Note for Students: The final unit covers the methodology of sports training, from identifying talent to planning long-term cycles for physical development.

The 70-mark theory paper is distributed as follows:

Management of Sporting Events (05 Marks): Focus on "Fixtures" (Knock-out: Bye & Seeding; League: Staircase & Cyclic).

Children & Women in Sports (07 Marks): Understand common postural deformities (Knock Knees, Flat Foot) and their corrective measures.

Yoga as Preventive Measure for Lifestyle Disease (07 Marks): Memorize the Asanas for Obesity, Diabetes, Asthma, and Hypertension.

Physical Education & Sports for CWSN (04 Marks): Focus on the strategies to make physical activities accessible.

Sports & Nutrition (07 Marks): Understand Macro and Micro nutrients and the "Pitfalls of Dieting."

Test & Measurement in Sports (08 Marks): High weightage. Focus on the Fitness Index score and the Brockport Physical Fitness Test.

Physiology & Injuries in Sports (09 Marks): Master the "Classification of Sports Injuries" (Soft Tissue vs. Bone injuries).

Biomechanics & Sports (10 Marks): The most technical unit. Focus on Newton’s Laws of Motion and types of levers in sports.

Psychology & Sports (07 Marks): Understand personality traits (Big Five) and aggression in sports.

Training in Sports (06 Marks): Focus on "Periodization" and methods to develop Strength, Endurance, and Speed.