Sport has been an integral part of all educational system and lays the foundation for all our activities. As an natural instinct, sports/play is in the roots of each and every individual. Even the first formal education starts with a Playway school. It is the basis to bring health, happiness and satisfaction for one and all. Sports bring together humanities across the world and promote peace and prosperity.
‘SPORTS FOR ALL’ is the unique initiative and movement for celebrating National Sports Day as the National Sports Festival as a stepping stone to fulfil its vision. Taking this universal movement forward the department of sports and physical education is progressive to carve a niche with its policies, programmes and pedagogical innovations for sports performance, infrastructure development and active participation of sports. The department of sports and physical education has significantly achieved a landmark in terms of spots related infrastructure, apparatus, organisation of tournaments and procedural tasks.
On taking charge as Director of sports and physical education on 13th July, 2018 my priorities has been identification of emerging challenges by regular interaction with College directors of physical education, students and support staff regarding sporting activities to overcome the constrains. Regular maintenance of grounds, Gym, enhancing participation of students in inter-collegiate sports, organisations of inter-varsity tournaments are my priorities. I opted to expedite the training and coaching programme with all possible resources such as appointment of NIS qualified coaches, international standard equipments and facilities etc.
Department of Sports and Physical Education organizes games and sports in the affiliated colleges and university campus to raise the University teams across various disciplines. The department has gained national recognition because of its hi-tech sports facilities and excellent achievements at the inter-varsity, national and international level. Special training camps, inter-college tournaments and inter university tournaments are orgnised every year by the department. I am happy to declare that 47 teams (men and women) of the university participated in inter-university tournaments during the academic year 2019-20 with an involvement more than 6000 students in Zone, Inter zone and Intercollegiate tournaments.
Spread over a sprawling vast expanse, the university has playgrounds for all sports like football, cricket, lawn tennis, basket ball, volleyball, handball, softball, kho-kho, kabaddi, 400 mts. standards athletic track (10 lanes) and weight lifting and power lifting training centre with equipments of international standard. An indoor stadium of international quality with separate facilities for training and competition and exclusive Sports hostel is available. It also has an open gymnasium for providing physical fitness training. Another Indoor gymnasium is likely to come up in a very short time. The purposed swimming pool and synthetic track will shortly constructed in university campus.
I am happy to put on record my gratitude to the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Dr. Udhav Bhosale, Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr. Joginder Singh Bisen, Members of the Management Council, Senate and Board of Sports and all Statutory officers who provide all possible help whenever required by the department. I am confident of the consistent support of the university authority as well as my colleagues and staff for prudent expansion in terms of available resources to meet the needs of a vibrant university campus.
The sports achievements of this university are encouraging. I look forward to introspect, evaluate and attain greater heights in sports for this university.
Director, Sports and Physical Education
