Caitlin Clark The impact has paid off in a big way for the Indiana Fever and women’s basketball.
Pacers Sports & Entertainment unveiled its $78 million plan to build a “world-class” performance center in downtown Indianapolis specifically for it. wnba team, Which is expected to open before the start of the 2027 season.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) talks to Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell (0) during the first half of Game 2 of the first round of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs at Mohegan Sun Arena on September 25, 2024. (Paul Rutherford/Imagen Images)
“We are excited to partner with Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett to identify the right location for the Indiana Fever Sports Performance Center,” PS&E owner Herb Simon said in a statement. “The city of Indianapolis continues to be a tremendous partner as we lift up our team, players and community.”
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The 108,000-square-foot practice center will be connected to Gainbridge Fieldhouse, where both the Fever and the Indiana Pacers Games, and construction is expected to begin in August 2025.
According to a press release from the team, the center was designed with “the specific needs of female athletes competing at the highest levels, including performance and conditioning, recovery and rehabilitation, mental health and wellness and lifestyle support” in mind. Will go.
“This elite training center is a reflection of our organization’s ongoing commitment to ensuring that our players have the highest potential to succeed,” Kelly Krauskopf, Indiana Fever’s president of basketball and business operations, said in a statement provided by the team. level resources.”
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots at the Dallas Wings’ Jessie Sheldon (4) and Natasha Howard during the first half of a WNBA game on September 1, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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“As we look to the future, our focus on creating a first-class player experience designed specifically for female athletes will set us apart.”
The new center will have two regulation courts, a full-service kitchen and areas dedicated to yoga and Pilates. Additionally, the team said that other amenities included in the design “include a hair and nail salon, child care space, and podcast and content production studios to support the players’ lifestyle.”
The Fever have their own standalone training center at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, which was last renovated in 2020.
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Clark’s historic rookie season generated record numbers for the WNBA in both viewership and attendance. The league was announced for the first time in the history of the league. full time charter flights In May the cost was estimated to be approximately $25 million per year for all of its teams, for the next two seasons.
Indiana Fever’s Kaitlin Clark reacts after a 3-pointer during the first half on Aug. 16, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
Las Vegas, Seattle and Phoenix have opened new training centers in the past few years, and one is under construction in Chicago.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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