Maharashtra SSC Health & Physical Education Grade study plan
Maharashtra SSC Health & Physical Education Grade · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Physical Fitness and Health-Related Components
Define each health-related component of fitness (cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, body composition) in one precise sentence each and give one Maharashtra-appropriate field test for each
Distinguish health-related from skill-related components and classify ten given fitness activities correctly
Compute BMI from given height and weight values and state the healthy adult range
Explain how the FITT principle (frequency, intensity, time, type) is applied to build a weekly fitness programme
Your checkpoint
A one-page comparison table listing all components of fitness with definition, field test, and one local example, plus five solved BMI calculations
Physical Fitness and Health-Related Components & Fundamentals of Major Sports and Games (rules, terminology, skills)
Describe the standard procedures for measuring height, weight, and pulse rate in a school setting
State the playing area dimensions, player numbers, and basic scoring rules for kabaddi, kho-kho, and volleyball
Match ten sports terms (e.g., raid, struggle, ace, spike, libero) to their correct game
List the warm-up and cool-down sequence for a school physical education period
Your checkpoint
A rules summary sheet for three games with dimensions, player count, and ten terminology matches answered correctly
Fundamentals of Major Sports and Games (rules, terminology, skills)
Explain the rules of cricket, football, and hockey at the level of overs, offside, and penalty corner respectively
Identify the correct technique cues for at least three fundamental skills in any two games
Describe the role of the referee or umpire and two common fouls in each major game
Sequence the standard order of events in an athletics track meet (sprints, relays, jumps, throws)
Your checkpoint
A two-page game-rules handbook covering five sports with dimensions, fouls, and skill cues, self-tested with twenty rapid-fire questions
Yoga and Asanas (technique, benefits, precautions) & First Aid, Safety and Injury Management
Demonstrate and describe the correct technique for five asanas (e.g., Tadasana, Bhujangasana, Vajrasana, Shavasana, Trikonasana) with breathing coordination
State two benefits and two precautions for each of those five asanas
Apply the RICE protocol to a simulated ankle sprain and justify each step
Distinguish sprain, strain, fracture, and dislocation by cause and sign
Your checkpoint
A practical log of five asanas performed on four separate days with breathing notes, plus a written RICE case response
First Aid, Safety and Injury Management & Nutrition, Diet and Personal Hygiene
Describe first-aid management for burns, bleeding, choking, and heat exhaustion
Assemble a school first-aid kit list of at least fifteen items with the purpose of each
Classify foods into the five food groups and plan a balanced day's diet for an adolescent
Explain the role of water, fibre, and micronutrients in adolescent nutrition and list three signs of deficiency
Your checkpoint
A one-day balanced diet chart with nutrient justification plus a fifteen-item first-aid kit checklist
Nutrition, Diet and Personal Hygiene & Growth, Development and Adolescent Health
Describe personal hygiene practices for skin, teeth, hair, and menstrual hygiene with the health reason for each
Outline the stages of growth and development from childhood to adolescence with one physical change per stage
Explain the role of hormones in puberty and identify three common adolescent health concerns
State three lifestyle habits that protect adolescent health and three that harm it
Your checkpoint
A personal hygiene and puberty fact sheet of one page, checked against a ten-question self-quiz
Sports Psychology, Motivation and Personality & Health Education, Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases
Define motivation, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and give one sporting example of each
Describe the trait and type theories of personality and relate them to athlete behaviour
Distinguish communicable from non-communicable diseases and give three examples of each with one mode of prevention
Explain how exercise supports mental health and stress management in adolescents
Your checkpoint
A mind map linking motivation, personality, and health behaviour with ten labelled examples
Sports Administration, Tournaments and Careers in Physical Education & Physical Fitness and Health-Related Components & Fundamentals of Major Sports and Games (rules, terminology, skills) & Yoga and Asanas (technique, benefits, precautions) & First Aid, Safety and Injury Management & Nutrition, Diet and Personal Hygiene & Growth, Development and Adolescent Health & Sports Psychology, Motivation and Personality & Health Education, Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases
Draw and explain the knockout and league tournament fixtures for eight teams
List five careers in physical education with the qualification required for each
Revise all nine domains using a timed full-length mock paper
Correct every error from the mock paper and restate the underlying rule or fact
Your checkpoint
A completed timed mock paper with an error-correction sheet showing the corrected fact for each mistake
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 80% on a self-made 25-question quiz covering fitness components and sports rules
Week 4: Perform five asanas with correct alignment on four separate days and correctly apply RICE to a written sprain scenario
Week 6: Produce a balanced one-day diet chart and hygiene fact sheet that pass a 10-question self-check with no more than one error
Week 8: Complete a full-length timed mock paper across all nine domains and reach at least 70%, with every wrong answer corrected in writing