The upgraded facilities are helping athletes perform their best not only physically, but also mentally. Several new meeting rooms maximize game planning and film study.
“The upgrades were something we really needed, especially with the move into the Pac-12,” says Evan King, video coordinator for TXST football. “It has made a big difference in how we use our time day-to-day.”
King, who was the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Video Coordinator of the Year, has filmed team practices and games and created promotional videos for TXST since 2022.
He says having new meeting spaces allow individual team units to have more efficient and strategic film review sessions.
“Instead of juggling around limited shared meeting spaces, coaches are now able to focus more on scheme and player development on all three phases of the game,” he says.
The less time student-athletes spend waiting for meeting rooms, the more time they have to unwind and focus on their academic responsibilities. The renovated End Zone Complex features study lounges for student-athletes to comfortably read and complete their coursework.
“The Habit Reflects the Mission” is a team motto that resonates with the players and staff of the TXST football program. For King, the new facilities, resources, and equipment at UFCU Stadium are helping Bobcat athletes build lifelong habits.
“It’s not just about what they do on game day; it is about developing the whole person,” he says. “If our mission is to succeed on the field, we have to create those habits off the field. With these new facilities we can accomplish the standards we have set here at Texas State football.”