why mssu should have a indoor practice facility

November 5, 2010

Jared Bruggeman

Athletic Director

3950 East Newman Road

Joplin, MO 64801

Dear Mr. Bruggeman:

When a future student or recruit steps onto campus they notice the new 17 million dollar recreation facility.  Then they stroll over to Leggit and Platte to look at their football facilities.    The big draw to every college campus is the football team. I am a football player at Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) and I believe it’s the time for the university to consider a new indoor football practice facility.

First, the number one goal every year for a coach besides winning is to his keep players healthy.  To keep the players healthy we have to have great strength and condition staff and facilities.  The problem at MSSU is we have the staff, but not the facilities.  Our facilities are outdated compared to other Mid America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) teams.  With better facilities our team could be bigger, faster, and stronger.  This would help us compete better in the MIAA.

Second, peace of mind is one thing players should always have when they go out to practice.  They shouldn’t be worried about their locker getting broken into.  This is happening right now. A new facility would have a new security system to help secure of the locker room.  Also, with this new system we could put some outside the new coach’s offices.

 Third, if you were a football player how would you like to be able to control the weather? I know I would.  Weather is something that distracts a player during the practice.  If you had a new indoor practice facility you could control the weather. For example,  D1 Schools, who get a facility like this double their wins the next year.

There are many reasons why MSSU should invest in an indoor football practice facility.  First look at the increase in recruiting that a new facility brings. Next you should look at the increase in production of the players that leads to more wins for the team. Another reason is the player’s peace of mind that they would get with have a secure facility. Next is preventing sickness among the team, which would help practices run more smoothly because they won’t have to replace players that are sick.  Lastly it will improve MSSU overall look.

Sincerely,

Jason Davis

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