Areekode is known for its fame in football as well as educational revolution. Hundreds of international, national, university, state, clubs and district football players hailed from this village on the bank of river Chaliyar. Establishment of a college in the year 1995 in this village has added further fuel for the development of Football as well as other sports activities in general in general.
Department of Physical education started functioning since the
inception of the college without much sports infrastructural facilities. But now within 25 years, the college has a Football stadium with gallery, indoor stadium, multipurpose court, badminton court, multi gym and table tennis hall.
The college achieved medals and championships in international,
national, state, university and district level competitions. The college produced, state, university national and even international players.  The department is running an open course in Physical education,
namely ‘Physical activity health and wellness’. Department is running a training programme on self-defense for girls. Apart from the competitive sports, the department promotes mass participation in sports activities inside the campus. Some of the sports alumni members working in the college is working in the college promote the college sports activities by sponsoring awards and sports kit.