fieldhouses

Indoor sports facilities

Fieldhouses is the plural of fieldhouse, a building at an athletic facility that typically contains locker rooms, training areas, and indoor practice space.

College and professional sports teams use fieldhouses for year-round training regardless of weather: The basketball team practiced in the fieldhouse during the storm.

Some fieldhouses include spectator seating for indoor sports.

venue

arena

Venue for contests

pavilion · auditorium · court · bleachers · seating · concourse · concessions · ticket booth · press box · jumbotron

campus

university

Higher education institution

student union · quad · athletics department · varsity · phys ed · convocation · commencement · orientation · student activities · alumni

athletics

track

Path or monitored route

  • turfGrass-covered earth surface
  • courtsJudicial bodies or playing areas
  • locker roomShared space for dressing

weight room · conditioning · training · practice · drills · stretching · warmup · sprints · plyometrics · equipment

events

tournaments

Organized competitive series

matches · championships · invitationals · playoffs · rallies · ceremonies · graduations · concerts · exhibitions · trade shows

Categories
Opposites
venue enclosure

fieldhousesathletic fields

Grounds for organized sports

playing fields · sports fields · amphitheaters · grandstands · gridirons

venue scale and formality

fieldhouseshome gyms

Residential exercise areas

large enclosed vs. open-air spaces

fieldhousesfairgrounds

Exhibition and amusement venue

Family

fieldhouse

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G