| The athletic facilities at the Academy
are some of the finest in the nation. Our athletic complex includes
the Cadet Gymnasium, the Cadet Field House, the new Falcon Athletic
Center and a number of outdoor playing fields.
This five-level masterpiece of human performance is the standard
by which other collegiate athletic complexes are judged. Among the
facilities found within the Gym are:
- Three basketball gyms which contain 10 practice and three regulation-size
courts
- Four indoor tennis courts with indirect lighting and permanent
seating for 380 spectators
- An Olympic-size swimming pool with one- and three-meter boards,
five- and 10-meter platforms and permanent seating for 1,200 spectators
- A water polo pool measuring 60 feet by 125 feet by seven feet
deep
- Three squash and 19 racquetball/handball courts
- Two weight-training rooms, each 10,000 square feet or more,
with state-of-the-art equipment and one with a 30-yard AstroTurf
track
- The East gym is home to the Women's Volleyball program with
seating for 1,000 spectators
- The West gym houses the Fencing and Gymnastics programs
- One 3,325 square foot training room and a Human Performance
Laboratory complete with hydrostatic weighing equipment, sports
psychology and vision testing capabilities, and aerobic testing
equipment
Located across the street from the Gymnasium, this complex is
equally impressive with:
- A six-lane (six laps to a mile) Tartan surface indoor track
with seating for 925 spectators
- An AstroTurf playing field used for inclement-weather football,
lacrosse, soccer and baseball practice
- An ice hockey arena with seating for 2,502 spectators
- A 6,002-seat basketball arena
Located between the Cadet Gym and the Cadet Field House, the Falcon
Athletic Center includes the following facilities:
- A 23,000 square foot, Astroturf weight room with a four-lane
Astroturf 40-yard sprint track
- Equipment management office/storage area
- A new combined sports medicine area that includes offices,
taping and treatment, rehabilitation and hydrotherapy, rehabilitation
and health maintenance to all cadets, singular programs for each
individual, individual counseling, team building, and sports specific
programs
- State-of-the-art team meeting rooms along with a 250-seat auditorium
- A “Hall of Excellence” which recognizes athletic
and leadership accomplishments by graduates in the areas of intercollegiate
athletics, intramurals and physical education
- The development of an Academy Hall of Fame
- The Department of Athletics administration offices which includes
the athletic ticket office and marketing and development
A superb sports medicine department within the Gymnasium and Field
House complex includes:
- Two training rooms – a 3,325-square-foot area in the
Gym and a 2,309-square-foot area in the Field House
- A Human Performance Laboratory complete with hydrostatic weighing
equipment, sports psychology and vision testing capabilities and
aerobic testing equipment
Sports medicine programs include:
- Rehabilitation and health maintenance to all cadets
- Singular programs for each individual
- Individual counseling, team building and sports-specific programs
- Sports vision and imagery routines, plus stress management
and relaxation techniques
- Sport-specific training, plyometrics and weight gain/loss counseling
The outdoor playing fields and facilities are a fine complement
to the Gym and Field House with:
- The 46,156-seat Falcon Stadium – home to the Air Force
football team
- The Eisenhower Golf Course, which includes two championship
par-72, 18-hole courses
- An intercollegiate baseball diamond with AstroTurf infield
and seating for 600
- 30 tennis courts and six basketball courts
- A track and field facility complete with a 400-meter Tartan
surface track
- 153 acres of practice and intramural fields, including 16 football
fields (one AstroTurf and two under lights), 2 rugby fields and
22 soccer fields
- A soccer stadium which seats 800
As you can tell from the impressive list of amenities above, the
athletic facilities at the Academy are as fine as any school –
anywhere. As a cadet, your opportunities to better yourself physically
are never limited by resources – but only by your will.
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