Description:
VIVA Physical Education is a
textbook for class 12, conceptualised and developed in accordance with the
latest CBSE syllabus of physical education.The book covers in detail all topics
of this subject outlined in the syllabus, highlighting all important concepts,
skills and latest basic rules along with the major trends in different sports.
The comprehensive content of the book ensures a very standard compendium of
relevant and updated information and facts, which students may rely on to
develop a sound understanding of the subject.
- A
contemporary text on physical education entirely based on the latest CBSE
syllabus and new examination pattern
- Comprehensive
coverage of all topics in the latest syllabus
- Concise,
up-to-date and thoroughly relevant information on all topics
- Chapter
Outline in each chapter to indicate the topics discussed in it
- Chapter
Summary gives the gist of each chapter in the book
- Important
Terms and Concepts briefly explains the important terms used in
each chapter
- Different
sets of questions including MCQs, short answer type-l and short answer type-ll
questions in each chapter based on its content
- All
references, facts and information gathered from authentic and reliable sources
- High-resolution
photographs to support the text
Contents:
Chapter 1. Planning in Sports •
Meaning and Objectives of Planning • Various Committees and Their
Responsibilities (Pre; Post, During) • Tournaments and Their Types: Knock-Out, League
or Round Robin and Combination • Procedure to Draw Fixture: Knockout (Bye and
Seeding) and League (Staircase and Cyclic) • Intramurals and Extramurals:
Meaning, Objectives and Significance • Specific Sports Programmes: Sports Day,
Health Run, Run for Fun, Run for a Specific Cause and Run for Unity • Questions
from Board Papers • Exercises
Chapter 2. Sports and Nutrition •
Balanced Diet and Nutrition- Macro and Micro Nutrients • Nutritive and
Non-Nutritive Components of Diet • Eating for Weight Control - A Healthy
Weight, The Pitfalls of Dieting, Food Intolerance and Food Myths • Questions
from Board Papers • Exercises
Chapter 3. Yoga and Lifestyle •
Asanas as Preventive Measures • Obesity: Vajrasana, Hastasana, Trikonasana,
Ardh Atsyendrasana • Diabetes: Bhujangasana, Paschimottasana, Pawan Muktasana,
Ardh Matsyendrasana • Asthma: Sukhasana, Chakrasana, Gomukhasana, Paravatasana,
Bhujangasana, Paschimottanasana, Matsyasana • Hypertension: Tadasana,
Vajraasana, Pawan Muktasana, Ardh Chakrasana, Bhujangasana, Sharasana • Back
Pain: Tadasana, Ardh Matsyendrasana, Vakrasana, Shalbhasana, Bhujangasana •
Questions from Board Papers • Exercises
Chapter 4. Physical Education and Sports for CWSN
(Children with Special Needs – Divyang) • Concept of Disability and
Disorder • Types of Disability, Its Causes and Nature (Cognitive disability,
intellectual disability, physical disability) • Types of Disorder, Its Causes
and Nature (ADHD, SPD, ASD, ODD, OCD) • Disability Etiquettes • Advantages of
Physical Activities for Children with Special Needs • Strategies to Make
Physical Activities Accessible for Children With Special Needs • Questions from
Board Papers • Exercises
Chapter 5. Children and Women in Sports •
Motor Development and Factors Affecting it • Exercise Guidelines at Different
Stages of Growth and Development • Common Postural Deformities: Knock-Knee;
Flat foot; Round shoulders; Lordosis; Kyphosis; Bow Legs; scoliosis and their
corrective measures • Sports Participation of Women in India • Special Consideration
(Menarch and Menstrual Dysfunction) • Female Athlete Triad (Osteoporosis,
amenoria, eating disorders) • Questions from Board Papers • Exercises
Chapter 6. Test and Measurement in Sports •
Motor Fitness Test • General Motor Fitness – Barrow Three-Item General Motor
Ability (Standing Broad Jump, Zig-zag run, Medicine ball throw) • Measurement
Cardiovascular Fitness: Harvard Step Test/Rockport Test • Computation of
Fitness Index • Rikli and Jones: Senior Citizen Fitness Test • Questions from
Board Papers • Exercises
Chapter 7. Physiology and Injuries in Sports •
Physiological factors determining components of Physical Fitness • Effects of
Exercises on Cardio-respiratory System • Effects of Exercise on Muscular System
• Physiological Changes due to Ageing • Sports Injuries: Classification, Causes
and Prevention • Treatment of Injuries (Soft Tissue Injuries, Bone and Joint
Injuries) • First Aid – Aims and Objectives • Questions from Board Papers •
Exercises
Chapter 8. Biomechanics and Sports •
Meaning and Importance of Biomechanics in Sports • Types of Movements (Flexion,
Extension Abduction and Adduction) • Newton’s Law of Motion and its Application
in Sports • Friction and Sports • Questions from Board Papers • Exercises
Chapter 9. Psychology and Sports •
Personality; Its Definition and Types – Trait and Types (Sheldon and Jung
Classification) and (Big Five Theory) • Personality- Types • Personality-
Traits • Motivation, Its Types and Techniques • Exercise Adherence; Reasons to
Exercise, Benefits of Exercise • Strategies for Enhancing Adherence to Exercise
• Meaning, Concept and Types of Aggressions in Sports • Questions from Board
Papers • Exercises
Chapter 10. Training in Sports •
Strength - Definition, Types and Methods of Improving Strength - Isometric,
Isotonic and Isokinetic • Endurance - Definition, Types and Methods to Develop
Endurance- Continuous Training, Interval Training and Fartlek Training • Speed
– Definition Types and Methods to Develop Speed – Acceleration Run and Pace Run
• Flexibility - Definition, Types and Methods to Improve Flexibility •
Coordinative Abilities - Definition and Types • Circuit Training: Introduction
and Its Importance • Questions from Board Papers • Exercises
About the Author:
Apu Dey is an MPE, M.Phil., MA,
B.Ed. and M.Tech. (Educational Technology), with a vast experience in designing
and developing Physical Education curriculum. A gold medalist and an alumnus of
the famous Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE),
Gwalior. He has been Head Examiner, CBSE in which capacity, he has conducted
various workshops for Physical Education teachers across the country.
He
has also worked as Director of Sports and Head of Department of Physical
Education, Mayo College, Ajmer. He is currently working as the Vice Principal
of The Ummed International School, Abu Road, Rajasthan.
Target Audience:
Students
of Class 12 following CBSE curriculum.