Games & Sports have been a vital component of JNVs to ensure all round development of students. The importance of sports and games in schools encompasses more than just the benefit of physical activity. It not only helps to improve academic performance but it is also a powerful tool for promoting leadership, team work skills and social cohesion. Games and Sports are encouraged in JNVs to develop fitness, psychomotor skills and fine tune motorskills with coordination, movement, strength, dexterity, grace, speed skills and to promote the spirit of cooperation and sportsman. Apart from the same, young talents are identified at an early stage and are helped to excel in their chosen field by specialized coaching. Further, Games and Sports also find healthy outlets for energy. This promotes a good rapport among students, teachers, parents and administration and show case talents of students for inspiration of others. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti organises various sports and games activities at school level, cluster level, Regional Level and National Level every year. Further Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti is a state under School Games Federation of India (SGFI) and Navodaya National teams compete with other state teams in SGFI competitions.

 Need and Importance of Physical Education

 Education aims at the training of body, mind, and conduct of a student. To keep a healthy mind within a healthy body, a student needs regular physical exercise. The brain of students gets tired after schoolwork. His mind refuses to work. Therefore, for diversion and refreshment of mind, he requires some organized forms of physical and mental work.

 Physical education refers to the process of imparting systematic instructions in physical exercise, sports, games, and hygiene to improve and maintain good health. It forms an important part of modern education.
 
Importance physical education to students

1.     It is a great source of pleasure to them.

2.    It builds the body and refresh their mind.

3.    It trains the mind in many virtues.

4.    It teaches the players discipline and team spirit.

5.    It creates in students ‘the sporting spirit’.

6.    The students learn to be fair to their opponents.

7.    The students learn the value of tolerance

8.    School sports teach them to take a defeat in a good spirit.

9.    It aims at bringing the best in the students.

 
     

PARTICIPATION AND ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR 2017-18

 SL       Games/Sports item          Cluster                    Regional               National              SGFI
  1         Hand Ball

  2        Khabadi                             
  3        Athletics                     

  4        Yoga                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

  5        Chess

  6        Kho-Kho