Chicago Sky's training facility approaches completion, with increased scale and scope
When the Chicago Sky’s practice facility opens in late spring (Chicago’s idea of spring, to be clear), it’ll measure roughly 80,000 square feet, a significant increase over the original plan’s 52,000, making it the largest in the WNBA for at least a year until the Indiana Fever’s opens in 2027.
The project’s ballooned scope extended the timeline from the original target, December, into this year but will be well worth it to the Sky’s ownership.
“This now, especially for the WNBA, is table stakes,” said Nadia Rawlinson, co-owner and operating chairman of the Sky. “What once was sufficient has now become ho-hum, so let’s figure out how we can stay ahead of the curve for the benefit of players. That was the predicate for expanding these conversations; what else can we add, how do we make this even better than what we initially imagined?”.......
The facility includes private secured parking, two full-sized courts, a weight room, performance and recovery rooms (including hot and cold tubs), a sauna and an infrared room. It also includes a doctor’s office; wellness, massage, and meditation rooms; and a mother’s room and family room. There is a players’ lounge, a kitchen with a full-time chef, a content creation studio and glam stations amid a spa-like setting in the team’s locker room.
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