. ▁ ▁Kinder lou ▁Forest ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Georgia ▁Classic , ▁a ▁Nation wide ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁event ▁each ▁spring . ▁ ▁Athlet ic ▁Field house ▁The ▁ ▁field house ▁opened ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 5 . 8 ▁million . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁facility ▁include ▁the ▁ ▁Jess ie ▁T ug gle ▁We ight ▁Room , ▁which ▁enc ases ▁nearly ▁ 1 0 ▁times ▁the ▁space ▁of ▁its ▁prede cess or . ▁ ▁The ▁field house ▁also ▁contains ▁a ▁ ▁training ▁room . ▁The ▁area ▁includes ▁offices ▁for ▁the ▁Val d osta ▁State ▁Athlet ic ▁Training ▁staff ▁and ▁a ▁private ▁phys ician ▁exam ▁room ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁hydro ther apy ▁room ▁for ▁re h abil itation ▁work . ▁ ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁Val d osta ▁State ▁Athlet ic ▁Field house ▁includes ▁ ▁of ▁office ▁space ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ ▁of ▁meeting ▁rooms , ▁each ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁state - of - the - art ▁video ▁equipment , ▁and ▁a ▁ ▁computer ▁lab . ▁ ▁Out side ▁of ▁the ▁facility ▁are ▁two ▁light ed ▁football ▁practice ▁fields ▁and ▁a ▁s occer ▁stad ium . ▁ ▁Sports ▁ ▁NCAA ▁National ▁Championships ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Val d osta ▁State ▁University ▁teams ▁have ▁won ▁ 8 ▁NCAA ▁national ▁champion ships ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁title ▁matches ▁across ▁ 4 ▁sports . ▁ ▁Football ▁ ▁The ▁Val d osta ▁state ▁football ▁program ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9