Dedicated to my beloved wife Shiny, our loving son Allen and all my family members iv
RESUME NAME : XAVIOUR G DATE OF BIRTH : 25. 05. 1976 ADDRESS : PRIYA NIVAS ADIMALATHURA CHOWARA P. O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DESIGNATION : ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED St. Joseph s L. P. School, Adimalathura, Thiruvananthapuram Luis Memorial U. P. School, Adimalathura, Thiruvananthapuram Leo XIII H. S. School, Pulluvila, Thiruvananthapuram Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education, Thiruvananthapuram DEGREES AWARDED Bachelor of Physical Education 1995-1998 University of Kerala. Master of Physical Education 1998-2000 University of Kerala. Qualified the UGC (NET) Examination for Lectureship, June 2001. v
AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST Soccer Sports Biomechanics Research in Physical Education and Sports Organizing Tournaments Coaching and Officiating Soccer TEACHING EXPERIENCE Physical Education Teacher, Syrian Jacobite Public School, Thiruvalla, June 2000 to March 2001. Physical Education Teacher, St. Shantal School, Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram, June 2001 to March 2003. Physical Education Teacher, Believers Church Residential School, Thiruvalla, June 2003 to February 2004. Physical Education Teacher, Govt. Higher Secondary School Valat, Wayanad, February 2004 to June 2007. Lecturer in Physical Education, Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode, June 2007 to June 2008. Lecturer in Physical Education, Govt. College, Kodanchery, June 2008 to June 2010. Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, June 2010 onwards. vi
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Presented paper on Comparison of Preferred and Non-preferred foot Soccer Technical Level of Junior Players in the National Seminar on Exercise Physiology, Human Performance and Wellbeing organized by Department of Physical Education, MSM College, Kayamkulam. Presented paper on Innovations in the Assessment of Soccer Playing Ability in the National Seminar on Technological Advancement in Physical Education and Sports Sciences (TAPESS 2010) organized by Department of Physical Education, Govt. Sanskrit College, Thiruvananthapuram. National Football Referee and officiated National level football matches organized by All India Football Federation. Referee for the AIFF Under-19 Girls National Football Tournament held at Chandigarh in the year 2010. Referee for the Manchester United Premier Cup India Finals held at Goa in the year 2010. Referee for the AIFF Under-13 Girls National Football Festival held at Salem in the year 2010. Referee for the AIFF Youth (Under-21) National Football Tournament held at Goa in the year 2009. Referee for the Youth (Under-21) Inter District State Championship held at Kasargode in the year 2007. vii
Referee for the 34 th Junior (Under 19) Inter District State Championship held at Thiruvananthapuram in the year 2007. Referee for the 2 nd National Inter School Tournament (National Mini Games) held at Thiruvananthapuram in the year 2007. Worked as Football coach in the state level SC/ST coaching camp organized by Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, Govt. of Kerala in the years 1999 and 2000. Teaching Assistant at Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education during the academic year 1998-2000. AWARDS AND HONOURS Member of LNCPE Football Team that won the Kerala University Inter Zone Football Tournament in the year 1997. Member of LNCPE Football Team that was the runner up in the Kerala University Inter Zone Football Tournament in the year 1996. viii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I thank the Lord Almighty for giving me abundant grace, good health and knowledge to make this dissertation possible. I wish to express my heartfelt and sincere obligation to my esteemed teacher and guide Dr. S. S. Hasrani, Former Principal, SAI, Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education, Thiruvananthapuram for his dedicated expert guidance, advice, great enthusiasm, inspiration, patience, scholastic attitude and affection extended for the successful accomplishment of the study. I extend my sincere thanks to Dr. Pradeep Dutta, my Football coach who has given me valuable guidance and support in the accomplishment of my project. I also extend my sincere thanks to Mr. Baiju K, Asst. Professor, S. N. College, Chempazhanthy for assisting me in the statistical analysis of data. I wish to express my sincere thank to Mrs. Lovey Debora Cruz, Lecturer, SAI, Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education for helping me in bringing the thesis in the present form. Sincere thanks to Mr. Muraleedharan V, Librarian, SAI, Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education for providing reference materials and giving valuable advice. I wish to express my sincere thanks to all the teaching and non- teaching staff, SAI, Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education, Kariavattom, for their sincere help and support. ix
I am also grateful to Mr. David Lukose, Mr. Jayarajan David and Mr. Dinesh Chandran, N. I. S Football coaches who have helped me in the administration of tests and collection of data. A special and sportive thanks to Mr. Bibin G, Sports Officer, Sri Ayyankali Memorial Govt. Model Residential Sports School, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala for allowing their students to be part of my study. Appreciation is expressed to my friends Mr. Kunjikannan R, Mr. Hareesh Shankar and Mr. Santhoshkumar K for their support and inspiration. I am grateful to my father, mother, brothers and sisters for their support and co-operation without which it would have been difficult to complete this project. I wish to express a special word of thanks to my beloved wife Shiny and to our son Allen for the support and motivation extended through out the dissertation. I am thankful to the Football players of Sri Ayyankali Memorial Govt. Model Residential Sports School, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, who served as subjects and co-operated well for the successful completion of the study. Xaviour x