ICSE Syllabus Class 10 Physical Education

Introduction to Physical Education Class 10 ICSE Syllabus

The Physical Education Class 10 ICSE Syllabus taught to students is designed as per the ICSE board guidelines. The syllabus is divided into two sections. Section A consists of mandatory short answer questions, while section B comprises detailed and elaborated answers related to skills, rules, and different training techniques. The Syllabus in Section A of Physical Education consists of Human Growth and its Development, Body Types, Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Safety in Sports,  Sports Training, Health Education, and finally, careers in Physical Education. Section B mainly focuses on six games or physical activities like Cricket, Football, Badminton, Basketball, Hockey, and Volleyball. In this section, students must know the fundamentals of any game they will be playing. For the examinations, questions would come around the various terminology, techniques, fundamentals, methods, skills, and rules applicable for different games. Two games are to be picked by students based on their choice for the Examination. 

Due to the pandemic, the Board decided to reduce the Physical Education Class 10 ICSE syllabus by 30%. The council has taken severe measures to ensure that the quality of education is not compromised. 

Students can get the latest updates about Physical Education Class 10 ICSE syllabus on Extramarks website. 

Physical Education Class 10 ICSE Syllabus: Semesters 1 & 2

There will be one written paper with two hours time duration, which carries 100 marks weightage and an Internal assessment of 100 marks weightage as well. The written paper in Physical Education Class 10 ICSE Syllabus is further Classified into two Sections.

Section A: 

This part consists of mandatory short answer questions on Section A of the subject Syllabus. 

• Power, Speed, Coordination, Agility, Balance and Accuracy.
• Factors affecting physical fitness: Hereditary, environment, nutrition, training (facilities and methods), illness, self-motivation, emotional stability, lifestyle and posture. 

Section B: 

In this section of the Physical Education Class 10 ICSE Syllabus, students are required to answer questions on the rules and skills needed for the methods of training for any two of the given team games. 

A Brief Introduction of the Physical Education Class 10 ICSE Syllabus:

Section A:

Human Growth and Development:

Meaning of growth and development. Difference between the two.

A brief understanding of the stages with regards to age factor: that includes different phases in human lives such as infancy (0 to 5 years), Childhood (5 to 12 years), Adolescence) (12 to 19 years) and Adulthood (19 to 65 years and above).

Factors that affect the Human Growth and Development as per the ICSE Class 10 Physical Education Syllabus:

• Hereditary
• Environmental factors
• Gender
• Nationality
• Nutritional value in food.

Physical Education:

Meaning and importance of Physical Education, objectives of Physical Education; such as Physical development, Social development, Psychological development and Emotional development.

Body types: 

Endomorph, Mesomorph and Ectomorph.

Physical Fitness:

Meaning and importance of physical fitness, Components of physical fitness, such as Cardiovascular/respiratory flexibility, endurance, strength, stamina, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy.

Factors affecting Physical Fitness as per the Physical Education Class 10 ICSE Syllabus:

• Hereditary,
• Environment
• Nutrition
• Training (facilities and methods)
• Illness
• Self-motivation
• Emotional stability
• Lifestyle
• Body posture.

Sports Training:

Meaning and importance of sports coaching. Its fundamental objectives: It builds up strength and endurance, Improves skill levels, builds motivation, ambition and confidence. It improves understanding of the sports, facilitates good circulation, increases muscle tone, improves the rate of waste product disposal, improves agility and flexibility, is more resistant to injury and illness, speeds up recovery time, improves concentration and increases self-esteem.

Principles of Sports Training/Coaching: Individuality, specificity, progression, variance, frequency, continuity, overload, adaptation, Recovery, Reversibility, Periodisation, Intensity, Active participation and a brief understanding of all the above is included in the Physical Education Class 10 ICSE Syllabus.

Safety in Sports:

Sports-related injuries: Pulled muscle/Muscle strain, torn MCL (medial collateral ligament), torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), fracture, Plantar fasciitis, sprained ankle, tennis elbow, low back pain, hip bursitis, shin splints, stress fracture, Achilles tendonitis, concussion, and Runner’s knee.

A brief understanding of sports injuries and first aid procedures according to the Physical Education Class 10 ICSE Syllabus:

Prevention of injuries: Warmup and cool down before any activity, fitness of the participant; wearing the recommended protective gear, proper knowledge of rules of the game/ sport; supervision of coach/teacher, the importance of resting between workouts; safe facilities, adequate training for skills and techniques.

Health Education

Meaning and Importance of Health Education.

Nutrition: Meaning of nutrition and a properly balanced diet. Primary constituents, functions and sources: Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, water, fibre and A brief understanding of malnutrition – undernutrition and overnutrition.

• Dietary modification for Sportsperson: Calories (carbohydrates; proteins; vitamins; fluid; salts (sodium etc.).
• Meal planning guidelines for various physical activities with sample menus.

Careers in Physical Education: Various career options in Physical Education: Coach, Physical Education Teachers, professional sportsperson, sports management, commentators, officials. A brief understanding of the above.

Section B:

Students are required to answer questions on any two of the following team games.

• Cricket
• Football
• Hockey
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Badminton

Physical Education Class 10 ICSE Syllabus: Exercise and Solutions

The Physical Education chapter notes and study materials created by Extramarks are based on the Physical Education Class 10 ICSE Syllabus. Physical Education Class 10 ICSE Syllabus is taught in two parts, Semester 1 & 2. It comprises 50 marks. The Syllabus is further bifurcated into two sections. The first part, section A, consists of short answer questions, while section B consists of questions that may require some extra effort, skills, rules, and training methods.

Extramarks course material makes students understand and develop the necessity of good physical poise and posture. The curriculum along with other study materials is available on the Extramarks website. The course material is prepared by PE teachers and is reliable and precise as it was made by taking references from valuable sources and analysing the Past Year Question Papers. 

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