Athletic Performance
Goals & Objectives
• Develop the best sports specific training programs for our athletes.
• Provide expert coaching and supervision to all varsity sports.
• Offer a demanding, intense environment in which athletes are eager to train.
• Provide a safe, clean environment.
• Provide a modern well-kept facility.
Training Program
Develop a strength and conditioning program for all sports programs that will: promote increased muscular strength for improved performance with a subsequent increase in joint stability and integrity of all supportive structures, tendons, ligaments, and bones; reduce the number of injuries as well as assist in the rehabilitation of injured athletes; increase functional muscular mass, thereby enhancing the athlete's power output; improve muscle endurance, cardio-vascular/cardio pulmonary efficiency, range of motion, quickness and speed; educate student-athletes regarding maintenance of long-term health and fitness, and allow for the development of testing protocols to identify strengths and weaknesses of the teams and/or individual players. Test results will be recorded within individual profiles to monitor the progress of all athletes within the program.
W. Jay and Nancy Wilkinson Performance Center
At the heart of the Northern Zone facility is the W. Jay and Nancy Wilkinson Performance Center - one of largest strength centers in the country. The 23,00-square-foot area is located at field level and provides student-athletes in every varsity sport with access to brand new weight training and cardio equipment. The facility houses about 150 pieces of equipment, over 11 tons of dumbbells and over 40 tons of free weights for IU athletes to use.
Cook Hall Strength and Conditioning Performance Center
Cook Hall is a 6700 square foot facility for Indiana's Men's and Women's Basketball, located southeast of Assembly Hall. The facility features coaches offices, locker rooms, player lounges, along with meeting and video rooms. The state-of-the-art facility also features two regulation-size practice courts along with a training room, and strength and conditioning development area exclusive to Men's and Women's Basketball. Cook Hall features 24/7 player access to practice and conditioning equipment. The facility also features Legacy Court, which celebrates the unrivaled tradition of Indiana Basketball.