The Department of Physical Education works under the inspiring guidance of Rev.Fr.G.Arockiaraj, S.J. as the President. The Department composed of a Director of Physical Director with a M.Phil. qualification, an Assistant Physical Director with PG degree, and a team of about fifteen ball boys. In addition, the department in its multifarious activities is guided and helped by a Vice-President of sport selected from the Staff and a 16 member Sports and Games Committee constituted for the purpose.

I. Physical and other infrastructure facilities

a). Sports and Games being an integral part of Loyola’s total Educational Programme, the following facilities are developed and maintained over the years for the students.
1     Football  - One multi-purpose field (including for Athletics With 400mts track of 6 lanes). With cement gallery to accommodate 2000 spectators.

2     Cricket  -   2 fields; with one of them used for multi-purposes.

3     Volleyball   -  3 courts protected with fencing and one of them Having floodlight facility.

4     Basketball  -   3 courts, two of which have cement floor, and the Other well maintained Red Soil. One of the Cement court has flood light facility too.

5     Hockey   -  One field (natural grass) with fencing all around.

6     Tennis  -   7 courts (clay courts)

7     Ball Badminton  -   2 courts

8     Weight Training Room   -  1

9     Athletic Equipment  -   All kinds of equipment of National Standard Specifications are available.

10     Chessboards   -  100 boards are available

11     Table Tennis Boards  -   4 tables

12     Air Riffle shooting range   -  One


II. Intensive Training for Competitive Sportsmen

Loyola has been maintaining a high standard in almost all games. Highly talented sportsmen are offered seats in Loyola through Sports Quota with Scholarships to support them to meet their Fees and living expenses. Eminent Coaches usually, Loyola Old Students, Coaches attached to Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu and Sports Authority of India are offering systematic training and coaching for players of various games both morning and evening through out the year. Leading Institution Teams are invited to Loyola Campus for playing practice matches. In order to give competitive experience and exposures, Loyola teams participate in all the Inter Collegiate Tournaments and Tournaments organised by the Sports Association of Tamil Nadu State held both inside and out side the city of Chennai.

Laurels Galore:

1.Loyola has been winning the Madras University Rolling Trophy for producing the Maximum number of University Players in an Academic Year for more than 25 years without a break.

2.Loyola has inscribed its name on the Prestigious cup namely Dr. A. Lakshmanaswamy Mudaliar Silver Jubilee Commemoration Athletic Meet Trophy,a symbol of supremacy in Athletics for 28 times in its 38 years history of the Meet.

3. Loyola teams have been showing its supremacy in Inter Collegiate tournaments in all games by winning 50 cups and trophies every year.

Loyola shows parental care on sportsmen who have enormous talents in sports and striving hard to make the Loyola Campus as the most suitable place for a good sportsman to develop his skill, character and personality.

Our motto is to make every Loyolite to have the ability to do his assigned duties in a best possible way with interest and enthusiasm without getting fatigue and help him to have extra reserved energy to go for extra hours of work to meet the needs of the time and tackle crisis

III. SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PROMISING SPORTSMEN

The college spends enormous amount of money for the development of sports talents. Free board, fee concession, even total exemption from payment of fees etc. are some of the important incentives.About 75 Sports Scholarships namely Loyola Scholarship and Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu Joint Development Scholarship

VI. SPORTS FOR ALL PROGRAMME

Loyola caters to the needs of all students by providing all assistance to participate in sports activities on all days both morning and evening.

A. Credit Courses in Sports and Games:

With a view to motivating and encouraging the students in sports related activities, the Department of Physical Education is offering a three credit course with the assistance of professional coaches in the following games.

1. Basketball
2. Volleyball
3. Football
4. Tennis
5. Cricket
6. Air Rifle Shooting

B. General Electives - Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine:

In addition to these skill based courses, the Department of Physical Education has introduced a theory cum attitude oriented paper on Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine for the under graduate students in odd Semesters.

C. Inter Departmental Tournaments:

In order to provide opportunities for learning the values of life through sports, the Department of Physical Education is organising Inter Departmental Tournaments to provide competitive experiences, interaction with other fellow Collegian, Teachers, Junior and Seniors, to develop friendship, commander-ship and companionship. These types of tournaments spread over for three months, with the help of Departmental Heads, Staff In -charge, Students Leaders.

V PIONEER TOURNAMENTS ORGANISED BY LOYOLA COLLEGE

a. Bertram Memorial Tournaments:

The Bertram Memorial tournament started in the year 1933 with the Ball Badminton. In 1936, they became known as the Bertram Memorial Tournaments to perpetuate the memory of the Founder Principal of the college Rev. Fr. F. Bertram who died that year. Tennis Singles for the Stanley Cup was included in the year 1934, Tennis Doubles for the Erskine Cup was included in 1935.

Basketball and Volleyball were added in the year 1936 and 1937 respectively. Later in the year 1946, the Bertram Tournament included Table Tennis Singles and Double for the Principals Cup and Krishnasamy Iyer Cup respectively. Chess found a place in the Bertram Tournaments in 1951 and a trophy was instituted as ‘The Loyola Cup’.

b. Bertram Tournaments - A grooming place

Bertram Memorial Tournaments has been providing competitive experience and exposure for students of All College in South India from 1933. The Bertram Tournament is the oldest tournament in the country, and it is older than many National Federations of India.

Loyola Bertram Tournament Tennis Singles for the Stanley Cup has been contributing immensely for the development of Tennis in India. Tennis legends of India namely Ramnath Krishnan, A Vijay Amirthraj, Anand Amirthraj, S. Vasudevan (all Loyolites), Leander Paes and Ramesh Krishnan had played in Bertram Tournament and registered their names on the Prestigious Cup ‘The Stanley Cup’.

Even today it attracts entries from 80 Colleges in Southern Part of India and it has been considering as a good place to have competitive experiences as top teams participate in this tournament.

REV.FR. L.D. MURPHY MEMORIAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

Rev. Fr. Murphy Memorial Football tournament for colleges in South India was instituted in the year 2000 as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebration. In memory of Rev. Fr. L.D.Murphy, S.J. a distinguished Principal who brought many Sports facilities in Loyola Campus, this Football tournament commences on 26th January every year.

SPORTS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN

Loyola organises Summer coaching camp for school children during the Summer holidays and Week End Coaching camp for School Children on all Saturdays, Sundays and Government holidays as a follow up activities for the Summer camp. About 100 children are learning the basics in tennis, basketball and cricket.

LET EVERYONE PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS NOT FOR MERE PARTICIPATION OR TO IN BUT TO DERIVE THE PLEASURE, JOY AND SATISFACTION OF TAKING A BOLD ATTEMPT.