First off, this is not an ad, you can check my profile- I'm just a random dude totally unaffiliated with them who's blown away by how awesome this place is & wants to make sure they get enough business to justify staying open!

For those of you who haven't seen it, Dick's built a new "House of Sports" connected to West Town Mall. It's one of 2 in the country, the other being in New York. It's got an outdoor play area/track for kids. An indoor 2-story rock climbing wall. A massive selection of cleats....

Honestly, I can't even tell you what else they've got, because I spent 2 hours in the cleats section, lol. It was the first time I've had the chance to try out really nice cleats in person. I'd never been able to justify spending well over $100 on a pair online that I couldn't try on first & it's awesome we finally have a place to do it!

If you're even remotely interested in sports equipment, I highly recommend checking it out. I didn't venture past the soccer section, but I recommended it to some friends who are into golf & fishing & they both loved it & wound up getting some stuff. A group of us are planning on going back as soon as our schedules line up this week.

I'm never the type to fill out emailed surveys, but I was sure to let their corporate know just how awesome the entire experience was. Super friendly & knowledgeable employees on top of the incredible facility. I have no idea why they picked Knoxville of all places for one of two locations in the country. But I'm not complaining at all!