Renovation plans do not include base of operations

LOCKERS from page 1 for several months yet the football team locker room seemed to never be of concern.

However, the home side stands will not begin repairs until the field and track are finished. This will result in the home supporters being required to sit on the visitors side.

“(The college) will put additional seating on the visitors side and the end zones,” Craft said. “We won’t have seating on the home side anymore. The bleachers are not safe, they are condemned.”

With both the stands and locker room being unusable, the training staff for the team has been forced to move its headquarters into classrooms.

The locker room also gives the team and coaching staff a private area to watch film or discuss gameplans. That will not occur while renovations occur.

“I have no place to meet with my players,” Craft said. “When I need to have a team meeting I have to have it on the field. I can’t have guys sitting down and watching tape.”

The Tigers maintain the same work ethic despite the change and look to keep their minds focused on training as the off-season continues to be in full effect.

“Once we are back to having a football field and all the work is done we should be back in the football team locker room,” freshman Phillip Bangura said.

Having a locker room that is on par with the field and track is optimal for training, performance and recovery for the football team. Unfortunately that won’t be the case in this wave of changes.

Stephen Day and Peter Gibbs contributed to this story.

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