Career in Physical Education and Sports

MANOJ KUMAR

TGT (P&HE)

KV Danapur Cantt

                       

Physical Education deals with the frame of the human body, taken during basic and secondary 

education that encourages psycho-motor learning in play or movement exploration setting to promote health.

The aims and objective of physical education depend to a great extent on the political, economic and 

social changes that take place in a society like the development of organic fitness, the development of neuro muscular skill, the  developmentof character and personality, to prepare highly qualified leaders in the field of 

physical education and sports.

The physical education has a major role to play a role in school system. Without physical education 

program, we can never hope for a child’s wholesome development. Now-a-days, professionals in the field of 

physical education and sports have good opening in this areas. In the C.B.S.E, curriculum physical education is compulsory subject in the +2 level.Moreover, physical education is of equal important for all students from class’s nursery to 10th standard.Thus, with respect to job opportunity schools are lucrative and wide ranging. 

Most of goverenment,semigovernment,

public and private institutes recruit physical education teachers for 

handsome pay and perkx.For this the candidates should have some skills like information of human movements, 

health and physical activity, Information of another academic discipline of interest to individual, awareness of 

the holistic nature of health and movement, coaching motivation and teaching skills, interpretive and analytical 

thinking, leadership and organization skills, interpersonal skills, critical reflection. 

 

II. Phisical Education And Sports Science Experts As Coaches

Coaching is wide area of engagement of the experts in the field of physical education and sports. Sports

proficient in particular game or sporting event can undergo coach training in the NIS(National institute of 

sports) under the sports authority of India(SAI).Person with the degree or masters degree in physical education

are considered to be more be suitable for professional. Coaches are great demand in government, 

semigovernment and private institute like, SAI, Sports school, various states sponsored association and 

organization clubs, gymnasiums, fitness centers etc. Now days, most of the general academic schools also 

employ coaches for imparting training in specific games or sporting events.

III. Scope In College Teaching

Physical education occupies a dignified position in the higher education sector, apart from teaching in 

colleges physical education has been include as an elective subject in the degree course (B.A,B.Sc).level 

professional with masters who have qualified NET,SLET,or having M.Phil or Ph.D degree may get job as 

asst.professor or lecturer in colleges.

IV. Jobs Opportunity Of Physical Education In Sports Fields

There are various opportunities of physical education in sports fields for an example, Physical

education teacher, outdoor education teachers, school sports director, recreational programmer, personal trainer, 

policy analyst-recreation, sports development officer, youth worker.V. Physical Education And Sports Science Escape Beyond Schools And Colleges

Professional scope of physical education and sports science is vast and vivid like, in spas, fitness and 

health club ,yoga centers ,physical education escape in the technical institutes (IIT,NIT) ,also in mass 

media(sports journalism).

The subject physical education is composed of principle derived from physics, chemistry, biology, 

social science etc.so there is valid scope of research work in various areas like biomechanics, exercise

physiology, anthropometry and sports, sports psychology, sports sociology etc.

VI. Top Colleges Offering Ug/Pg/Other Courses

There are several academics and institutes under sports authority of India

(SAI) that impact training to 

young students to transform them into talented sports person. Some prominent sports institutes in India are 

lakshmibai national institute of physical education,Gwalior;lakshmibai national college of physical education 

,thiruvananthapuram;MRP pace foundation,Chennai;,tata football academy ,Jamshedpur.,nationalcricket 

academy Bangalore ;Gujarat university, Ahmadabad.

The remuneration of sports persons totally depends on the sporting activity chuson.In this vigorous and 

spirited field, what matters is not merely the number of years of experience in the field, but also the capability of 

the sports person to deliver excellent performance consistently.