Jammu, Apr 26: Eminent Physical Educationist, Rajesh Dhar, Lecturer in Physical Education Saturday delivered an impressive ‘guest lecture’ on the topic ‘Role of Sports Psychology in Physical Education and Sports’ to the officials (PPETs/PEMs) drawn from the Department of Youth Services and Sports, who are attending Refresher, Orientation Course in various sports disciplines at MA Stadium, here.
The 10-day long course in which around 80 officials (PETS and PEMs) drawn from various districts of the Union Territory are taking part, is being organised by the DYSS, J&K. Terming the Physical Education Teachers as the masters of all trades, Dhar advised them to gain the knowledge of Sports Psychology for achieving perfection as trainers and coaches.
Quoting the example of Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli, Dhar said to blossom at the higher or highest level, more than possessing skill and talent one needed to be mentally tough, adding that both Sachin and Kabli were almost equally poised as far as talent and skill was concerned but there was hell of difference between the two at the highest level. He said the knowledge of Sports Psychology, apart from other things can help Physical Education Teachers to go into the philosophy of the psyche of the players and choose good team leaders. “As coaches and trainers you should focus on physical skills, strategy, and tactics, while sports psychology will help you to develop athletes’ mental resilience, motivation, and focus. Every trainer or coach needs to develop good communication skill and maintain good body language,” Dhar said. Meanwhile, the sports disciplines in which the officials are being trained include Taekwondo, Fencing, Softball and Soft Tennis.
The Department has named 13 trained officials as the Resource Persons in the Course and they include Atul Pangotra (Course Incharge), Brinder Singh, Mukta Gupta and Rsjinder Singh (all Taekwondo), Ujjawal Gupta (Course Incharge), Razia Sultan and Abdul Qadir (all Fencing), Varinder Singh (Course Incharge), Madan Mohan and Usmat Shaban (Softball) and Ab Rehman Khan and Vishal Malhotra (Course Incharges) and Shivali Rajput (all Soft Tennis). “The concept of “infusing perfection” among teachers is complex and can be approached in a way that focuses on excellence and continuous improvement rather than striving for unattainable flawlessness. Instead of aiming for perfection, teachers can focus on developing essential skills and qualities that contribute to effective teaching and student learning,” said Rajinder Singh Tara, Director General YSS in a message.
