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Sports

Fitness, leadership and teamwork – these are just a few of the qualities that SFC’s students gain from its excellent sports facilities.

The Department of Sports at St. Francis College offers a number of sports activities to help students become physically fit, develop leadership qualities and encourage a spirit of sportsmanship. The college offers regular sports coaching in the mornings, for students who want to compete in inter-collegiate competitions. Coaches are appointed on a part-time basis, for regular coaching in basketball, baseball, softball, handball, volleyball, throwball, tennikoit, table tennis, carroms, chess, badminton, yoga, judo, athletics, cross-country racing, Taekwondo, karate, rhythmic gymnastics, lawn tennis and physical fitness.

The college has excellent infrastructural facilities for both indoor and outdoor activities. Well laid-out cement courts for basketball, volleyball and tennikoit, and well-equipped indoor facilities at the sports room, provide students with opportunities to learn new sports and improve their proficiency.

The following are the guidelines for sports participation

Students opting for sports are required to complete their certificate course in any sport during their 1st or 2nd semester, with a compulsory attendance of 30 hrs.
Students who represent the college at district, state, zonal, all-India inter-varsity, and national and international levels are required to have at least 50% attendance in order to appear for the examinations.
Students are allowed a re-test in case of a clash between match/sports event dates and examination dates, if they represent college, and upon prior intimation. This facility is, however, not available for semester-end examinations, in order to ensure that the academic career of the student is not affected.
The college appoints coaches on a part-time basis for the conduct of Sports Certificate Courses in: basketball, baseball, softball, handball, volleyball, throwball, tennikoit, table tennis, caroms, chess, shuttle badminton, yoga, cross-country racing, Taekwondo and karate.
The minimum number of students required for running a certificate course in sports is 40. The college invites applications for admission from students who have participated at state, national and international levels under the sports quota. The application should be superscribed as “Sports Quota”, and should be accompanied by all relevant certificates. Such students will have to attend an interview on a date fixed for the same. All support required for the student to further her career will be provided by the department and the college.

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