Halsey Field House is a multi-purpose

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at the

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, in Annapolis, Maryland, with a

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of 5,000. It was home to the

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team until the Alumni Hall opened in 1991. It is named after FADM William "Bull" Halsey, a

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commander. Currently it is the home of the indoor

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teams. It contains a 200-meter synthetic track, squash and

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s, a 65

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dojo for

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, and a

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. The North Wing has five

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s, five

squash courts Squash is a racket-and-ball sport played by two or four players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow, rubber ball. The players alternate in striking the ball with their rackets onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court. Th ...

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s, a conditioning room, classrooms for

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, athletic-gear storage, and office space for instructors. The

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is one of three "strength and conditioning facilities" at the academy. With , it serves men's and women's basketball, men's and women's crew, men's and women's swimming, and squash.Athletics Department: Halsey Fieldhouse Weight Room
Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website. Retrieved 2010-02-14.

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