athletic facilities
Pennsylvania school district proposes $20M in upgrades to athletic facilities
A Pennsylvania school district has brought forth a proposal of approximately $20 million in upgrades to its athletic facilities. The West York Area School District will hold a public meeting for comment. The upgrades in the proposal include a ...
Trae Young’s athletic center in Norman, OK opens
The City of Norman is pleased to announce the grand opening and ribbon-cutting of the Young Family Athletic Center (YFAC), a state-of-the-art 122,000-square-foot facility located on a 12-acre site on the north side of Norman. This extraordinary fa...
USC upgrades basketball arena as part of athletic facility ‘grand vision’
The University of Southern California (USC) has upgraded its men's and women's basketball arena, the Galen Center, as part of the athletic department's vision for a renewed athletic campus. As part of USC President Carol Folt’s strategic vision ...
Delaware State University announces plans for facility upgrades
Delaware State University recently announced upgrades and replacements for its athletic facilities. During a recent meeting, school president Tony Allen and athletic director Alecia Shields-Gadson detailed the projects that have been approved. One...
Football field maintenance during the winter months
The holidays are finally in the rearview. Basketball and other indoor sports are in full swing. All that—coupled with the winter weather—can mean only one thing: It is time to start thinking about your football field. If that sounds a little...
New Paltz parents urge district to move away from synthetic turf upgrades
New York parents and community members are urging a school district to avoid the use of synthetic turf when upgrading its athletic facilities in the future. Nearly 100 parents and residents of the New Paltz (NY) Central School District (NPCSD) sub...
Derek Jeter gifts $5M for alma mater baseball/softball field upgrades
Hall of Fame New York Yankee second baseman Derek Jeter returned to his Michigan roots to give his alma mater $5 million worth of renovations to its baseball and softball fields. Jeter worked with Kalamazoo Public Schools, the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foun...
What you need to know about beach volleyball
Beach volleyball made its first appearance at the Olympics in 1992 and by 1996 had firmly cemented its place as a medal sport. It rocketed through the NCAA’s Emerging Sports for Women program, achieving full championship status in only three years....