sports & physical aptitude test win 2011 SPAT

(Sports & Physical Aptitude Test)
Eligibility
SPAT is open for girls and boys in 8-19 years age group.
As per government policy, one scoring 75% and ranked in first 5000 in
SPAT 2011 will be awarded monthly scholarship with validity for the period
April, 2011 to March, 2012.
Scholarship
The scholarship has validity for one year. Amount is Rs.1500 per month for 8-
14 years and Rs. 2000 for 15-19 years age group.
Other benefits
Besides scholarship, the SPAT qualifiers are entitled for kit, equipments,
coaching and access to playgrounds throughout the state. They are free to
opt for sports of their choice and compete in block, district, state and nationallevel
tournaments, depending on their performance.
Residential nurseries and sports hostels
Qualifiers may opt for residential nurseries and sports hostels. There, they are
supported with diet money at government approved rates.
Multi-Sports Talent Development Centers
There is a plan to open four Multi-Sports Talent Development Centers at
Divisional level and give them world class training conditions. They will be
playing league matches among themselves and with teams from abroad. Idea is
to make them globally competitive in commercialized sports like football,
basketball, boxing, cricket so that they can play for Clubs. It will raise the
standard of game and create additional income and employment opportunities.
Money in your account , certificates in your mail!
The scholarship money is credited directly to the SPAT qualifiers account. Idea
is to eliminate transition loss and delay completely. It aims at building cost
bearing capacity among players in developing years.
It is also likely to strengthen spirit of enterprise among young citizens as they
grow up believing that they are capable of income generating behavior.
Exercise is on to make gradation certificate available online to eligible players.
Continuance of Scholarship
Award of scholarship to SPAT qualifiers is contingent on 22 days a month
of prectice and abstinence from drug and deliquency. It is aimed at
creating a stake in good behavior for young citizens.
What is the format?
Participants from all over the state in the age group 8 – 19 years are
administered Sports & Physical Aptitude Test, a battery of standardized tests.
It measures one's athletic potential in terms of agility, flexibility, endurance
and strength.
How is the potential measured?
Participants are required to take part in 30m Flying, 6 × 10m Shuttle Run,
Forward Bend and Reach, Standing Broad Jump, Vertical Jump, Medicine
Ball and 800 m race. Scoring is age and gender sensitive and measures one
on a cumulative score of 21. One scoring 75% (16 out of 21) is considered good
enough to take the rigor of and pursue a career sports.
How does it help aspiring sportspersons?
SPAT provides an access ramp to aspiring players to government's athlete
development schemes like sports scholarships and nurseries. They can choose
a game, play tournaments and graduate to higher levels on strength of their
performance.
Database
Along with other parameters like height, weight, blood group, place of birth,
date of birth, background, preferred sports, parents’ income level and
occupation, SPAT score has helped the department in creating a database on
high potential athletes in an objective, transparent and reliable manner.
Potential users
Sports department is using the database in identifying beneficiaries for its
athlete support programs. It is also helping the department in developing
applications to deliver the identified beneficiaries awards , prize money,
gradation certificates online. Agencies in private domain like sports
associations and corporate sports foundations can utilize the data in planning
their athlete support activities. The database has data mining tools
enabling the users to access it on different parameters.
The database can also help researchers in testing sports-related hypothesis
and enable the department to plan and implement its schemes with greater
effectiveness. It can also help other departments in planning their youth
related programs better.
SPAT 2011
The first edition of the SPAT has attracted over 80,000 young boys and girls.
We plan to host SPAT, 2011 in from 3-9 Dec.2010r. Schools shall be
conducting Round I of SPATlite [30 m Flying Race, 6X10 m Shuttle Run and
Standing Broad Jump] for their wards and aspirants from their locality on their
own. Those scoring 75%+ will qualify for Round II, to be organized by Sports
Department from 15 Jan, 2011. Top 5000 will be eligible for scholarships,
subject to conditions.
30 lakhs students are likely to participate. We aim to step up the level of
participation progressively and universalize SPAT in 8-19 years age-group
by 2012. It would enable them to have an idea of their level of fitness and
athletic potential and plan a career in sports.