WAYNE DENSCH SPORTS CENTER UCF boasts one of the nation’s finest football facilities in the Wayne Densch Sports Center. The Knights call the 44,000-square foot facility home, utilizing the building for training, rehabilitation and film study. The building features UCF’s strength and conditioning center, a theater-style team auditorium, team meeting rooms, equipment room and coaches’ offices. The Knights utilize a 4,000 square-foot locker room and also have access to the sports medicine center. The facility opened in 2003 and is located adjacent to Bright House Networks Stadium, the football practice fields and the Nicholson Fieldhouse. The building is also within a short walking distance of the new Towers at Knights Plaza, where members of the football team reside. The 11,200-square foot weight room located in the middle of the building features the finest in free wight and machine equipment, cardio and treadmills. The weight room features a state-of-the-art sound system. The sports medicine center inside the building is equipped with the latest in aquatic technology, as well as a SwimEx pool, which is used for both treatment and rehabilitation. 206
NICHOLSON FIELDHOUSE UCF players continually take advantage of the only 120-yard indoor facility in the state of Florida: Nicholson Fieldhouse. The state-of-the-art facility opened in 2005 and allows the Knights to practice and train regardless of the weather conditions outside. Nicholson Fieldhouse is equipped with Field Turf, giving UCF players the opportunity to practice on one of the most modern artificial playing surfaces. During the oseason, the Knights utilize the fieldhouse for group and individual workout sessions. Situated directly behind the Wayne Densch Sports Center and adjacent to Bright House Networks Stadium, the fieldhouse is centrally located within the Knights’ football facilities. 207