CHAPTER 1

MANAGEMENT OF SPORTING EVENT

1 Mark Questions
Question 1.
What is planning in games and sports?
OR
What do you mean by planning in sports?
Answer:
Planning is a process of development of a strategy to achieve desired objectives, to solve
problems and to facilitate action. With the help of appropriate planning in the field of games
and sports, even some hitherto unachievable tasks can be achieved.
Question 2.
List the various types of tournaments.
Answer:
Various types of tournaments are
• Knock-out or Elimination tournament
• League or Round Robin tournament
• Combination tournament
• Challenge tournament
Question 3.
Define knock-out tournament.
OR
What are knock-out tournaments?
Answer:
This type of tournament is also known as elimination tournament. In this type of
tournament, loser of each bracket is immediately eliminated from the tournament.
Question 10.
What do you mean by league tournament?
OR
What is league tournament?
Answer:
A league tournament is also known as round robin tournament. In this type of tournament,
each contestant meets all other contestants in turn.
Question 11.
Enlist two objectives of intramurals. (Delhi 2016, 15, 14)
Answer:
The two objectives of intramurals are
• To provide incentive, motivation and opportunity to learn various skills.
• To develop sportsman spirit among students.
Question 12.
What do you mean by extramural?
Answer:
Extramural means ‘between institutions’ or we can say that these competitions are
conducted between the players of two or more institutions.
Question 13.
What does the school intend by stating that, “only such students shall participate in the
Basketball Intramurals who have not represented the school in Basketball in the past and
minimum 10 substitutions shall be compulsory.” (CBSE Model Paper 2015)
Answer:
To promote mass participation and to explore the hidden talent of the students.
Question 14.
Mention any four specific sports programmes.
Answer:
Specific sports programmes are
• Health run
• Run.for fun
• Run for specific causes
• Run for unity

Long QUESTIONS
1.Briefly mention the objectives of intramurals. Delhi 2015
Answer:
The objectives of intramurals are
• To provide incentive, motivation and opportunity To learn various skills.
• To develop sportsman spirit among students.
• To help in recreation of the students.
• To improve social interaction among the Students.
Question 2.
Mention the activities which are included in intramurals and extramurals.
Answer:
Activities that are included are
1. Intramurals
Lazium, Dumb-bell, Marching, Tag game, Roller skating, Sack race, Shuttle run,
Volleyball, Football, Cricket, Basketball, Athletics, Kho-kho, Cycling etc.
2. Extramural
Friendly matches, Restricted competitions, Open competitions etc.
Question 3.
Differentiate between intramural and extramural competitions in detail. (Delhi 2016,11)
Answer:
Differences between intramural and extramural competitions are

S.No. Intramural Competition Extramural Competition

Intramural competitions are organised

Extramural are being organised by e
1. by the schools, institutions or faculty of
schools, institutions or associations
the institution.

It is played among the group of students The participants are from more than
2.
of one school or institution. organisation or school or institute.

In it a large number of students are In it most students are not known to

3.
known to each other. other.

Intramurals are campus competitions Extramural are out of boundary

4. and played within the boundaries of an competitions and may be played at
institution. place where infrastructure is availab

Question 4.
Briefly explain about any two specific sports programmes.
Answer:
Sports programmes can be explained as
1. Run for Fun
It can be organised by any educational institution for another institution or
organisation and for people of all ages. It is arranged just for the sake of fun to create
good habits for good health.
2. Run for Unity
An institution can organise a run for unity to create a feeling of unity among the
people and communities for the unity of the country.
5 Marks Questions
Question 5.
What are specific sports programmes? Explain with suitable example. (All India 2017)
OR
What do you mean by specific sports programmes? Explain any three. (CBSE 2013)
Answer:
Specific sports programmes are those programmes of sports which are not usually related to
competitions. The programmes have various objectives like creating awareness, creating a
sense of integration among people and raising funds for charitable organisations. Various
specific sports programmes are

1. Sports Day
is rapidly growing in popularity and deserves a prominent place in the intramural and
extramural athletic programmes of any school, college or other organisation.
Sports day refers to a programme when one or several schools, colleges or other
organisations participate in physical education activities. They may invite several teams for
various sports. When thus organised, each team is identified with the institution it
represents. Sports day may also be used to culminate a season of activity for participants
within the same school or college.
2. Health Run
It is organised in almost every part of the world. In India, it is organised by many states to
make people health conscious. For this, WHO allots sufficient funds to different
organisations. These organisations organise and promote health runs.
These health runs lay stress on removing deadly diseases. Health runs and rallies are
organised every year in the world on 1st December to commemorate AIDS day. These runs
give knowledge to people about AIDS, symptoms and causes and how to take preventive
measures.
3. Run for Unity
It is a kind of mass running which generates the feeling of unity. It is organised by different
nations by their Central Government, State Government, Sports federations etc to create a
feeling of oneness among the people. By organising such runs, people of all ages from
different states come together and such runs develop the feeling of patriotism in children
and students feel that they all belong to one nation.
Question 6.
Being sports captain of the school, prepare five important committees with their
responsibilities to conduct one day run for health race. (Delhi 2015)
Answer:
Being the sports captain I will form five committees. These are as follows
1. Publicity Committee This committee will prepare the advertisement plans, announce
the sports events dates, venues and notify the same to public through newspaper,
television, e-mail and websites.
2. Boarding and Lodging Committee This committee will arrange the accommodation of
the participants and ensure the provisions for food and refreshments.
3. Transportation Committee This committee provides the necessary transportation to
the participants to and fro the venue.
4. Grounds and Equipment Committee This committee takes care of the ground where
the event is to take place. At the same time, it also takes care of the equipment and
check if they are running properly.
5. Reception Committee The members of this committee are responsible to welcome
the Chief Guest and spectators at opening and closing ceremonies.
Question 7.
Suggest the formation of various committees for systematic and smooth conduct of sports
day in your school. (All India 2014)
Answer:
• Selection of Members Students who are interested and motivated to take part should
be included in the committee.
• Define Tasks Clearly Next step is to define the tasks of each committee. All the
committee members should be given clear guidelines about their task.
• Planning the entire event properly/looking at each and every aspect of the sports
day.
• Establish Goals Each committee should be clearly told about their goals so that they
know what is expected of them.
Question.8. What do you mean by a specific sports programme ? Explain Health Run and
Run for Awareness.
Answer. Specific sports programmes are arranged in India and other countries to promote
sports and games. These programmes create a feeling for taking part in sports and games.
Students also become conscious that they must try to remain fit and healthy.
In most countries, sports programmes are often organised to keep the people aware about
their health and to take part in sports activities.
Health Run To make people health conscious, health runs are organised in most places in
India and other countries to make people aware, of deadly diseases like AIDS, Cancer,
Tuberculosis, Dengue, Diabetes, Swine flu, Jaundice, Polio, Whooping cough etc. Health runs
organised by World Health Organisation (WHO) lay stress on eradication of deadly diseases
from the World. Run for Awareness Run for awareness can be organised by educational
institutions to create awareness in the students about sports and games, about health,
about a particular disease, about studies, about environment, about pollution or some other
topic. Such races should be well planned before organising them.

Q 9.Describe the various committees for the organisation of sports events.

Answer. The organisation of sports events requires a lot of planning. The planning is
executed properly when different committees work together for the smooth conduct of the
sports events.
The various committees are:
1. Technical Committee This committee is responsible for the technical conduct of the
events. This committee selects various officials such as referees, judges, recorders,
starters, umpires, time keepers etc.
2. Transport Committee This committee is responsible for providing the facilities
regarding transportation of various teams to the venue of sports events.
3. Reception Committee The members of this committee are responsible to welcome
the Chief Guest and spectators at opening and closing ceremonies.
4. Boarding and Lodging Committee This committee is responsible for making necessary
arrangements for providing accommodation and serving meals to the sportspersons
and other officials.
5. Ground and Equipment Committee This committee makes necessary arrangements
of equipment related to the events.
6. Medical and First Aid Committee This committee is formed to provide medical
assistance to
participants round the clock.
7. Protest Committee In case of a protest against a judgement, the members of this
committee decide about it
8. Publicity Committee All the press releases and press conferences are conducted by
this committee.
9. Finance Committee This committee is assigned to make the budget for the event and
handle all the expenses.
10. Refreshment Committee This committee is formed to provide refreshment to the
participants.

Question.10. What do you mean by specific sports programmes? Explain any three.
[CBSE2013]
Answer. Specific sports programmes are those programmes of sports which are not usually
related to competitions. The programmes have various objectives like creating awareness,
creating a sense of integration among people and raising funds for charitable organisations.
Various specific sports programmes are

1. Health Run It is organised in almost every part of the world. In India, it is organised
by many states to make people health conscious. For this, WHO allots sufficient funds
to different organisations. These organisations organise and promote health runs.
These health runs lay stress on removing deadly diseases. Health runs and rallies are
organised every year in the world on 1st December to commemorate AIDS day. These
runs give knowledge to people about AIDS, symptoms and causes and how to take
preventive measures.
2. Run for Unity It is a kind of mass running which generates the feeling of unity. It is
organised by different nations by their Central Government, State Government,
Sports federations etc to create a feeling of oneness among the people. By organizing
such runs, people of all ages from different states come together and such runs
develop the feeling of patriotism in children and students feel that they all belong to
one nation.
3. Run for Awareness Run for awareness can be organised by educational institutions to
create awareness in the students about sports and games, about health, about a
particular disease, about studies, about environment, about pollution or some other
topic. Such races should be well planned before organizing them.
Question 15.
Write the name of various committees. (All Indio 2016)
Answer:
Arrangement Committee, Technical Committee, Discipline Committee, Reception
Committee, Boarding and Lodging Committees, Certificate Writing Committee, Medical
Committee, Announcement Committee, Recorders and Bulletin Board Committee.
Question 16.
Discuss any two importance of tournaments.
Answer:
The importance of tournaments are
1. Source of Recreation A large number of people go to watch various games and sports
for getting recreation. Sports tournaments provide ample recreation to the
spectators.
2. Development of Social Qualities Social qualities such as cooperation, tolerance,
sympathy, group cohesion, brotherhood and discipline are developed among
participants through sports tournaments.