Using the Athletic/Recreation Center

For many students, college is the place to develop athletic skills and habits that lead to a lifetime of better health. Besides, it's fun.

Nichols College students have access to a wide range of athletic facilities: Recreation Center, football, baseball and soccer fields, tennis courts, aerobic facilities.

The Athletics Center, which opened its doors in 2000, features an indoor climbing wall, squash courts, racquetball courts and weight and fitness rooms. Nichols men's and women's basketball teams play their entire home schedule in the gym.

ATHLETIC FACILITIES

Athletic facilities located on the Nichols campus include an assortment of venues for all types of recreation and competitive sports. These facilities include the Athletics Center, the Field House, which offers a 120' x 120' x 35' playing surface, the newly resurfaced Michael J. Vendetti Field, the soccer, softball and baseball fields, the Francis W. Robinson, Jr. Tennis Courts, which also include a sand-pit volleyball court & two basketball courts.

ATHLETICS CENTER

 

The Athletic Center opened its doors in 2000. It features an indoor climbing wall, squash courts, raquet ball courts, a conference room, administrative offices, a weight room, a fitness room, and four locker rooms. Nichols men's and women's basketball teams play their entire home schedule in the gym.

ATHLETIC CENTER USAGE

 

Nichols College offers its students and alumni a safe and productive environment for their health and well-being. Below are the amenities the center offers, along with the opportunity for community members to obtain a membership.

• Cardio vascular equipment such as treadmills, elliptical machines, stationery bikes and step machines.
• Resistance training equipment for all muscle groups made by BodyMasters, and Cybex.
• Free weights such as dumbbells and barbells in our free weight room.
• Indoor track, basketball, Squash, Racquetball, and an Aerobics room.(Aerobics is a separate charge from memberships.
• A new outdoor track, an outdoor basketball court, and tennis courts.
• A multi-purpose floor with two basketball courts.

 

The facility is free of charge for all fulltime, and night students, as well as faculty and staff. You must be able to present your college ID at the front desk.

Alumni and former fulltime employees may purchase memberships for 50% of the fee.

2007 Membership Fees:

• Family memberships are $450.
• Individual memberships are $250.
• Alumni and former employees pay half of the above fees.
• Squash or Racquetball memberships are $100

*All memberships begin when you sign up, and are good for one year.

Normal Hours of Operation:

• Mondays-Thursdays (8:00 a.m. - 10 p.m.)
• Fridays (8:00 a.m. - 9 p.m.)
• Saturdays (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
• Sundays (3 p.m. - 9 p.m.)
  

*Please note hours do vary for holidays, breaks and intersession.

Summer Hours of Operation:

April 30th - June 8th

• Mondays-Thursdays (8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
• Fridays (8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) 
   

*Closed May 25th and May 28th
*Closed on weekends

June 11th - August 10th

• Mondays-Thursdays (1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
• Fridays (12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
  

* Closed July 4th
*Closed on weekends

August 13th-August 26th

• Mondays-Fridays (8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.)

*Closed on weekends, until the semester begins.

Lighting on all six tennis courts allows students and other College members the opportunity to enjoy the facilities well into the evening hours.The courts were named and dedicated in 1992 after Nichols Trustee Francis "Pat" Robinson Jr. '38.

FRANCIS W. ROBINSON JR. TENNIS COURTS

AEROBICS ROOM

The Aerobics Room, completed during the summer of 1997, measures 58' x 20'. It features a cushioned hardwood flooring system, which provides plenty of space for activities ranging from aerobics, to martial arts and line dancing.

VENDETTI MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD

Once known as the Bison Bowl, Nichols College now plays all of its home football, field hockey and lacrosse games on the new Michael J. Vendetti Multi-Purpose Field. The men's and women's soccer teams also play some of their home contests on the field. The field includes an eight-lane rubberized quarter-mile track surrounding a turf field surface. To facilitate media coverage, there is a new press box with online capabilities and Musco lighting to light the field for night contests. The College hosted its first-ever nighttime football game on Friday, Sept. 8, 2006.

The field is named in honor of Nichols College Hall of Fame member Michael J. Vendetti. Vendetti led the football team to five New England Football Conference Championship in the 1970's as head coach. He coached football and track at Nichols from 1962 to 1985. He also served as Nichols Athletics Director from 1980 to 1985. Vendetti was instrumental in Nichols College adding women's basketball, field hockey and women's softball to its athletics program.

SOCCER & SOFTBALL FIELDS

 

Both the men's and women's soccer teams utilize the soccer field, located next to the softball field, during the fall season. Fans can enjoy games from the bleaches, located above the field on top of the rolling hill, which offers a spectacular view. The softball field features two recently contructed dugouts and bleaches for fans to sit and enjoy the game.