Ryder Center for Health and Physical Education is an

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

and recreational complex located on the campus of

Saginaw Valley State University Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) is a public university in University Center, Michigan in Saginaw County. It was founded in 1963 as Saginaw Valley College. It is located on in Saginaw County's Kochville Township, approximately north of ...

University Center, Michigan University Center is an unincorporated community in Frankenlust Township, Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan, and the name of the post office with the ZIP code of 48710. The locale is named for the institutions of higher education served b ...

, United States. It was built in 1985 and is home to SVSU Cardinals sports teams. The Ryder Center includes: *The Fieldhouse is a premiere facility offering an 85-yard football field with field turf surface, 300-meter indoor track with timing booth for all indoor track meets and four full batting cages for baseball & softball training. The fieldhouse is connected to all other amenities of the Ryder Center and is the second facility of its kind at the NCAA Division II level. *Campus Recreation Center/Fitness Center The Fitness Center encompasses over 63,000 sq. ft. offering fitness machines, free weights, walking/running track, and three basketball courts. In addition, racquetball courts, practice fields, a dance studio and other multi-use rooms are available at the Ryder Center. * Hamilton Gymnasium a 620-seat

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

gym A gymnasium, also known as a gym, is an indoor location for athletics. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term " gymnasium". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learning spaces in educational ins ...

nasium with of space. * James E. O'Neill Arena, the flagship facility of the complex and a 3,932-seat

indoor arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators ...

used for

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

; it can seat up to 4,932 for

concerts A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or musical band, band. Concerts are held in a w ...

and features {{convert, 11284, sqft, m2, 0 of space. * O’Neill Arena Indoor Track & Field, Seating Capacity: 531 Dimensions: 60,970 sq ft. Features: 6-lane, 200 meter indoor track 8-lane, 100 meter straight away Voice quality public address sound system 1 long jump pit 1 pole vault pit * Gerstacker Regional Aquatic Center, The premiere aquatic center of the Great Lakes Bay Region featuring an eight-lane, 50-meter pool with two 1-meter boards and a 3-meter board and a Daktronics timing system with full-color message board. The Center is also used for conventions and trade shows. Outdoor facilities include Wickes Stadium, ten

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

courts, a 384-seat

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

field, a 384-seat

softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

field and a 270-seat

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

field.

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