Nelson Field House

 “As I walked into Nelson Field House the first thing I noticed was how energetic the building felt. The gym echoed with the squeak of sneakers against the polished floor, while the bleachers stretched along the sides of the court, ready to fill with fans.” Nelson's Field house is on the upper part of campus.  The field house holds all the athletics and is where all the teams practice. The field house is also where all the games are played.  You will also be able to find all the coaches' offices.  “All the people up there are very helpful and want to see you succeed.  Every person you talk to is very friendly and everyone has the same goal in mind to win.”  The field house is also a good place to study and get some work done. Some of the teams have study hours for their players so the players have time to study after practice.  The Nelson Field house is a great community with a bunch of great athletes and amazing mentors to guide your path every step of the way.

Nelson Field House

The Trainer’s office:  First thing you notice when you walk into the trainers office is all the recovery equipment.  Outside the trainers room, ice baths are filled for athletes who want to do a quick recovery after practice.  Inside the trainers room, their tables for the players to be treated before or after practice/game.  Light weights for restrengthening exercises for the injured players working their way back into playing.  “I try to treat all the athletes 15 minutes before practice so they can be tapped or wrapped before their training session or game.”  The trainers office also provides Gatorade for athletes to stay hydrated and get electrolytes.  

The Locker Room: When you walk into the locker room you will see all a bunch of cleats on top of the lockers.  There's 2 couches for the players to relax before or after practice.  Every player has their own locker they can use to put their clothes, bags, or accessories in.  On game days, the older players bring a speaker to play music before a game to help everyone get locked in.  Your jersey will also be hung up in your locker on game days.  Balls, cones, pinnies and other equipment for practice is also stored in the locker room.  There is a TV in the locker room that some players use to watch their favorite soccer team play when they have a game.  

locker room

The Film Room: As you walk into the film room you see a few tables with chairs for all the players to sit and watch film.  Coaches are ready to give game plans and scouting reports on their opponents.  “ As we watch film, I expect my players to transfer what was talked about in film, to the field when we play.”  There are couches by the wall and multiple white boards for the coaches to write out a play or a lineup.  Pictures on the wall of coaches playing their sport when they were in college.  The lights in the film room have multiple settings so it can help the coach focus on a certain area in the room

TThe Weight Room:  “I love to see that athletes push themselves so that they can be the best they can be.”  The weight room is located on the first floor of Nelson’s Field House.  Every week each team has a scheduled weight room day where the lifting coach will give them their workout.  The weight room has all kinds of different workouts.  Dumbbells, barbells, squat racks, bench press, and boxes(box jump).“I like to put music on so it can help the athlete lock in during a lift.”  There are a couple tablets in the weight room to help find each athlete's workout for the day.

weight room

The Laundry shoot: The laundry room is where all the athletes put their clothes after practice or games so their jerseys can be ready and washed by the next day.  “ The laundry loops make it easy to find whose locker each loop goes in.” The laundry loop is very helpful to all the athletes because athletes don’t usually have time to wash their sweaty practice clothes everyday so the laundry loop helps out tremendously with that.  .  

laundry room

Study hall rooms:  “The study hall rooms are a great place to get homework done or even to study since there are no distractions.”  Couches, desks, whiteboards, computers, outlets, pens and pencils.  Everything you need to study or do homework, the study hall rooms have it for you to use.  Outside the study hall rooms is a sheet for every team to track their study hall hours so the coaches can see how many hours their athletes are studying a week.  “I like to get all my work done after practice in the study hall rooms so I don’t have to do anything later.”

study room

Nelson’s field house is where you're gonna spend part of everyday if you're an athlete.  You're going to get all your questions answered and all the advice you need.  You're also going to be able to get some studying done in the study hall rooms.  Since you're studying and probably won’t have time to do your laundry, the laundry rooms are a huge help.  With all the support from the trainers and coaches at Nelson’s Field House, everyone is given a great opportunity to perform at the top of their abilities on and off the field.