Barbara and David Gibbs

Recreation and Wellness Center

Main Floor

Racquetball
4 glass-back wood floor racquetball courts with viewing gallery above

Squash
2 glass-back wood floor squash courts with viewing gallery above

Weight/Cardio
9000+ square feet outfitted with all new state of the art weight and cardio equipment

Recreation pool
2400 square foot pool with wet deck for lounging, water seating areas, water basketball/volleyball, teaching areas and fountain jets

Competition pool
50 meter pool; all deep, with 8 lanes and 4 diving boards

20 cross course lanes available

Programmed for Varsity swim team practice and meets, recreational/lap swim, lessons, and sports clubs

Outdoor Adventure Center
Outdoor equipment rentals, an extensive planning area, and experienced help

Second Floor

Indoor Basketball Courts
Two full-size courts. Wood floors lined for badminton, volleyball, and basketball

Multi-purpose Activity Court
Synthetic rubber flooring lined for indoor soccer, floor hockey, basketball, tennis and volleyball

Multipurpose rooms
4 sprung wood floored rooms ranging in sizes from 1600 to 3000 square feet

Space available for group fitness classes, dance, and student clubs

Personal Training and Fitness Assessment Center
Dedicated space where personal training clients can receive private, individual attention from fitness experts and utilize innovative equipment

Outdoor Basketball Courts
Two full-size outdoor courts

Additional Amenities
▪ Administration offices
▪ Membership services and tours
▪ Operations/check-in desk with equipment checkout, free towel service and pro-shop
▪ Wireless Internet
▪ Activities lounge with table tennis and billiards tables
▪ Family changing room
▪ Day lockers
▪ Modern locker room facilities, including locker rentals
▪ Two 600 square foot classrooms

 

Lockers

Locker rental fees:

Full Locker Annual

Half Locker Annual

Full Locker Semester*

Half Locker Semester*

Students

$65.00

$50.00

$25.00

$20.00

Faculty/Staff

$80.00

$65.00

$30.00

$25.00

Note: As there were no women's lockers in the previous facility, women will receive a $5 discount on all Fall and annual 2009-2010 locker rentals.

* For the purpose of locker rental, Summer is considered a semester. For more information on the Recreation Center's Locker Policy please visit the Policies section of our website.

 

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General Information


Directions/Parking

Need directions? Parking information? Please view our parking and directions information page.

On-line Suggestion Box

We want to make your experience at the Recreation Center the best it can be. If you have a comment or suggestion, you can submit them using our On-Line Suggestion Box.

Reservations

To view or search the schedule of events in the Gymnasium, please use EMS.

Rec Center Listservs

Stay on top of Rec Center happenings; join one of the listservs we have available:
Rec News
ROPE
Aquatics
Fitness
Rice Dance

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Get in touch with us!

6100 Main St. | MS-523 | Houston, TX 77005-1982
Telephone: 713-348-4058 | Fax: 713-348-5329