facility focus
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...
November 2, 2021
UAB Forms New Traditions in Protective Stadium
It had been nearly a year since the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) football team played a home game. In fact, it was 344 days. The fight for a new stadium has been ongoing for far longer — for decades to be more specific. Though the ba...
September 22, 2021
Idaho’s Wooden Beacon of Industry
Nestled neatly along the Washington state border lies the newest gem of The Gem State — The University of Idaho’s ICCU Arena. The 4,200-seat arena is the brand-new home of the Vandals men’s and women’s basketball programs is the showcase...
September 20, 2021
Murray State Takes Aim on Cutchin Field Upgrades
The future for Cutchin Field is the focus this week as the Murray State Athletics Facility Master Plan looks at the home of Murray State Soccer. It's a vision for all the MSU home venues that increases player development, recruiting, and student-athl...
August 23, 2021
Univ. of Delaware Unveils Whitney Athletic Center
The new integrated hub for training and academics is a one-stop shop for Blue Hen student-athletes at the University of Delaware. The 90,000-square-foot innovative facility, dubbed the Whitney Athletic Center, houses sports performance on the firs...
December 3, 2020
McKeon Park Soaring to New Heights
One of the many charms exclusive to baseball parks is the ability to play around with its dimensions. Outfield fences come in all shapes and sizes, such as Fenway Park’s 37-and-a-half-foot Green Monster. Many parks have other endearing quirks, such...
July 29, 2020
A Centerpiece for the Sun Devils [SPONSORED]
Before the 2019 season, Arizona State had a vision for sending the ASU football team onto the field with a winning frame of mind. They were looking to create a centerpiece logo mat for the hallway outside the team locker room at Sun Devil Stadium, wi...
June 16, 2020
UCT’s Student-Built Wellness Center Gives Greater Bang for the Buck
On-the-job learning lies at the heart of the Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical High School. It’s the reason the school promotes off-campus cooperative apprenticeship programs in specific trades that students participate in. It’s the sa...
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...