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

SYLLABUS

Semester V - Paper V - Fundamentals of Sports Training

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

Unit I

Aim and objectives of Sports training.

Unit II

Training Load:

Importance features of training load, (Intensity, density, duration and frequency), principles of Training load, relationship between the load and adaptation, conditions of adaptation.

Unit III

Development of Important Motor components:

i. Strength - forms of strength, characteristics of strength, strength training means and methods.

ii. Endurance - forms of endurance, characteristics of endurance, endurance training means and methods.

iii. Speed - forms of speed, characteristics of speed, speed training means and methods.

iv. Flexibility - Forms of flexibility characteristics of flexibility, basis of flexibility methods of development of flexibility.

v. Agility - forms of agility, characteristics of agility methods of development of agility.

vi. Co-ordination.

vii. Motor development and its implications in relation to sex and age groups.

Unit IV

Technical and Tactical preparation:

i. Fundamental and methods for the development of technique in sports.

ii. Stages technical development.

iii. Causes and correction of faults.

iv. Tactical concepts, methods of tactical development.

Unit V

a. Training plans:

i. Long term and short term plans.

ii. Periodisation ( single and multiple) cyclic process of training.

iii. Main and build-up competitions, competition frequency, preparation for competition.

Reference Books:

1. Gatty, B. 'Preceptual and motor development in Infants and children' Prentice Hall, 1979.

2. Matweyew, L.P. 'Fundamentals of Sports Training ( Translation from Russian, Moscow Mir Publishers), 1981.

3. Singh, H. 'Sports Training' General theory and methods Patiala. N.I.S. 1984.

4. Widmore, J.H. 'Athletic Training and Physical Fitness' Sydney. Allyn and Badon, Inc. 1977.

5. Dich, F.W. 'Sports Training Principles London' Lepus. 1980.