An aerial rendering of the Florida Football Training Center, the construction of which is currently scheduled to begin in July 2020.
Gator Boosters Launches Contribution Opportunities for Florida Football Training Center
Monday, December 2, 2019 | Football
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By: UAA Communications
The University Athletic Association released a teaser trailer with renderings of the new Florida Football Training Center ahead of Saturday's win over Florida State, and now Gators fans can capitalize on this exciting announcement and make an impact on Florida Football by contributing to the projected $85 million day-to-day home of the program – in addition to pushing Gator Boosters and the Athletic Department towards its $155 million fundraising goal by June of 2020.
With the Gator Game Changer program, fans can make an impact with any level of contribution.
Gator Boosters is also excited to announce the opportunity to name football lockers in both the new facility and in the current game day locker room. Game day lockers located in the south end zone of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium are available to fans for $25,000, and pledges can be made over five years. Locker naming opportunities within the new Florida Football Training Center are currently reserved for former football players before being made available to the general public.
Gator Boosters is also reminding the opportunity for fans to name bollards in front of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. Those opportunities are available for $10,000.
Fans wishing to make such contributions can follow this link.
All contributions generated from the locker and bollard projects will be put toward the construction, renovation, and expansion of athletic facilities.
By contributing, Gators fans are building and maintaining the finest facilities for all Gators student-athletes and fans at the University of Florida. These facilities enable the Gators to recruit and retain the best coaches and student-athletes, as well as provide a championship experience for all. Every contribution enhances the experiences of all 500-plus student-athletes, while simultaneously providing the tools for success.
An aerial rendering of the Florida Football Training Center.
Construction for the 140,000-square foot football training complex will be based on site availability and is currently estimated to start in late in July of 2020, with a completion goal of December of 2021. The facility will serve as the new day-to-day home for Florida football student-athletes and staff. Florida's meeting rooms, locker room, strength and conditioning area, training room and coaches' offices will all be adjacent to the practice field and Condron Family Indoor Practice Facility, creating maximum efficiency within the program. The center will also include an all-student athlete dining hall and recreation space.
The UAA is in the midst of a $155 million fundraising campaign to complete its three-phase facilities master plan (more info here).
Phase 1 included the construction of football's Indoor Practice Facility, the $25 million construction of the Otis Hawkins Center at Farrior Hall, and $69.8 million in renovations to Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. Phase 2 is already underway and featured the completion of $15 million in renovations to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium earlier this year, and will conclude with the construction of Florida Ballpark – which has an estimated budget of $65 million. Phase 3 is the construction of the Florida Football Training Center.
Separately, the UAA committed $2.5 million to track and field and tennis facility projects last summer, and the current football locker room in the south end zone of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium underwent a $1.5 million renovation earlier this summer.
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