Bachelor of Physical Education (B.P.Ed.) Officiating Coaching and Sports Training Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This is the First Year BPEd syllabus under the University of Mumbai’s Credit Based Semester and Grading System, in force from the academic year 2015-16. It is the syllabus currently examined: the University set this course on it in the Winter 2025 and Summer 2026 examinations — its own timetables head them “B.P.Ed. (CBSGS) (2 Years Course)” — and it has published no revision.
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Syllabus for Officiating, Coaching and Sports Training
Objectives
- To understand the basic concept and principles of officiating and coaching of different games and sports.
- To enable the students to understand the rules, regulations and officiating of different games and sports.
- To acquaint the students with the duties and responsibilities of an officials and coaches.
- To acquaint the students with dimensions and actual markings of different play fields, courts and arenas.
- To understand the concept, principles and forms of sports training.
Module 1: Theory of Officiating 12 hours
- a Meaning, purpose and principles of officiating
- b Duties and responsibilities of officials
- c Qualification and qualities of officials
- d Professional growth of officials
- e Rules and regulations of various games and sports (included in the syllabus of Semester I & II)
Module 2: Theory of Coaching 12 hours
- a Meaning, purpose, Philosophy and Principles of coaching
- b Qualification, qualities and responsibilities of coach
- c Techniques, tactics and periodization.
- d Positional play and system of play, Selection of team
- e Promoting interest in the games and sports
Module 3: Conditioning Exercise 12 hours
- a Warm-up exercises- – Meaning, importance and types
- b Meaning and importance of conditioning exercise
- c Training methods- Circuit Training, Fartlek Training, Weight Training, Interval Training
- d Limbering down exercises- Meaning, importance and types
Module 4: Theory of Sports Training 12 hours
- a. Meaning, definition and Characteristics of sports training.
- b. Principles of sports training
- c. Sports talent identification process and procedures
- d. Periodization and its types
Module 5: Theory of Technique and Training Load 12 hours
- a. Concept of Technique, Tactics and Strategy
- b. Important Features and Principles of Training Load
- c. Overload: Principles, causes symptoms and tackling of over load
- d. Methods and specific training programme for development of various motor qualities
References
- Beashel, P.,& Taylor, J. (1996). Advance Studies in Physical Education and Sports. U.K.: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.
- Bompa, T.O., & Carrera, M.C. (2005). Periodization Training For Sports. USA : Human Kinetics.
- Bunn, J.W. (1968). The Art of Officiating Sports. New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, Inc; Englewood Cliffs.
- Bunn, J.W. (1972). Scientific Principles of Coaching. New Jersey : Prentice-Hall Inc Englewood Cliff.
- Chu, D.A. (1998). Jumping Into Plyometrics Human Kinetics. U.S.A : printed
- Davis, K.L. (1996). The Art of Sports Officiating. London : Allyn and Bacon Boston ISBN.
- Frank, W. (1999). Sports Training Principles. London : A & C Black Publishers Ltd.
- Fuoss, D.E. and Troppmann, R.J. (1981). Effective Coaching A Psychological Approach. New York : Macmillan Publishing Co. A division Of Macmillan Inc.
- Galloway, R.W. (1999). Sports Training (Anatomy and Physiological Aspect). Delhi : Sports Publications.
- Gummerson, T. (1992). Sports Coaching and Teaching. London : A and C Black Publisher Ltd.
- Harre, D. (1982). Principles of Sports Training . Barlin :Sportver lag.
- Bunn, Johan. W. : Art of Officiating Sports, Prentice hall, New Jersey, 1968
- Bunn. W. : Scientific Principles of Coaching, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1972.
- Davis, K.L. : The Art of Sport Officiating, Boston, Allyn and Bacon, 1996.
- Fuoss, D.E. & Troppmann, R.J. : Effective Coaching, Mac Millan Publication, New York, 1985.
- Govindarajulu, N. & Gupta, Rakesh : Layout & Marking in Track & Field, Friends Publication, New Delhi, 2004.
- Gummaerson, Jony : Sports Coaching and Teaching, A & C Black, London, 1992.
- Mall, Biru & Malhotra, G.P. : Training Manual – Football, SAI, Patiala,2003.
- Sabok, Ralph J. : The coach, W.B. Sunderdas Co., Philadelphia,1979.
- Sharma, O.P. : Teaching and Coaching Physical Education in School, Sports Publication, Delhi, 1994.
- Sharma, P.D. : Officiating and Coaching, A.P. Publishers, Jalandhar.
- Singh, H. & Singh, Tejinder : Training Manual, Hockey, SAI, Patiala,2002
- Soni, V. & Sharma, N. : Training Manual-Cricekt, SAI, Patiala,2002.
- Tayler, Joe : How to be an Effective Coach, Manulife, Canada, 1975.
- Two Experienced Professors : Officiating and Coaching, Prakash Brothers, Jalandar 1982,
- Wade, Allen : F.A. Guide to Training and Coaching, Heinmann, London, 1967
Part of this paper’s reading list is printed in Devanagari, in a legacy font whose characters cannot be extracted faithfully. Those entries are in the PDF above and render correctly there; they are not repeated as text here. The references set in English are listed above in full.
Cut from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.P.Ed. (Bachelor of Physical Education, Two Year Course) under the Credit Based Semester and Grading System, in force from the academic year 2015-16. Wording is as printed in that syllabus, and module and teaching-point numbering is as printed there too.
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