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<blockquote data-quote="WhiteRhino" data-source="post: 1398465" data-attributes="member: 633721"><p><strong>Josh Whitman and Illini Sports Training Facilities</strong></p><p></p><p>What I find really encouraging as an Illinois sports fan is that Whitman has only been on the job for a couple years and he has initiated significant upgrades to the training facilities of almost every sport. He understands that to ensure the consistent success of a program you need competitive training facilities and that needs to come before upgrades to fan amenities. Indeed, it doesn't matter how nice the competition venue is, nobody is going to show up if the team is consistently bad.</p><p></p><p>Tennis and Golf already had top-notch facilities when Whitman took over. If the plans for the downtown Hockey, Volleyball, Wrestling and Gymnastics complex come to fruition (we should know by the end of the year), then the current athletics director will have addressed all sports with the possible exception of Swimming and Diving (their facilities have been improved, but are still sub-par compared to the rest of the conference, I believe).</p><p></p><p>Here is a summary of the plans for each sport, as well as the existing facilities that have been upgraded in the recent past:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://jointheifund.com/footballperformancecenter.html" target="_blank">Football</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://fightingillini.com/news/2018/6/11/general-ubben-basketball-practice-facility-to-receive-major-renovation-and-expansion.aspx" target="_blank">Basketball</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://fightingillini.com/news/2017/12/6/general-illinois-announces-plans-for-demirjian-park.aspx?path=general" target="_blank">Track and Soccer</a></p><p><a href="http://fightingillini.com/news/2017/12/6/general-illinois-announces-plans-for-demirjian-park.aspx?path=general" target="_blank"></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://fightingillini.com/news/2018/6/7/baseball-awestruck-by-our-potential-whitman-not-taking-foot-off-the-pedal.aspx?path=baseball" target="_blank">Baseball and Softball</a> (Scroll down)</p><p></p><p><a href="http://fightingillini.com/news/2018/6/7/baseball-awestruck-by-our-potential-whitman-not-taking-foot-off-the-pedal.aspx?path=baseball" target="_blank">Volleyball, Wrestling and Gymnastics</a> (Scroll down)</p><p></p><p><a href="http://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/3/24/GEN_2014010157.aspx" target="_blank">Tennis</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/3/24/golffacilities.aspx" target="_blank">Golf</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/3/24/arcpool.aspx?path=wswim" target="_blank">Swimming and Diving</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WhiteRhino, post: 1398465, member: 633721"] [b]Josh Whitman and Illini Sports Training Facilities[/b] What I find really encouraging as an Illinois sports fan is that Whitman has only been on the job for a couple years and he has initiated significant upgrades to the training facilities of almost every sport. He understands that to ensure the consistent success of a program you need competitive training facilities and that needs to come before upgrades to fan amenities. Indeed, it doesn't matter how nice the competition venue is, nobody is going to show up if the team is consistently bad. Tennis and Golf already had top-notch facilities when Whitman took over. If the plans for the downtown Hockey, Volleyball, Wrestling and Gymnastics complex come to fruition (we should know by the end of the year), then the current athletics director will have addressed all sports with the possible exception of Swimming and Diving (their facilities have been improved, but are still sub-par compared to the rest of the conference, I believe). Here is a summary of the plans for each sport, as well as the existing facilities that have been upgraded in the recent past: [URL="http://jointheifund.com/footballperformancecenter.html"]Football[/URL] [URL="http://fightingillini.com/news/2018/6/11/general-ubben-basketball-practice-facility-to-receive-major-renovation-and-expansion.aspx"]Basketball[/URL] [URL="http://fightingillini.com/news/2017/12/6/general-illinois-announces-plans-for-demirjian-park.aspx?path=general"]Track and Soccer [/URL] [URL="http://fightingillini.com/news/2018/6/7/baseball-awestruck-by-our-potential-whitman-not-taking-foot-off-the-pedal.aspx?path=baseball"]Baseball and Softball[/URL] (Scroll down) [URL="http://fightingillini.com/news/2018/6/7/baseball-awestruck-by-our-potential-whitman-not-taking-foot-off-the-pedal.aspx?path=baseball"]Volleyball, Wrestling and Gymnastics[/URL] (Scroll down) [URL="http://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/3/24/GEN_2014010157.aspx"]Tennis[/URL] [URL="http://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/3/24/golffacilities.aspx"]Golf[/URL] [URL="http://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/3/24/arcpool.aspx?path=wswim"]Swimming and Diving[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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