Wisconsin Athletics Master Plan
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SECTION / 04 APPENDIX APPENDIX A | MEETING MINUTES UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON | ATHLETIC FACILITIES MASTER PLAN APPENDIX A MEETING MINUTES MEN’S & WOMEN’S HOCKEY: MEN’S & WOMEN’S ROWING: • New facility w/in the past 3 years • Newer building that meets all needs very well. • Could use more sea ng…second half of the year events sold out • Space could be be er u lized…smaller balconies would be nice to enclose as a workout room or weight room. • Locker close to sports medicine works well • Building lacks appropriate storage • Challenges for weight room in Kohl Center– take over the media room space? Can only put one sport in this space at a me. Scheduling becomes an issue. More space becomes appealing…turf area would be a • Mee ng space/classroom space/video room are desired nice addi on. • Locker rooms are not adequate for the numbers they have. Women are required to have 180 athletes • Training table is for basketball and hockey when freshman are included. This is a priority. Cubby for shoes on top of the locker. • Parking is an issue but this is going to con nue to be a problem and will get worse before it gets be er • The kitchen isn’t u lized to its full capacity • Exis ng seats – 2,200 with a sweet spot at around 3k to 3.5k • Offi ce space is needing to be expanded…new systems furniture would greatly improve space u liza- on • Possible second level sea ng on the south end of the building for premium sea ng…possible 800 to 1000? • Freshman need a space to land. Possible cubby space could be u lized in lieu of full lockers within the • Should this MP discuss parking as a holis c strategy? locker room • Administra ve space is adequate. • A shower in the unisex bathroom is desired • Running out of space for trophy/award sec on • Laundry room is too small and needs to be expanded • Enviro graphics need to be incorporated including the trophy sec on above…example is Ri er at Minne- • Addi onal apron space between the lake and the building would help 8-man boat accessibility sota. Ri er is a model telling a story about their program. New locker and weight room. • Ven la on in the erg rooms is an issue. Exis ng building capacity for addi onal ven la on or AC • For hos ng a playoff , an addi onal locker room will be necessary. should be inves gated • Large growth of women’s hockey…more universi es will be adding programs. More opportuni es and TV • Exis ng bike parking isn’t adequate contracts. • All of the students needs are met within the Kohl center…this is a central hub for these programs • 4 of the big 6 athle c programs are in the Kohl Center…they have the poten al for making revenue. There- fore upgrades to the support facili es are important. • Men’s basketball could use a be er entry UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON | ATHLETIC FACILITIES 175MASTER PLAN 175 APPENDIX A MEETING MINUTES GOLF MEN’S & WOMEN’S SOCCER • The building works well • Ranks last in the big 10 for facili es • Expanded 3-hole loop exclusive to athletes would be of benefi t. There is available land that could be u - • No locker room at the fi eld. 1993 was the last me any kind of improvements were made. Regionally way lized behind. • Illinois and Iowa State are good models. • Examples? Michigan is a good facility. Mid fi eld walk-out promenade entre from the locker room. Purdue is a good woman’s facility. • Pu ng studio needs improvement and a level fl oor • 2000 spectators is a peak design. Possible to build something into the exis ng berm. • Team areas are important. 30 lockers for team • Florida State has a building on the turn that may be a good model • Team room/video room are desired • Emphasis on redevelopment of the track/soccer facility should give priority to soccer in lieu of track as track has limited events at this venue. What does this redevelopment look like? • Best to have a major grandstand on one side and movable “ p and rolls” over the track on the other. • Full service press box would be integrated 2 or 3 mes larger than exis ng UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON | ATHLETIC FACILITIES MASTER PLAN APPENDIX A MEETING MINUTES MEN’S & WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: FOOTBALL: • Love the fact that everything is under one roof in the Kohl Center. • Staff sizes have grown considerably. Offi ce space is ght • Weight room needs to be expanded. Only one team at a me • The indoor facility has some safety run-off concerns. Its only 80 yards – this is a limita on. Can’t kick because of the low clearance. How can these issues be addressed? • Not enough room in the administra on areas. • “Football is where the arms race IS”. Football needs to be given the priority • No common mee ng space in Men’s Basketball. • Need to maximize exterior grass. Grass is valued and necessary. Exis ng grass needs a en on. Can • Team video is connected to the locker room more grass be added? • Men’s Basketball needs a war room • Weight room has issues with the nutri on in the middle of the space…this divides the room and is hard to supervise • Need coaches locker rooms for each gender…current privacy issues • Training table does an adequate job now but it won’t suffi ce in 3 years. Many student tours don’t • Need a recep on/wai ng area show this space. No natural light under the stadium sea ng deck • Academic center needs to be expanded. Many sports u lize this center. There has been growth in the • Academic center is currently state of the art number of athletes using this facility. • Sold out on premium sea ng….need more…loge/clubs should be inves gated • More room in the lounge area near the locker is desired • Priori es are • Offi ce space • Weight room • Academic spaces • Locker room could be a high priority • Trophies need to be on display • Under Armor display for recrui ng is desired UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON | ATHLETIC FACILITIES 177MASTER PLAN 177 APPENDIX A MEETING MINUTES TENNIS: EQUIPMENT: • Outdoor courts are not enough to run an eff ec ve prac ce. Singles is the priority. 8 courts is be er. 10 is • Equipment Centers of opera on are: ideal for a duel match for a big 10 championship. Number of spectators needs to be about 500 along the baseline. Sea ng needs to be elevated. 2006 Masterplan had a good solu on. • Kohls - workable • Locker rooms and training are non-existent. These are cri cal. Visi ng team can use the public facili es • Boathouse – needs a total remake. Laundry is extremely undersized. Top priority. • Offi ce space as “landing pad” • So ball – just laundry • Team/lounge/video space important • Camp Randall – workable but insuffi cient space • Storage space and training room space. Training room needs at least 2 benches. • Under Armor contract will be valued at; $1.37 million current. $3.3 million the fi rst year. $2.45 the second year. • Tennis is considered an outdoor space and therefore lights are necessar UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON | ATHLETIC FACILITIES MASTER PLAN APPENDIX A MEETING MINUTES SPORTS MEDICINE: ACADEMICS: • People that touch the athlete daily need to be close together. Weight training being split from SM causes • Current facility at CR works well. Kohl center was built for 3 teams originally but now added women’s mee ngs to be scheduled in lieu of impromptu mee ngs. Cluster of services would be desired. Large hockey, swimming. growth in the nutri on staff . Counseling services need to have some privacy. Mental health survey will be added to the NCAA soon. Integra on of coordinated medical records. • Not enough space servicing 120 students. More natural light is necessary. • Kohl Center assessment – cramped in all areas because of more teams involved than was originally de- • Would be nice to have SPAC east at the kohl center. The number of students might be 150. There signed. Expansion is necessary to accommodate. Recovery room is a new concept that has s m units and might be more random drop-ins if its convenient to students. compression boots. It might include some sleep pods. • Staff count at Kohl center is 3 and in the future 4. • Tes ng – max vo2, jump tes ng, etc are growing trends. Data collec on will become more important. This room should be on their way from the locker to the weight room. Preven on and tracking on the front side of ac vity has huge growth. Collabora on is key in this respect. • Small room in so ball which services tennis as well. Soccer/Track will also be serviced. A new SM node would be best on the northwest side of the new Track/Soccer facility. Large open area for treatment. Of- fi ce areas. Hydro pools and recovery. • New cluster that accommodates lockers and full facili es for soccer, tennis and so ball. Rowing can also take advantage of this new cluster. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON | ATHLETIC FACILITIES 179MASTER PLAN 179 APPENDIX A MEETING MINUTES SOFTBALL: VOLLEYBALL: • Things are working well and the conference is ge ng compe ve. Michigan and Nebraska are benchmark • Staffi ng…need more video staff . One addi onal person would be ideal. Graduate managers staff will be facili es. growing • Tiered spectator sea ng is coming.