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Scores fade. But gestures stay.

That's what sport is really about - because true champions in life are made not just by their skills, but by their character.

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

Play: The Unsung Hero of Childhood Mental Wellness We often talk about what children eat, how much they sleep, and how well they do academically. But somewhere along the way, we stopped asking simpler, more fundamental questions: Are our children happy? Are they getting enough time to play? This Mental Health Awareness Week, it's time to reframe the

From the early morning rides to practice, to the post-game snacks — here's to the mothers who get their kids out to play every day. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗚.𝗢.𝗔.𝗧.

To all the mothers out there, Sportz Village wishes you a very Happy Mother's Day! ⚽🏀❤️

When 40% of Indian children fall outside the healthy BMI range, and 74% of children between ages 11-17 do not meet the recommended physical activity levels, treating P.E. as ‘filler’ is a structural failure in how we've designed our children's days.

With 𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗧’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗵𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗲𝗻 (𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝟵 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸), 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣.𝗘. 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝟯 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟬, the ‘hobby’ era of school sports is officially over.

What makes this reform worth paying close attention to:

↳ A shift from mechanical drills to genuine physical literacy
↳ A structured assessment framework that makes health & fitness measurable
↳ Indigenous disciplines embedded as legitimate sports
↳ Mental health, sleep hygiene, gender equality, and stress management at the core of the framework — not at the margins

Our latest piece unpacks why this reform — strongly aligned with NEP 2020's vision — may be 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

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Khel Praveen: What NCERT Got Right About School Sports Education. And What Must Follow | EduSports by Sportz Village When 40% of Indian children fall outside the healthy BMI range, and 74% of children between ages 11-17 do not meet the recommended physical activity levels, treating P.E. as ‘filler’ is a structural failure in how we've designed our children's days. With 𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗧’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁....

Sports & physical education are finally getting the attention it deserves.

With 𝗡𝗘𝗣 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗶𝘁𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗡𝗦𝗣 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱), the policy foundation has never been stronger. Cultural momentum is swinging in a favorable direction. The sports industry is growing at a rapid pace.

Yet:
• Only 30% of Indian educational institutions have dedicated P.E. faculty.
• Unequal access to sports infrastructure continues to widen opportunity gaps across public & private schools
• Sustaining sports participation through board exam years remains an unsolved challenge

Our latest piece takes an honest look at sports education in Indian schools today— 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝘀, 𝗴𝗮𝗽𝘀, 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀. Because building a truly sporty nation starts with schools.

Read on to see how far we've come — and how far we still have to go.

https://bit.ly/3QU5UWx




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Just a Tick Box? A Candid Assessment of Sports Education in Schools Today India is in the middle of a quiet revolution. It's not happening in boardrooms or on cricket pitches — it's happening in school corridors, P.

Thank you, The New Indian Express, for the feature. We hope the insights from the report spark deeper conversations on the current state of children's fitness in India and the importance of structured P.E.

Explore Sportz Village's 14th Annual Health Survey report findings here: https://edusports.sportzvillage.com/annual-health-survey-report/

Alter expectations from school education to boost children's fitness That only about a third of India’s schoolchildren have ‘adequate’ stamina is an alarming indicator for a country with the world’s largest youth population. The

𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲?

The 14th Annual Health Survey by analyses data from 1.4 lakh+ students across 300+ schools pan-India, giving school leaders the benchmarks, comparisons and insights they need to take action on student fitness.

The report features:

* Fitness benchmarks across key parameters
* Girls vs boys fitness comparisons
* Private vs public school trends
* Post-COVID fitness recovery trends
* Impact of structured PE

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 https://edusports.sportzvillage.com/Healthsurvey/

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://educationworld.in/only-1-in-3-children-can-run-without-breathlessness-sportz-village-survey/

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We made a difficult decision to pull the report.
And we owe you an explanation.

Know more: https://bit.ly/4cjzkEH