Spanning the majority of the field level, the athletic performance area at the Ted Smith Family Football Center factors in heavily to the success of the Eagle football squad. Complete with natural sunlight, the floor-to-ceiling windows across offer an incredible view of Paulson Stadium and Glenn Bryant Field and provides additional motivation.
The strength and conditioning area is nearly four times the size of Iron Works, where all Eagle student-athletes previously conducted their workouts, with ample floor space for equipment and activities with separate coaches’ offices, supplement room and storage space. The centerpiece of the field-level space, the strength and conditioning area is flanked by the Eagles’ locker room and athletic training area with the equipment issue area located across the hall.
Access to both sides of the building and to the field is just a few steps away. A turf field is located just outside the doorways for other exercises and functional rehabilitation with athletic trainers.
While the space is immense in comparison to Iron Works, equally impressive is the list of new equipment that fill the space. Twelve Power-Lift Multi-Racks and four Power-Lift Half-Racks line the walls with the 16 platforms each stocked with a Eleiko weightlifting 177.5 kilogram set. The space allows for multiple configurations. Customized in similar fashion as the racks, eight Power-Lift glute-ham machines, six Hammer Strength neck machines, four Louis Simmons reverse hyperextension machines, as well as 10 various Hammer Strength machines complete the current order.
New free weights, made by IronGrip, including 60 pairs of Georgia Southern branded dumbbells, medicine balls and other types of resistance equipment are also available for use. Two Lifefitness treadmills have been installed to assist with conditioning and rehabilitation.
