Presented in the webinar conducted by Kumpevu University on 9th Sept.2020

1. CHALLENGES FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION
IN SCHOOLS DURING COVID–19
Dr.R.Kalidasan
Associate Professor & DCOE i/c, CDE
Department of Physical Education
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirappalli-620 024
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Two days National level Webinar on
Challenges for Physical Education amidst Covid-19
Organised by
Dept. of P.G. Studies & Research in Physical Education
KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY
Shankaraghatta, Shimoga, Karnataka
8th & 9th September 2020

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Agenda
Fundamentals of Sports & Physical Education
Sports & Physical Education in India
Current issues in Physical Education
Quality Physical Education
COVID-19 and its impact on Humanity
Challenges in teaching PE during COVID-19
Online Meeting Platforms
Teaching PE through Online
Guidelines for Physical Educators
Exercise, Physical activities and Walking
PA during lockdown & online resources

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TENDULKAR’S VIEWS ON SPORTS
Sachin wants India to be a ‘Sport playing’
and not just a ‘Sport watching’ nation
Talent identification at the age of 4 to 5
and not at 10 or 12 or 13
Marks for talent in Sport
Source: The Hindu, Sports, Dec 23, 2017 page 15

5. The word ‘Sport’ comes from the old
French term ‘desport’ means "leisure"
Sport (or sports) - competitive activity
•Health and fitness
•Name, fame and recognition
•To earn money and career opportunities
•Personality and character building
•Entertainment & satisfaction
•Relaxation, leisure, culture & tradition
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Athletics
Games
Other
events
•Individual event except relay races
•Running, Jumping, throwing & walking
•Commonly conducted in track, field
and road
•Generally played between two teams
and each team may have 1 to 11 or
more players depending up on the
game
•Generally games are played in-terms
of time or fixed score structure
•Indigenous activities / games
•Martial arts
•Motor sports
SPORTS
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, officially known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in Sports and
Games is the highest sporting honour of the Republic of India

7. Sports
•8000 Sports discipline* (throughout the world)
•100 odd sports are played in India
•50 odd National Sports Federation – recognized by Govt. of India
Sports discipline originated in India (Believed)
India won only 28 medals in 28 editions of Olympics
*World Sports Encyclopedia (2003)
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Archery Kabaddi
Ball Badminton Kho-Kho
Chess Polo
Hockey Wrestling

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Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 USA 1127 907 794 2828
2 Soviet Union 473 376 355 1204
3 Germany 283 282 290 885
4 Great Britain 274 299 310 883
5 France 248 276 316 840
6 Italy 246 214 241 701
7 China 237 195 176 608
- India 9 7 12 28
All-time Olympic Games medal table

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The major reasons are
lack of funds
inadequate sports infrastructure
lack of modern training equipments & world class facilities
less sponsorship
political intervention
infighting in sports bodies
corrupt practices
bias selection
favoritism

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India lacks sports culture
Source: The Times of India, Panaji, Jan 18, 2020
Shri. Kiren Rijiju
Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Govt. is working to make the country as
‘Sport powerhouse’ in the coming days

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Presently, India is doing in well globally in
the following sports discipline
*Before 1981 – Olympics 11 medals (G-8, S-1, B-2)
Badminton
Billiards
Boxing
Chess
Cricket
Shooting
Tennis
Wrestling
Hockey*

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-through physical activities and sports
-which focus on health, fitness and coaching
-to enhance the mental & motor qualities
-to build leadership, personality and character
Physical Education is an education

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1882
• Physical training was promoted in the school
1884
• Ex-service men were employed to look after the
physical education programme in school and college
1914
• Vaidya brothers found Sri H.V.P. Mandal, Amravati
Course in Physical Education
1920
• Y.M.C.A. College of Physical Education, Madras
founded in by H.C.Buck
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
India has had a long history of Physical Education

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Physical Education
Physical Education has wide dimension such as
teaching
coaching
training
research
organisation and administration
Physical Education College in India - 718

15. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS UNIVERSITY IN INDIA
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FUNDED UNIVERSITY
•Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE),
Gwalior (1995)
•National Sports University, Imphal, Manipur (2018)
STATE UNIVERSITIES
•Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University,
Chennai (2005)
•Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, Gandhinagar (2011)
•Rajasthan Sports University, Jhunjhunu (2013)
•The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University,
Patiala (2019)
•Sports University of Haryana, Rai, Sonipat (2019)
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Current Issues in Physical Education
PE curriculum to reflect national health trend
National standard for PE? Time to revisit -EDUSPORT
Other Challenges
•Sedentary lifestyle – less physical movement/tech.
•Poor diet / unhealthy eating
•Increase levels of obesity, diabetes & heart related
diseases
•Now COVID-19

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Due to technological advancement, our physical
activities has been reduced, which leads to lifestyle
related health issues.

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Electronic gadgets – Eye Sight (Children)
•Television
•Smart phone
•Computer

19. It is not the strongest species that
survive, nor the most intelligent, but
the ones most responsive to change.
– Charles Darwin
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20. Maruti Suzuki entry made Ambassador extinct
Science, Technology & Medicine goes on changing
Why not Physical Education?
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QUALITY PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Quality PE - 3 ‘F’
FIT
FUN
FUNDAMENTALS

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FIT INDIA MOVEMENT
Launched on 29th August 2019

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COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new strain
of coronavirus.
‘CO’ stands for corona
‘VI’ for virus
‘D’ for disease
Formerly, this disease was referred to as ‘2019
novel coronavirus’ or ‘2019-nCoV.’
The COVID-19 virus is a new virus linked to the same
family of viruses as Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS) and some types of common cold.

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COVID-19 has disrupted our routine badly
Resulted in schools shut all across the world
Over 1.6 billion children are out of the
classroom in 187 countries

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Positive aspects of COVID-19
•Nature regain its fully glory
oSky – bright clear blue
oWater bodies – clean
oPollution – level has gone down (air quality improves)
oLess travel (carbon emission gone down)

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Positive aspects of COVID-19 …
•Real estate – affordable
•Working from home
•Less number of accident cases
•Many started different business
•Education becomes digitized & affordable
•Webinar / online meetings (Geographical boundaries?)

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Negative aspect of COVID-19
Biggest public health risk (42,07,647 )
Mortality rate (72,775 death)
Speed spread of virus
Financial crisis in public & private sectors
Business & Industry affected economically
 No Sports / Lockdown (Janata Curfew)
Jobless Migrate labour
 Internet data, Electrical & cooking gas bills gone up

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In School
instruction
• With physical
distancing
Distance
learning
• Accessibility
• Connective
Hybrid
learning
• Combination
one and two
CHALLENGES IN TEACHING PHYSICAL EDUCATION – COVID-19
Three common methods of learning
Pandemic forced every sector of the society to
use the digital platforms

30. Common Online Meeting Platforms
• Adobe Connect
• Amazon Chime
• BigBlueButton
• Cisco WebEx Meeting Center
• ClickMeeting
• Digitell
• ezTalks Cloud Meeting
• Facetime
• FreeConferenceCall
• Google Hangouts
• Google Meet
• GoToMeeting
• HighFive
• Infinite Conferencing
• Intermedia
• Intrado
• Join.Me
• Lifesize
• LiveWebinar
• Microsoft Teams
• ON24
• Pexip
• RingCentral Meetings
• Skype
• Slack
• Zoho meeting
• Zoom meeting
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31. Other Platforms
• YouTube Live
• Facebook
• WhatsApp
• Telegram
• Livestream
• Twitter
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Advantages Disadvantages
No time wasted
Enhanced communications & efficiency
Lessens traveling costs and time
Spread knowledge & Easy to use interface
Giving invitations & adding members
Different meeting schedules
Live recorded meeting
General productivity increases
•Less direct interaction
•Unstable connection
•Less human contact
•Hacking
•Technical issues
Online Meeting Platforms

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Issues in online teaching in the time of COVID-19 pandemic
•A training for teachers on the use of Google Meet,
Zoom, MS team and similar other platforms must
have been given by the institution
•Many teacher observed that ‘Nobody prepared us
to for the challenges of teaching online’
•Many teacher felt difficult when ‘speaking to the
camera while sharing screen’ as face- to face contact
is missing.

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Teaching Physical Education through online
Generally PE teaching will be very effective when it is
face to face teaching
PE will be effective when it is fully supervised by the
teacher
PE to be effective through online, then it should have
quality content, enriched physical activity
(movement based) and enjoyable one.
•For effective online PE, teacher can use of PE
videos, PE from professional websites & YouTube
channels apart from practical demo.

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Students issues in online classes
•All students do not have high-powered
internet connections
•Not all students have iPods, Desktop, Laptops,
Android phone
•Some students are left out due to above said
reasons
•Screening time, eyesight & mental are the
other issues

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Guidelines for Physical Educators
oStudents’ Safety, Health and Well-being –
first priority
oFollow the Central, State, District guidelines / SOP
oCreate COVID-19 response team in the
institution
oFollow the physical distancing & remain 6
feet apart, make marking in the indoor &
outdoor for physical activity or sports

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•Use of mask & follow the hand wash
•Keep doors & windows open, circulation
increased respiration requirements during
physical activity
•Personal hygiene, equipment safety &
sanitation
•PE Uniform
•Be connected

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EXERCISE
Exercise
as an orderly or systematic movement of
body part/s with or without equipments
with an objective of better performance
Generally exercises are focused on
improving the motor qualities; rhythm etc
and most of the exercises are repeated to
get perfection.

39. ADVANTAGES OF DOING EXERCISE
•Improve the general health & fitness
•Increase the muscle strength
•Greater mobility and flexibility of joints
•Improves the endurance and speed
•Improves the co-ordination and rhythm in the movement
•Promote correct body posture
•Reduced the path and fatigue (tiredness)
•Enhanced sense of well-being, mood, sleep quality
•Stress reliever
•Improves IQ
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PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
Physical activities are as old as human race.
PA simply means movement of the body that
uses energy
Movement is noticeable in the fourth month of
pregnancy
PA is known as the ‘wonder drug’ that prevents
more than 30 diseases -Shifalika Goenka
Professor and Head of Public Health Ethics, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)
Powerful health enhancer
Brain booster

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Regular physical activity
helps maintain functional independence of
elderly
prevents disease
assists in the management of many diseases
enhances the quality of life for ALL
reduces medical costs
increased productivity and decreased
absenteeism at work and school

42. Physical activity
•Walking, jogging, running, aerobics, swimming,
cycling, sand running, hilling running, rowing
•Playing games and sports
•Free hand exercise
•With own body weight
•With partner
•Doing a physical work is also exercise
•Working with various equipment / machines
For health benefits, physical activity should be
moderate or vigorous intensity.
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Physical activity
is movement that is
carried out by the skeletal
muscles that requires
energy.
In other words, any
movement one does is
actually physical activity
Exercise
is planned, structured,
repetitive & intentional
movement intended to
improve or maintain
physical fitness.
Exercise is a
subcategory of
physical activity.
Difference between Physical activities and Exercise
Similarities: Both decrease the risks of lifestyle-
related conditions and diseases

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School Per day Per week
Primary 30 minutes 150 minutes
Middle & High 45 minutes 225 minutes
Higher Secondary 60 minutes 300 minutes
DURATION OF WORK LOAD
How to Track Workouts and Activities on Apple Watch

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PA AT HOME DURING LOCKDOWN
Go around home - walk
Walking in the upstairs
Going up and down in the stairs
Yoga / Martial Arts
Aerobics / Dance / Rhythms
Skipping / Cycling

46. YOU TUBE CHANNEL : vsGRAPHICS
A follow-along video
Warm Up exercises / Kids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjFrBdq_0I8
5 Minute warm up exercises
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vRh10eqdRE
5 minute - low impact cardio workout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYoQc77CRQs
7 Minute Work Out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzo_A8CoRGg
Yoga for Kids!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW74qA9sno8
PE class online / Kids exercise / Weight loss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aQanT28da4
PE class online / Kids exercise / Weight loss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrk4_fSfJNA
Family Fun Cardio Workout!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90w5Tqas1Ok
Cool down Routine / Best Stretches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9hpce3M4sc
5 Minute cool down exercises
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rOQKt6z0d4
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47. Family Fun Cardio Workout!
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KEEPING FIT DURING LOCKDOWN
Gardening
Cleaning car / two wheels
Climbing the tree
Cooking
Washing dishes
Sweeping floor
Ironing

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QUALITY PA DURING LOCKDOWN
Exercise without equipments
Jumping jack
Squats
Push-ups
Sit-ups
Hopping / Calf raise
Gymnastics dance
Three touches
On the spot walking / High knee action
Alternate toe touching

50. HOW TO WALK ?
Feet
Weight barring
Balance
Arm movement
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Walking is the most popular activity

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Benefits of walking
helps to reduce the risk of
High BP, Heart related diseases, Stroke, Cancer ...
stronger bones and improved balance
increased muscle strength and endurance
decreases stress and depression
reduces obesity / body fat
improves sleep

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Strolling walk – Relaxed walking
Brisk walk – Pace walking
Power walk – Walking with weights
Race walk – Competitive walking
Classification of Walking
Walking distance per day
10000 steps = 7.62 kilometers
5000 steps = 3.81 kilometers
Minimum – 30 min. walk

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Walking
with friends
with family
with pets
with music
with mobile
Walking - Treadmill

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8 SHAPED WALKING
Introduced by the Siddhas a few thousand years ago
Walking "8" shaped will give tremendous health benefits
Walk for 15 min in clockwise and 15 min in anti-clockwise

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BEST FREE WALKING APP
These apps are all available for free, although they also have
an opportunity for an upgrade or in-app purchases.
KHEL INDIA APP – Fitness assessor app
oMap My Walk. MapMyFitness Screen Capture. ...
oWalkmeter Walking & Hiking GPS by Abvio. ...
oArgus by Azumio. ...
oFitbit App MobileTracker (No Fitbit Required) ...
oEndomondo. ...
oCharity Miles. ...
oMotionX GPS. ...
oVirtual Walk

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oPedometer
oStep counter
oStep tracker
oKmh counter
oKilometers: GPS Track Walk Run
oRunning Distance tracker

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ONLINE RESOURCES TO STAY ACTIVE
DareBee.com
sworkit.com
Good YouTube Channels
fitnessblender.com
cosmickids.com
Just Dance
Sid Shuffle

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NEED OF THE HOUR
PE should be an integral part of the school curriculum
Strong foundation for Physical Education & Sports
Compulsory Physical Education programme
Theory & Practical marks for Physical Education
NEP-2020 – Due importance to PE
(Institution’s infrastructure, funding for PE)

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Getting pass in Physical Education – Mandatory
Grace marks in academics for sports achievement
Appointment of Physical Educators in all educational
institutions according to student strength
4 year Teacher Education / Professional Coaching programme
Periodical training for teachers – technology based
Encourage & promote traditional games
A health nation is a wealth nation

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PE must be made as fundamental rights
New National Sports Policy ???
The International Charter of Physical Education and Sport and supported by UNESCO Member
States (Preamble Art. 1, 1978; reaffirmed by ICHPER.SD (International Council for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance) in 1991) declares access to physical
education for all as a fundamental right.

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TAKE HOME MESSAGE
It challenging time for PE (New Normal)
Exercise are basically cost effective medicine
Sports is for Human Excellence & its for all
Human survival depends on movement
PE 2020-after – Moving & eating better

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Acknowledgement
Bharathidasan University administration,
faculty and other staff members
Special thanks to Dr.A.S.Nageswaran &
Dr.P.B.Muralikrishnan & Mr.K.Tharmar for their
technical support.

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Prof. B. P. Veerabhadrappa
Hon’ble Vice Chancellor
Kuvempu University
Prof. S.S.Patil
Registrar
Kuvempu University

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Do what is hard
Do what the 99% are not doing
Believe in yourself
Work with passion
Live your life, make a mark
Do something significant

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Thanks for your attention