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The locker room is connected to all the medical treatment facilities in the Anderson Family Football Complex. The players moved into the facility in early July.
ment intends for the high-schoolers to come away impressed.
"It's as good of a place as anywhere I've seen in the country," Kansas Athletics Director Lew Perkins said.
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And it certainly contains the technology to rival any other football teams facility. Fifty-eight highdefinition flat-screen televisions are sprinkled throughout the facility.
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From the video room, a coordinator can type in a message that will scroll across all 58 TVs. The same room contains piles of video recording equipment, making it easy to compile film scouting upcoming opponents for all of the v
for all of the players.
of the necessary equipment to treat injuries on the spot.
"If it's that severe of an injury, we can take them straight to the X-ray room," Associate Athletics Director Brad Nachtigal said.
The technological trend continues with workout options in the facility. The athletics department purchased the most advanced hydrotherapy pool
"People don't realize how good of a stadium we have. Now, this last piece is really going to put us in a whole new hemisphere."
LEW PERKINS Kansas Athletics Director
But recruits might be most impressed by the player's lounge on the lower level. It's a living-room sized area dedicated solely to the players. Three 35-inch flat screen televisions are mounted on the wall and accompanied by game systems.
Parents of the recruits don't have to worry about their children being hauled off to a hospital in case of an injury. The complex contains all
in the world where players can work out with adjustable water and current levels. If the player is rehabbing from an injury, the pool can film his workout so a trainer can make sure recovering is going according to plan.
Perkins thinks the combination of the atmosphere at Memorial Stadium during game days and the newest football facility in the nation makes Kansas an attractive destination for high school football players.
"People don't realize how good of a stadium we have," Perkins said. "Now, this last piece is really going to put us in a whole new hemisphere."
Edited by Matt Hirschfeld
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The weight room at the new football facility near Memorial Stadium is underground, largely to cut energy costs. It has the latest strength-training equipment and an indoor turf practice field.
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