Class 8 Physical Education (Khel Yatra) Unit 2, Physical and Motor Fitness, builds agility, cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, speed and balance through team games, and introduces Body Mass Index (BMI) and obesity classification.
What Class 8 Physical Education Unit 2 Covers
Relays for strength and agility: in Crawl to the Front, teams of ten crawl under their teammates’ legs to reach the front of the line. In Rock-Paper-Championship Run, players race through hoops set straight or zig-zag and settle each meeting with rock-paper-scissors.
Modified Triathlon: three stages that test agility, balance and coordination: dribble a football through a 10 m zig-zag of cones, balance an object such as a school bag on your head, then crawl with it.
Team games: Pass, Sit, and Score (teams of six passing towards small goals, with a sitting rule that adds strategy), Crab Crawl Ball Relay for the core muscles, the Hitting Running Target Game (tennis balls thrown at a rolling ball), Kick Volleyball over a 2–3 foot net, and Ropeless Tug of War, where teams stay linked as a chain and the side that breaks the chain loses.
Swāsthya Dauḍ: a game that shows how unhealthy food and lack of exercise affect metabolism.
Fitness tests: record a baseline, set a goal and retest: T-test for agility (improve by 1–2 s), 600 m run/walk or 3-minute step test for endurance, push-ups, squats and plank for strength, sit-and-reach for flexibility, 50 m sprint for speed, and the stork balance.
Exercises in Unit 2
- Self-Assessment, Assessment by Teacher and Reflection & Progress checklists at the end of the unit.
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FAQ
Which fitness tests are in Khel Yatra Unit 2?
T-test (agility), 600 m run/walk or 3-minute step test (endurance), push-ups, squats and plank (strength), sit-and-reach (flexibility), 50 m sprint (speed) and stork balance.
What is the Modified Triathlon in Class 8 PE?
A three-stage skills race: dribbling a football through cones, balancing an object on the head, and crawling with it.