David S. Mack Physical Education Center

Address for Directions:
900 Fulton Ave
Hempstead, NY 11549

The Pride volleyball team calls the David S. Mack Physical Education Center its home. Built in 1970, the David S. Mack Physical Education Center has established itself as a showcase for volleyball in the metropolitan area.

The 800-seat arena hosted Hofstra's First Round NCAA Tournament match in 1995 and has hosted regional and national United States Volleyball Association events, including the 1983 exhibition between the United States Olympic team and the Japanese Olympic team. The Mack Physical Education Center also served as the 1987 home of the New York Liberties of Major League Volleyball and as the training site for the 1989 United States Maccabiah teams. It is also the home to various high school championships and club volleyball competitions.

The Mack Physical Education Center was resurfaced for the second time in 1995 with a wooden Thrust-A-Pad floor, which covers the entire 40,000-square-foot building and gives Hofstra the second largest indoor wooden facility on the East Coast. The floor has been placed over the old synthetic surface and adds greater flexibility, thereby decreasing the chance of leg injuries.

After the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex was constructed, the Mack Physical Education Center became a volleyball-only venue and received a new scoreboard that features space for in-match statistics to be displayed. An updated sound system was also installed, along with new bleacher seating. The Mack Physical Education Center was also decorated with banners commemorating Hofstra's NCAA Tournament appearances and conference championships as well as other Department of Athletics Branding. The Mack Physical Education Center is also outfitted with multiple Senoh Systems, the finest volleyball apparatus available. In 2014, the main court at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center was completely redone, including new logos painted on the floor. The floor is resurfaced each off-season.

The Mack Physical Education Center has been home to five professional teams in its existence: The New York Nets (American Basketball Association), the New York Knicks Summer League team (National Basketball Association), the Long Island Knights and Surf (United States Basketball League) and the New York Liberties (Major League Volleyball).

In addition, the Mack Physical Education Center has hosted concerts, banquets, trade shows, conferences, commencement exercises and scholastic sporting events for the Long Island community. It was also the media center for the three Presidential Debates that were held at Hofstra (2008, 2012, 2016).

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