Running and Fitness Coaching Education in India

Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University (TNPESU), Chennai – At present the University has four Faculties, eleven Departments and ten affiliated Colleges. TNPESU offers Physical Education, Sports Coaching and Allied health and fitness courses through collaborative programs and Distance Education. Courses in Yoga, Exercise Physiology & Nutrition, Sports Psychology & Sociology, Sports Biomechanics & Kinesiology, Sports Management and Sports Technology are offered through the various Departments. The Distance Education Program has a mixed bag of Health and Fitness Programs like Yoga, Naturopathy, Gym and Fitness Instruction, Aerobics, Fitness Nutrition, Exercise Therapy and many more to choose from.

The programs offered by the Department of Advanced Sports Training and Technology are aimed at graduates aspiring to become coaches and trainers in various Sports disciplines. Physical Education teachers graduating from the Department of Physical Education will be fully equipped to be employed as Physical Directors in schools, colleges and Universities and also as Sports Managers and Sports Officers in public and private sector institutions. Sports Coaching and Physical Education courses offered by TNPESU are as follows –

• P.G. Diploma in Sports Coaching – 18 months

• M.Sc. in Sports Coaching – 2 years

• M. Phil in Sports Coaching – 1 year

• Ph.D. in Sports Coaching – 2 to 4 years depending on whether regular or part-time

• Bachelor of Physical Education (B.P.Ed.) – 1 year

• Master of Physical Education (M.P.Ed.) – 2 years

• M.Phil. in Physical Education – 1 year

• Ph.D. in Physical Education – 2 to 4 years depending on whether regular or part-time
  
  

Punjabi University, Patiala – It is one of the largest Universities. Spread over 600 acres of land, the University has 65 Teaching and Research Departments on its Campus, five Regional Centres, six Neighborhood Campuses and 166 Colleges affiliated to it. The Department of Physical Education was established as an independent department to produce good physical education teachers and to promote research work in the area of physical education. The Department has many achievements to its credit like organizing National seminars and workshops in the area of health and fitness.

The Department of Sport Science at Punjabi University, Patiala (Punjab) was the first to start M.Sc. Sport Science and Ph.D. Sport Science in India. The Department has also organized National and International Conferences, Seminars and Workshops from time to time. Department of Sport Science offers a multi-disciplinary range of services that cater to a diverse spectrum of needs, from health and wellness to sporting excellence, using exercise, nutrition, Yoga and therapeutic modalities to enhance human performance. The Department of Physical Education and Department of Sports Science offer the following courses: