LSU Indoor Practice Facility
{{Short description|Sports venue in Baton Rouge, Louisiana}}
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| stadium_name = LSU Indoor Practice Facility
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| image = LSU Indoor Practice Facility.jpg
| image_size = 290px
| location = Skip Bertman Drive
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
USA
| coordinates = {{Coord|30.40953|-91.18867|type:landmark_region:US-LA|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground =
| opened = 1991
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner = Louisiana State University
| operator = LSU Athletics Department
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| tenants = LSU Tigers football (NCAA)
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File:Motivational Talk with LSU Baseball.jpg
The LSU Indoor Practice Facility,{{cite book |last1=Rabalais|first1=Scott|title=The Fighting Tigers, 1993 2008: Into a New Century of LSU Football|date=15 September 2008|publisher=Louisiana State University Press|location=Baton Rouge|isbn=978-0807133705|page=89}} built in 1991, is a climate-controlled 83,580 square feet facility connected to the Football Operations Center and adjacent to LSU's four outdoor 100-yard football practice fields.{{cite web|title=LSU Football Guide|publisher=lsusports.net|url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27815&SPID=2164&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=208647460|access-date=2013-07-28|archive-date=2013-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195112/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27815&SPID=2164&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=208647460|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|date= June 14, 2012|title=Ranking the SEC's football facilities|work=espn.com|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/ncfnation/tag/_/name/2012-facilities-rank|access-date=2014-02-11}} It holds the 100-yd Anderson-Feazel LSU indoor field.{{cite web|date= August 12, 2013|title=Arms Race: Photos of top indoor practice facilities in college football|publisher=saturdaydownsouth.com|url=http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/2013/college-football-indoor-practice-facilities/|access-date=2014-12-26}}{{cite web|date=March 6, 2013|title=LSU Indoor Practice Facility, Baton Rouge, La.|publisher=Metal Architecture|url=http://www.metalarchitecture.com/articles/projects/sports-rec/lsu-indoor-practice-facility,-baton-rouge,-la.aspx|access-date=2013-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203100942/http://www.metalarchitecture.com/articles/projects/sports-rec/lsu-indoor-practice-facility,-baton-rouge,-la.aspx|archive-date=February 3, 2014|url-status=dead}} The playing surface is Momentum Field Turf by SportExe. The indoor practice facility is adjacent to both the football-only weight room and LSU's four outdoor practice fields.{{cite web|date=August 11, 2013|title=A Look At LSU's Facilities|publisher=football.com|url=https://www.football.com/en-us/a-look-at-lsu-s-facilities/|access-date=2013-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225220621/http://www.football.com/en-us/a-look-at-lsu-s-facilities/|archive-date=February 25, 2014|url-status=dead}} Besides allowing the team to practice during inclement weather, the indoor practice facility is used for LSU's summer endurance training and summer football camps.{{cite book |last1=Glier|first1=Ray|title=How the SEC Became Goliath: The Making of College Football's Most Dominant Conference|date=13 August 2013|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aXc-AAAAQBAJ&q=lsu+indoor+practice&pg=PA83|access-date=December 24, 2014|publisher=Simon and Schuster|location=New York City|isbn=978-1476710303|page=83}}
The LSU Lady Tigers soccer team uses the facility when inclement weather prevents the team from practicing at the LSU Soccer Stadium.
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External links
- [http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=205683236 LSU Football Operations Center at the Charles McClendon Practice Facility]
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