facilities
January 29, 2024
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...
November 15, 2023
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....
November 1, 2023
REGUPOL launches new high-performance sports floor
{Sponsored} REGUPOL, a leading provider of sports and fitness surfaces across the competitive athletic market, today announced the launch of REGUPOL AktivPlus Premier, a ¾” thick high-performance sports floor. This latest generation of sports f...
October 24, 2023
Florida Atlantic athletic centers undergoing renovations
Michael and Michelle Hagerty donated $5 million at the end of 2022 to fund renovations to the Florida Atlantic University athletic facilities. Many of the renovations are now underway. According to the FAU minor project database, these small renov...
August 1, 2023
Pickleball: The Big Sport on Campus
Pickleball is the hottest sport on campus, and USA Pickleball is strongly considering a collegiate category when it hosts its National Championships in Dallas this November. All that growth has trickled down to a demand for more courts at the coll...
July 24, 2023
FAMU suspends all football activities after locker room rap video
Over the weekend, Florida A&M University (FAMU) suspended all football activities after the release of an unauthorized locker room rap video that uses team apparel. Rapper Real Boston Richey, whose name is Jalen Foster, released the vid...
July 12, 2022
NAU’s Athletes-First Approach to New Student-Athlete High Performance Center
Designed to attract top student-athletes to Northern Arizona University, the Student-Athlete High Performance Center focuses on the wellness and development of all NAU student-athletes, while also providing valuable educational and recruitment opport...
June 3, 2022
Drawing a Line: Markings on Synthetic Turf
Turf fields have so many points in their favor. They’re playable almost immediately after a rainstorm, hold up to back-to-back games, and always have that lush, bright green color. Oh, and they don’t need mowing but they do require regular irriga...
Teach kids to pay attention to their bodies and their own thirst, and to “drink to thirst”—that is, drink enough water so that the thirst recedes. Rehydrate between sports events/practices.
The telltale signs of heat-related illness in student-athletes
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Each year, an estimated 240 people die from heat-related illnesses, an...