Walsh Physical Performance Complex
- The $11-million Walsh Physical Performance Complex was completed in 1996 and dedicated to F. Howard Walsh – a former TCU Board of Trustees member – along with his wife, Mary D. Fleming.
- The Walsh Physical Performance Complex is over 22,000-square-feet and is home to the Sports Medicine Center, weight room, football locker room, equipment room in addition to housing offices and dressing rooms for athletics staff members, coaches and student-athletes.
- The TCU Sports Medicine Center is situated near both the football locker room and weight room and features multiple treatment tables and full-size whirlpool tanks to provide the latest techniques in care for all student-athletes.
- The TCU Sports Medicine Center also includes the latest in NormaTac MVP recovery system, which is used by professional teams and only a handful of college programs, and is the very latest in cutting edge athlete recovery technology.
- The TCU Sports Medicine Center features a rehabilitation room, which includes all new equipment in free motion machines, stair climbers and exercise bikes.
The Bernard “Tut” Bartzen Varsity Courts at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center & Bartzen Varsity Courts
- Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center, built in 1976 and updated on a near-annual basis, has been widely considered one of the finest tennis facilities in all of collegiate athletics.
- Located on the southwest corner of the TCU campus, Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center features 27 total courts, including six varsity courts (Bernard J. “Tut” Bartzen Varsity Courts) and five indoor courts reserved solely for the Frog tennis program, in addition to 16 other courts for public use.
- The Bartzen Varsity Courts include a pavilion with a seating capacity of 1,500 to go along with a fully stocked pro shop and complete locker room facilities. The outdoor courts are recessed by as much as 16 feet, which provide wind control and limit most viewing obstructions.
- The varsity courts received major upgrades prior to the 2008 season in the form of updated surfacing and a new scoreboard setup. Included in the project were new purple-colored courts and a massive Daktronics LED video board.
- The center was selected as one of the nation’s top-25 tennis facilities by Tennis Magazine in 1990, while the USTA Facility Awards Committee named it the nation’s Most Outstanding Public Tennis Facility in 1998.
- The indoor facility makes the Freidman Tennis Center one of the most complete tennis facilities in the country, as the Frogs always have an area to practice despite weather conditions.
- In 2004, TCU’s men’s and women’s programs also received a new Team Building, located adjacent to the indoor center. The 4,000-square foot building includes locker rooms, an equipment room, coaches’ offices, a training room, laundry room and lounge area.
Davis Academic Learning Center
- The Davis Academic Learning Center was designed with the goal of aiding student-athletes in their academic endeavors while achieving maximum performance inside the classroom.
- The 6,000-square-foot facility showcases the TCU Athletics Department’s commitment to helping its over 450 student-athletes succeed in the classroom while developing the necessary skills to succeed in life.
- Located on the first floor of the John S. Justin Athletic Center, the Davis Academic Learning Center features 10 tutor rooms, a computer lab, large open study room area as well as a writing lab supervised by two writing specialists trained by the TCU Writing Center.
- The Davis Academic Learning Center is also home to the Athletic Academic Services Office, which consists of a Director along with a staff of eight and countless student tutors available at all times for the needs of the TCU student-athletes.
- The Davis Academic Learning Center was made possible by the generous donation by John and Leah Davis. John Davis was a former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Pegasus Solutions, Inc., in Dallas before coming the CEO of Birch Street Systems.
TCU Weight Room
- The TCU Weight Room was renovated in the summer 2006 to expand to 9,000-square-feet with all of the latest equipment in free weights and machines.
- The TCU Weight Room is located in the sound end zone of Amon G. Carter Stadium and is a part of the Walsh Physical Performance Complex.
- The TCU Weight Room features nine double-sided power racks with platforms, three new sets of dumbbells and 1,000-square-feet of state-of-the-art weight room flooring.
- The TCU Weight Room is spacious enough to fit multiple TCU athletics programs at one time, but gives all Frog student-athletes enough room to get the most out of their strength and conditioning programs.
