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Abstract
School Education-Sports-World Beaters Talent Spotting Scheme-Conduct of Battery of Tests-Issue of Compulsory Physical Fitness and Sports Aptitude Report Card-proposals-approved. School Education (E2) Department G.O.Ms.No.130 Read: 1.
G.O.Ms.No.25, Youth Welfare and Sports Development
Department, dated 4.4.2002. ******** ORDER;- The Government of Tamil Nadu has declared its commitment to physical fitness and sports excellence and to this end, a comprehensive scheme has been framed that will be oriented to children studying in 6th, 7th and 8th standards. A battery of five tests has been formulated by a group of experts in Physical Education and sports. This battery of tests has been formulated to discover the motor quality and the child’s potential to play a particular game or an individual sport. These tests will help to assess speed, endurance, strength, explosive strength and agility. 2. The World Beaters’ Talent Spotting Scheme has been ordered in G.O.ms.No.25, Youth Welfare and Sports Development Department, dated 4.4.2002 and a sum of Rs.14,37,500/- has also been sanctioned to meet the expenditures. The World Beaters’ Talent Spotting Scheme, which was formulated to spot talent that can be nurtured and developed to the highest levels of excellence comprises mainly of a battery of tests, which will indicate the child’s physical fitness and potential to play a particular game or participate in a particular event. 3. As per the Government Order read above a report card will be provided for the children who undergo the battery of tests. As a follow up to this Government Order, the orders concerning the conduct of the battery of tests, together with the issue of physical fitness-cum-sports aptitude report card for every student in every school are hereby formulated and issued for due compliance. (1) A battery of five tests shall be conducted from the Academic Year 2002-2003 for boys and girls studying in standards 6, 7 and 8 in all schools inclusive of Government/Aided/Self-Financed/ Corporation/ Municipality /Matriculation/Anglo-Indian Schools, etc. (2) The composition of the battery of tests together with the detailed guidelines and norms for excellence shall be issued by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDATN) through the Director of School Education (3) The battery of tests are compulsory and shall be conducted once a year (physically handicapped and children with orthopedic deformities are exempted), before the second week of September. (4) The Physical Directors/Physical Education Teachers shall conduct the tests and in the event of non-availability of Physical Education Teachers, classroom teachers or other teachers may conduct the tests. (5) Wherever adequate playfield facilities are not available, such schools may utilize the facilities available with other schools or the block headquarters schools or district stadium. (6) The Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu shall print a specimen copy of the report card and this shall be distributed to all the schools through the Director of School Education, Director of Matriculation Schools/Director of Elementary Education etc, Each school shall, in turn, ensure that each child is provided with a report card, containing the results of the tests, after having been duly conducted and this shall be distributed along with the quarterly exam report cards. (7) The specimen report cards for boys & girls (separately) studying standards VI to VIII provided by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu is annexed. These report cards shall remain the standard cards to be utilised every year. Any alteration/change that may occur in future years, shall be duly intimated before the beginning of the academic year by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu through the Director of School Education. (8) the consolidated format highlighting outstanding and brilliant talents shall be duly prepared based on given instructions and submitted to the Chief Educational Officer by 10th October every year. The formats, shall in turn, be sent to the District Sports Officers of the concerned district to become part of the State level data base for future talent development. (9) The District Sports Officer together with the assistance of the Regional Inspector/Inspectors of Physical Education shall codinate and conduct the coaching camps for outstanding students for which the expenditure will be borne by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. (10) The minimum equipments required for this battery of tests would be (a) a stopwatch, (b) a measuring tape and (c) a shot put. Other basic infrastructure like a running tract / long jump pit, etc., would be available in any normal school. The minimum equipment could be purchased from the games funds or any other suitable funds that are available. 4. Director of School Education. Director of Matriculation Schools/Director of Elementary Education are directed to give suitable instructions to all the schools under their control for necessary follow up action. 5. This order issues with the concurrence of the Youth Welfare and Sports Development Department, vide its U.O.Note.No.2612/S2/2002-1, dated 16.8.2002. (By order of the Governor) V.K.Subburaj,
To The
Secretary to Government.Youth Welfare and Sports Development
Department, Chennai 9. Copy to: The
Chief Minister’s Office, Chennai 9 /forwarded by order/ Section Officer. Annexure PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS APTITUDE REPORT CARD
NORMS FOR VI STD BOYS
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