Foote Field
{{Short description|Sports facility in Edmonton, Alberta}}
{{Infobox Stadium
| stadium_name = Foote Field
| nickname =
| image = 250px
| caption = Sun setting behind Foote Field.
| location = 11601 68 Avenue, University of Alberta South Campus, Edmonton, Alberta
| broke_ground =
| owner = University of Alberta
| operator =
| surface = East Field: PureGrass
West Field: Natural grass
| construction_cost = C$10.5 million
(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|10500000|2001}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}})
| architect =
| tenants = Alberta Golden Bears/Alberta Pandas (U Sports) (2001–present)
FC Edmonton (NASL) (2011)
| seating_capacity = East Field: 3,500
West Field: 1,500
| publictransit = {{rint|edmonton|ets}} {{rint|light rail|1}}{{rint|edmonton|capital}} South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park station
}}
Foote Field is a multi-purpose sports facility on the University of Alberta South Campus in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, built as a legacy facility for the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. It was named for University of Alberta alumnus, former varsity track athlete, and philanthropist Eldon Foote, who donated $2 million toward the construction costs.
Design
Foote Field features two separate athletic fields on either side of a multi-purpose indoor facility. The East Field is a fully lit stadium that serves as home for the Alberta Golden Bears football. It features a CFL-sized surface, press box, electronic scoreboard, and has a capacity of 3,500 spectators. The East Field also features a four-lane, 125 m warm-up runway. In 2007, the field's older Astroturf surface was replaced with a newer type of hybrid artificial surface made by Astroturf LLC, called PureGrass.AstroTurf: [http://www.astroturf.com/index2.htm University of Alberta Excited About Their New PureGrass Pitch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106171057/http://www.astroturf.com/index2.htm |date=2010-01-06 }} Retrieved on 30 November 2009
The West Field is designed for track-and-field training and competition. It features a 400 m Beynon Sports running track, as well as separate areas for long jump/triple jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, hammer, shot put, and javelin. Inside the track is a natural-turf soccer field. Like the East Field, the West Field features a press box, electronic scoreboard, and has a capacity of 1,500 spectators.
Between the two fields is a multi-purpose indoor facility, which includes locker rooms, press box, and concession area. Other indoor facilities include classroom space, meeting rooms, and a high-performance weight-training area. The fitness centre is for the use of high-performance student-athletes only.
References
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External links
- [https://www.ualberta.ca/physical-education-recreation/facilities/south-campus/foote-field U of A Foote Field page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119060231/https://www.ualberta.ca/physical-education-recreation/facilities/south-campus/foote-field |date=2016-11-19 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929145649/http://goldenbearsfootball.ca/Foote%20aerial.jpg Aerial view image of Foote Field]
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