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The Jimmye Laycock Football Center
GPS Address: 100 Gooch Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23185
The $11 million, 30,000-square foot Jimmye Laycock Football Center, which opened prior to the 2008 season, provides a state-of-the-art home for meeting rooms, coaches offices, team and coaches lockers, an athletic training room, equipment storage areas, and administrative support areas - as well as an entrance that includes an area dedicated to the program's rich history.
The Laycock Center is located at the northwest corner of Zable Stadium, which itself underwent a tremendous transformation with the completion of a $28 million renovation in August 2016. Highlighting the many upgrades and improvements were a new upper deck, suites and a fully equipped state-of-the-art press box. The overall design features Flemish bond brickwork, slate roofs and gables creating aesthetic continuity with the west and north ends of campus.
The renovation also included the addition of a new playing surface - FieldTurf Revolution 360. The state-of-the-art playing surface is completely fiber and features optimal durability, resilience and feel. Revolution 360 was subjected to Penn State University’s Sports Surface Research Center’s aggressive 150,000 cycle Lisport Wear Testing and received a perfect 10 - 10 “good”, NO “hair-splitting”, NO “fractured”, NO “complete splitting” - a result that has yet to be matched by competing turf fibers.
Located directly adjacent to the Laycock Center is the Joseph Montgomery Practice Complex, which features natural grass Bermuda sod and, when combined with Zable Stadium, provides the program the ability to practice on multiple surfaces.
The Laycock Complex Facts
Overview
• Total Estimated Cost: $11 million
• 30,445 square foot, two-story building
• Building will house football offices, meeting space, training room, equipment room and locker room
Office Space
• Eight coaches offices, including 500 square foot head coaching suite with balcony view into Zable Stadium
• Assistant coaches offices will overlook practice field
• All offices will be networked into a state-of-the-art video system
• 300 square foot video production room
Meeting Spaces
• One 2,500 square foot team meeting room with wall-to-wall carpet
• Four additional position meeting rooms, averaging 300 square feet
• All meeting areas networked with video system
• 900 square foot recruiting lounge with window and balcony overlooking Zable Stadium
Lobby
• 1,650 square foot area serving as grand entrance with circular stairwell to offices
• Sky lights
• Will display prominent moments from program's proud history
Training Room
• 3,900 square foot state-of-the-art room, featuring 2,800 square foot treatment and taping area
• Hydro-therapy room
• Doctor's exam room
Locker Room
• 4,200 square foot carpeted room with space for 100 lockers
• Breakout meeting space
• Cable television
• Full bathroom/shower and drink station
Equipment Room
• 2,300 square foot area with washers, dryers and lockers
• Walk-up, pass-through laundry station
• Abutting loading dock access
