Sports activities or physical exercise are important in school because these have various benefits like good health, discipline and also helps to learn various skills like leadership, patience, team efforts and social skills. By participating in school sports activities, students increase confidence, mental alertness and self-esteem. Physical exercise is something that teachers should ensure they encourage amongst the students. Keeping this in mind, intramural activities were organized by GROUP A of the D. EL. ED teacher trainees of St. Joseph Vaz Institute of Education, Cortalim for the students of S.Y. D.El.ED on 30th July 2022.
Prior planning was done which included number of teams, number of participants in each team, team dress code, equipment’s required, explanation of the rules of game, duties of the volunteers, first aid, sound system and refreshment etc
The games played were
- Tennikoit
- Relay race
- 7 tiles
The students participated enthusiastically, enjoyed and had fun, the teachers too came to watch and cheer the participants and teams, organizers: GROUP A too did a great job carrying out the responsibilities well.
The outcome of this intramural activity was cooperation, good leadership skills, and discipline.