UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN Physical Education
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Semester III - Paper III - Rules of Games and Sports and Officiating I (Track Events, Basketball, Throwball, Hockey & Tennis

Duration of Examination: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4

Unit I

History and development of the following games (Basketball, Throwball, Hockey, & Tennis) and Track events ( Sprint, Middle Distance, Long Distance, Relay, Cross-country, Combined events and Marathon race).

Unit II

Planning, Construction, Ground measurements, markings and maintenance of the play field and track events.

Unit III

Rules and Regulations of the games and track events.

Unit IV

Duties of Officials, system of officiating and official signals of the games and track events.

Unit V

Various systems of play in the games and styles in the track events.

Reference Books:

1. Federation rules books of above mentioned games.

2. H.C. Buck, Rules of Games and Sports, Madras, Y.M.C.A. Publication, 1992.

3. Bonder, J.B. How to be a successflul Coach, New York, Prentice Hall, 1984.

4. Dunn J.W. The Basketball Coaches Guide to Success, Prentice Hall, New York, 1951.

5. R.L. Anand, Play Field Manual, Patiala, NIS Publication, 1990.

6 AAFI Rules of Book of Track & Field.