'Sports has always been my number one passion,' says Kent Knebelkamp. 'I coached my kids in many different youth sports programs in Northbrook, and always enjoyed it. I thought the Willow Hill location would be a perfect chance to make my work career also what I most love to do -- work with kids in sports.'
Longtime Northbrook resident Kent Knebelkamp knows better than most. He tried engineering, banking, home building, and working at General Motors over his long work career and enjoyed them all -- for the most part. But his true passion has always been sports.
But the golf course was only part of the dream. The other half was to build an indoor sports dome to go along with it. "That didn't start out so well," says Knebelkamp."COVID hit and kind of temporarily destroyed the idea. The dome was definitely part of the master plan when we took over the golf course, but it just didn't get off the ground when we wanted it to."
"The town of Northbrook was outstanding to work with," says Knebelkamp."They were open to the idea, helped us along the way, and really, in the process of building it there were very few complications." "It's pretty cool," says Knebelkamp."Teams get NFL jerseys and NFL team names and some other gear from the NFL. It is well-established across the country, with over 600,000 kids playing nationwide. We are hoping to tap into that market and think it will be a great opportunity for kids who love football."
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