UREC Facilities
| General Facts: | |
| Architectural Firm: | TMP Associates, Inc. |
| Associated Architect/Engineer: | Sherlock, Smith & Adams |
| Programming/Operational Consultant: | Canning & Gonsoulin |
| Aquatic Design Engineer: | Counsilman Hunsaker |
| Project Scope: | Phase 1- Tennis Complex (12 courts) Phase 2- Outdoor Leisure Pool Complex Phase 3- Renovation and 85,000 square feet addition to Student Recreation Center |
| Construction Project Started: | June 2001 |
| Tennis Courts Completed: | March 2002 |
| Outdoor Pool Completed: | June 2003 |
| Student Recreation Center Completed: | July 2004 |
| Breakdown of Costs: | $2.1 million for Tennis Courts $2.5 million for Outdoor Pool $17.9 million for Student Recreation Center $24 million total |
| Eligibility of Access: | Current Students, Members and Guests |
| Food Service: | Smoothie King |
| Physical Therapy and Athletic Training Service: |
Tuscaloosa Therapy |
| Recreation Facilities: | |
| Administrative Suite | Information Desk |
| Main office/ Memberships | Point of Entry |
| Staff Offices (14 private, 6 workstations) | Guest sign-in |
| Conference Room | Pro-shop sales |
| Production Room | Locker Sales |
| Staff Gathering Area | CSI software package |
| Equipment Checkout | Intramural/ Sport Club Office |
| Towel Service | 4 workstations |
| Equipment available: | Storage closet |
| Basketballs Volleyballs | IM Track- Rec Solutions software |
| Weight Belts Jump Ropes | |
| Locker keys Table Tennis paddles | |
| Weight Room and Cardio | Group Exercise Studios |
| 17,000 square feet | Studio A- 2,000 square feet |
| 114 Cardio machines | Studio B- 2,000 square feet |
| 10 Life Fitness Treadmills | A & B closet- 300 square feet |
| 8 Precor Treadmills | Studio C- 1,800 square feet |
| 4 Woodway Treadmills | C closet- 110 square feet |
| 34 Precor Ellipticals | Miles Studio- 2,280 square feet |
| 12 Life Fitness Ellipticals | Equipment: |
| 12 Life Fitness Recumbent Bikes | Stability Balls Body Bars |
| 10 Life Fitness Upright Bikes | Bosu Trainers Aerobic Steps |
| 5 Precor Upright Bikes | Bands Weights |
| 6 Precor Steppers | |
| 1 Life Fitness Stepper | Spin Studio |
| 5 Cybex ArcTrainers | Racquetball Court Conversion |
| 3 Concept2 Rowers | 22 LeMond Bikes |
| 1 SciFit Arm Ergometer | Art Department students designed and constructed space |
| 100 Strength Training Machines | |
| Paramount Selectorized | Personal Training Studio |
| Strive Selectorized | 500 square feet |
| Paramount Plate-loaded | 14 Strength Training Machines |
| Hammer Strength Plate-loaded | 5 Cardio Machines |
| Strive Plate-loaded | Free Weights, Stability Balls, Medicine Balls and Bands |
| Cybex Multi-station | |
| Hammer Strength Free Weight Benches | |
| Locker Rooms | Family Change Room |
| Men’s: 144 long lockers, 332 short lockers 39 long lockers Women’s: 127 long lockers, 252 short lockers Dry and Steam Saunas |
2 private shower/change rooms |
| Parking Lots 200 spaces lower lot 425 spaces upper lot |
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| North Gymnasium | South Gymnasium |
| 22,500 square feet | 27,000 square feet |
| 3 Basketball Courts (78*36) | 4 Basketball Courts (82*40) |
| Set-ups: Volleyball, Badminton | Set-ups: Volleyball |
| MAC Gym | Net dividers on each court |
| 1/8 mile Track | Scoreboards |
| 1 Squash Court | |
| 8 Racquetball Courts | Fitness Lab |
| 1 Combative Arts | 800 square feet |
| 2 Storage Closets | MicroFit Assessment, shower, Bod Pod and private office |
| Scoreboards | |
| Aquatic Center | Climbing Wall |
| 75,000 square feet | Two Racquetball Court Conversion |
| Competition Pool – 950,000 gallons | Pyramide Climbing Wall |
| 8 – 9’ 50 meter lanes | Auto belay, lead rope and bouldering |
| 17 – 9’ 25 yard lanes | |
| Depth 6.5’ to 18’ | Indoor Pool |
| Uses: | 90,000 gallons |
| Alabama Varsity swimming & diving | 4 lap lanes |
| Age-group team practices & meets | Depth 3.5’ to 5’ |
| Host High School State Championships | Zero-depth Ramp |
| Host SEC Championships (2001, 2008) | Group exercise, swim lessons, HPL classes and recreation swim |
| HPL classes – swimming, water safety, scuba, lifesaving | Outdoor Pool Complex |
| Recreation Swim | Leisure Pool – 142,000 gallons |
| Masters Swim Team | 2 lap lanes |
| Sport Clubs Practice | Depth 3.5’ to 4’ |
| Lap Pool – 216,000 gallons | Features: |
| 8 – 7’ 25 yard lanes | Current Channel |
| Depth: 4’ to 12’ | Spray Features |
| Uses: | Tanning Shelf |
| Recreation Swim | Bubble Bench |
| HPL Classes – swimming, water safety, Scuba, Lifesaving | Water Slide |
| Swim Lessons | Water Basketball |
| Age Group swim practice | Children’s Pool – 2,750 gallons |
| Weight Room – 3,000 square feet | Depth: Zero Depth Entry to 1.5 |
| Mechanical: All Pools | Features: |
| High-rate sand filtration | Fountains |
| Strantrol Computer Systems for Chlorine | Bubble Ring |
| (Pulsar briquettes) and CO2 control | Funbrellas |
| Men’s and Women’s Changing Rooms | |
| Family Change Rooms (2) | |
| Concessions | |
| Support Building | |
| Other Information: | |
| Student Recreation Center Hours of Operation: Monday- Thursday- 5:30am-midnight Friday- 5:30am-9:00pm Saturday- 9:00am-6:00pm Sunday- 12:00pm- midnight University Recreation Staff: 16- Professional 5- Clerical 14- Custodial/ Maintenance Student Staff: (215) 50- Facility/customer service/weight room 35- Intramural Sports 5- Sport Clubs 35- Group Exercise 15- Personal Trainers 12- Outdoor Recreation/Climbing Wall 60- Aquatic Center 2- Graduate Assistants (Aquatics, and Nutrition) University of Alabama Fall 2006 Enrollment: 23, 878 students and 3,500 faculty and staff Membership Categories: Faculty/staff, alumni, affiliate, retired faculty/staff, student family and community Locker Rentals: Long Lockers- $50/year Short Locker- $30/year or $12/semester 1982 Construction: $4 million, 65,000 square feet 1992 Construction: $3.5 million expansion to 110,000 square feet January 2000: Installed Hardwood Floors in North Gym (Conner Uniforce) June 2006: Climbing Wall opened |
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