Loring and Debbie White Football Performance Center Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville State University’s Loring and Debbie White Football Performance Center was intentionally created to have a direct flow, so that players and staff rarely have to retrace their steps. The equipment room is the beginning of that path before the locker room, which in turn leads to bathrooms, showers and a training room equipped with hydrotherapy tubs and space for athletic trainers. This connection to wet spaces was crucial to reduce travel through the building while damp. 

The facility also serves the important purpose of being a player’s home away from home. The performance center is designed to create comfort and camaraderie, including a designated player lounge with TVs, video game systems, arcade games and a nutrition bar. 

The new performance center will not only enhance gameday for athletes, but for fans as well. The players’ lounge converts into a premium club experience. Players will leave the locker room into the converted fan area where fans will be the first to see the athletes before they hit the field. The upstairs also has nine suites with outdoor seating and roll up doors, providing exclusive views of all the on-field action. Additionally, the upstairs features team meeting rooms, equipped to accommodate full team meetings and smaller position-focused meetings, plus coaches’ spaces that include the head coach’s office and gameday suite. The players have a private back stairwell to the upstairs space, once again improving the flow of their day-to-day lives.

Architect of Record

Goodwyn Mills Cawood

Montgomery, Ala.

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