Wednesday Meeting on MSI Soccer Stadium take over of Julius West Middle School fields

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Anonymous wrote:Holy smokes! There are some outrageous lies and misinformation in this thread.

JW has the same turf field that is used at Germantown Soccerplex. It it safe.

Annual Maintenance of grass field costs approximately $60K while annual maintenance for turf field is about $20K.

NO. No teacher salary is being cut to pay for turf management/maintenance.

MCPS can charge a lot more for turf field rentals compared to grass fields.

Please stop with the lies. I have a DC that will be attending JW next year and I’m excited that they will have better field to play on than the crappy grass field that was previously there.

Well you added more misinformation.

The SoccerPlex is not the same as JWMS. Totally different company, product and materials.

YES, teachers salaries are cut to pay for this. MCPS takes money from the Operating Budget to pay for MSI Soccer fields. That means less money to pay teachers.

MCPS has not been able to charge anything for field rentals. They don't rent the fields and the imagine rental fees never came in to the County. MCPS has been using Operating Budget funds to install and replace these fields.

You will go to hell for telling such sinful lies. Please go to confession now.

MCPS is currently paying $60k per year for grass field maintenance at JW. Hence, they will save $40K per year now.

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Anonymous wrote:No bathrooms at most of the places MSI plays. The schools are usually locked. Sometimes at the high schools like Einstein or Whitman they will have the nearby bathrooms unlocked but not always.
I agree they should have bathrooms, but they don’t at the other schools either. Kids and adults hold it.

Adults hold it. Kids do not.

One game we were at (at a different MS), one girl even went into the woods to do a #2. Now, THAT would be gross on turf.

Uh, OK. I never saw that at any MSI games I attended but sure. We all held it or drove to an actual bathroom.

Plus I love how you think a kid is pooping in the middle of the soccer field. Right

Children and adults go behind a tree. They do it all the time. Maybe your kid goes in the middle of the field, but others go off to a tree.

This is disgusting. Who pays fees to a company to play and they don't even have bathrooms for practices or games. Do you know how little it would cost MSI to get at least a porta john. We play softball/baseball thru RBBA and they supply porta johns for fields that do not have bathrooms or local businesses in walking distance.

Do you realize that the $2.4M that MSI paid MCPS for the turf field construction is basically an exclusive right to use the turf field for 10 years? This is basically a 10 year pre-paid lease to use the field. The bathroom facility is the responsibility of MCPS to provide.

+1000. And JW still has priority use over MSI. This is great for Rockvilke and MCPS!

No they don't MSI is already scheduling games on their times without clearing it with MCPS or the City.

Another lie. All MSI scheduled games and practices have been postponed and move to other soccer fields. Please stop lying.

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Anonymous wrote:No bathrooms at most of the places MSI plays. The schools are usually locked. Sometimes at the high schools like Einstein or Whitman they will have the nearby bathrooms unlocked but not always.
I agree they should have bathrooms, but they don’t at the other schools either. Kids and adults hold it.

Adults hold it. Kids do not.

One game we were at (at a different MS), one girl even went into the woods to do a #2. Now, THAT would be gross on turf.

Uh, OK. I never saw that at any MSI games I attended but sure. We all held it or drove to an actual bathroom.

Plus I love how you think a kid is pooping in the middle of the soccer field. Right

Children and adults go behind a tree. They do it all the time. Maybe your kid goes in the middle of the field, but others go off to a tree.

This is disgusting. Who pays fees to a company to play and they don't even have bathrooms for practices or games. Do you know how little it would cost MSI to get at least a porta john. We play softball/baseball thru RBBA and they supply porta johns for fields that do not have bathrooms or local businesses in walking distance.

Do you realize that the $2.4M that MSI paid MCPS for the turf field construction is basically an exclusive right to use the turf field for 10 years? This is basically a 10 year pre-paid lease to use the field. The bathroom facility is the responsibility of MCPS to provide.

Can't realize what isn't true. MSI does not have an exclusive right to the fields. Read the contract.

Bathrooms are the responsibility of MSI. Again, read the contract. You might learn something.

They do have an exclusive right to use the field in terms of first choice before any other outside entity. Let's not mince words here people.

Bathrooms responsibility of MSI? Where is that in the contract. Please post a link or screenshot for us, because otherwise your statement is a fairy tale.

They paid $2.4M. Of course they have exclusive use over other clubs/organizations except for JW and MCPS use.

MSI’s settlement agreement is for turf field. Not to construct bathrooms. You’re such an idiot.

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Anonymous wrote:No bathrooms at most of the places MSI plays. The schools are usually locked. Sometimes at the high schools like Einstein or Whitman they will have the nearby bathrooms unlocked but not always.
I agree they should have bathrooms, but they don’t at the other schools either. Kids and adults hold it.

Adults hold it. Kids do not.

One game we were at (at a different MS), one girl even went into the woods to do a #2. Now, THAT would be gross on turf.

Uh, OK. I never saw that at any MSI games I attended but sure. We all held it or drove to an actual bathroom.

Plus I love how you think a kid is pooping in the middle of the soccer field. Right

Children and adults go behind a tree. They do it all the time. Maybe your kid goes in the middle of the field, but others go off to a tree.

This is disgusting. Who pays fees to a company to play and they don't even have bathrooms for practices or games. Do you know how little it would cost MSI to get at least a porta john. We play softball/baseball thru RBBA and they supply porta johns for fields that do not have bathrooms or local businesses in walking distance.

Do you realize that the $2.4M that MSI paid MCPS for the turf field construction is basically an exclusive right to use the turf field for 10 years? This is basically a 10 year pre-paid lease to use the field. The bathroom facility is the responsibility of MCPS to provide.

+1000. And JW still has priority use over MSI. This is great for Rockvilke and MCPS!

No they don't MSI is already scheduling games on their times without clearing it with MCPS or the City.

Another lie. All MSI scheduled games and practices have been postponed and move to other soccer fields. Please stop lying.

Really? I am a a mom of an MSI player, and our schedule has her playing on the JWMS field in October. The only game that was rescheduled was this weeks. Is there something MSI is not sharing yet?

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Anonymous wrote:No bathrooms at most of the places MSI plays. The schools are usually locked. Sometimes at the high schools like Einstein or Whitman they will have the nearby bathrooms unlocked but not always.
I agree they should have bathrooms, but they don’t at the other schools either. Kids and adults hold it.

Adults hold it. Kids do not.

One game we were at (at a different MS), one girl even went into the woods to do a #2. Now, THAT would be gross on turf.

Uh, OK. I never saw that at any MSI games I attended but sure. We all held it or drove to an actual bathroom.

Plus I love how you think a kid is pooping in the middle of the soccer field. Right

Children and adults go behind a tree. They do it all the time. Maybe your kid goes in the middle of the field, but others go off to a tree.

This is disgusting. Who pays fees to a company to play and they don't even have bathrooms for practices or games. Do you know how little it would cost MSI to get at least a porta john. We play softball/baseball thru RBBA and they supply porta johns for fields that do not have bathrooms or local businesses in walking distance.

Do you realize that the $2.4M that MSI paid MCPS for the turf field construction is basically an exclusive right to use the turf field for 10 years? This is basically a 10 year pre-paid lease to use the field. The bathroom facility is the responsibility of MCPS to provide.

+1000. And JW still has priority use over MSI. This is great for Rockvilke and MCPS!

No they don't MSI is already scheduling games on their times without clearing it with MCPS or the City.

MSI is not currently being allowed to use the field at all! I know because our last 3 games have been rescheduled to other fiekds!

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Also, MSI used the JW field last year too, for the first graders’ games.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you all realize MSI has been playing there for years with no bathrooms? Where was your outrage then?

Most MSI games are played at fields that have no access to bathrooms. Schools are generally closed during games, and some are played at local parks with no bathroom facilities.

It's still illegal. MSI is a business with employees who work these games. Employees are entitled to bathroom facilities.

MSI is nuts! You know they don't even pay the coaches for Rec. One year, we had a fantastic coach because we didn't have a parent, and come to find out, he wasn't even getting paid! Parents chipped in and were very generous.

But, it's not like MSI is a charity. People are making money off these volunteer coaches. WTF?

"MSI is a non-profit youth soccer organization that promotes youth soccer in Montgomery County. MSI emphasizes each child's enjoyment, personal growth, skill development and team experience through excellent leadership, fair play and good sportsmanship." https://www.msisoccer.org/Default.aspx? tabid=387734

That in fact did profit in the millions and hid the money to pay for artificial turf.

No, "for profit" and "non-profit" are terms with specific definitions. MSI does not enrich its owners by distributing profits to them or dividends to shareholders or anything like that. Non-profit organizations can and do raise and maintain funds to reinvest in the mission of the non-profit. Investing in fields and playing space that their teams will use for practices and games is well within the scope of MSI's mission. (Based on their website. I have not seen their founding documents, but I guarantee there are Articles of Incorporation or some such document that lays out the permissible activities of the organization.) If the organization uses funds raised or earned to invest or reinvest in the mission of the non-profit, that does not mean that it is a money-making business that benefits its private owners who receive "profits."

Who says? No one knew they were stockpiling millions to pay for artificial turf. Who knows what they do with their money. There is no audit or public accountability.

Using their millions to buy fields for public schools is clearly not their mission. Yet, that is what they just did. What else is off in their spending?

Presumably their Board of Directors knew because that is how oversight of corporations and non-profits works. They are not the government and are not necessarily accountable to the public - they are accountable to their Board of Directors and to the government for following laws like no endorsing political candidates, etc. I’m sure they have to file certain types of documents with various government agencies as well.

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Anonymous wrote:No bathrooms at most of the places MSI plays. The schools are usually locked. Sometimes at the high schools like Einstein or Whitman they will have the nearby bathrooms unlocked but not always.
I agree they should have bathrooms, but they don’t at the other schools either. Kids and adults hold it.

Adults hold it. Kids do not.

One game we were at (at a different MS), one girl even went into the woods to do a #2. Now, THAT would be gross on turf.

Uh, OK. I never saw that at any MSI games I attended but sure. We all held it or drove to an actual bathroom.

Plus I love how you think a kid is pooping in the middle of the soccer field. Right

Children and adults go behind a tree. They do it all the time. Maybe your kid goes in the middle of the field, but others go off to a tree.

This is disgusting. Who pays fees to a company to play and they don't even have bathrooms for practices or games. Do you know how little it would cost MSI to get at least a porta john. We play softball/baseball thru RBBA and they supply porta johns for fields that do not have bathrooms or local businesses in walking distance.

Do you realize that the $2.4M that MSI paid MCPS for the turf field construction is basically an exclusive right to use the turf field for 10 years? This is basically a 10 year pre-paid lease to use the field. The bathroom facility is the responsibility of MCPS to provide.

+1000. And JW still has priority use over MSI. This is great for Rockvilke and MCPS!

No they don't MSI is already scheduling games on their times without clearing it with MCPS or the City.

Another lie. All MSI scheduled games and practices have been postponed and move to other soccer fields. Please stop lying.

Really? I am a a mom of an MSI player, and our schedule has her playing on the JWMS field in October. The only game that was rescheduled was this weeks. Is there something MSI is not sharing yet?

MSI Academy Teams were supposed to be practicing on the JW Turf Field this week but it was move to other fields. I can tell you that your DC plays for MSI Classic or Recreation. MSI Academy Teams plays on the Germantown Soccerplex.

MSI is hoping that the MOA between MSI & Rockville will be accepted soon. If they can, MSI can use the turf field on your DC’s game will not have to be moved to another location.

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Anonymous wrote:No bathrooms at most of the places MSI plays. The schools are usually locked. Sometimes at the high schools like Einstein or Whitman they will have the nearby bathrooms unlocked but not always.
I agree they should have bathrooms, but they don’t at the other schools either. Kids and adults hold it.

Adults hold it. Kids do not.

One game we were at (at a different MS), one girl even went into the woods to do a #2. Now, THAT would be gross on turf.

Uh, OK. I never saw that at any MSI games I attended but sure. We all held it or drove to an actual bathroom.

Plus I love how you think a kid is pooping in the middle of the soccer field. Right

Children and adults go behind a tree. They do it all the time. Maybe your kid goes in the middle of the field, but others go off to a tree.

This is disgusting. Who pays fees to a company to play and they don't even have bathrooms for practices or games. Do you know how little it would cost MSI to get at least a porta john. We play softball/baseball thru RBBA and they supply porta johns for fields that do not have bathrooms or local businesses in walking distance.

Do you realize that the $2.4M that MSI paid MCPS for the turf field construction is basically an exclusive right to use the turf field for 10 years? This is basically a 10 year pre-paid lease to use the field. The bathroom facility is the responsibility of MCPS to provide.

Can't realize what isn't true. MSI does not have an exclusive right to the fields. Read the contract.

Bathrooms are the responsibility of MSI. Again, read the contract. You might learn something.

They do have an exclusive right to use the field in terms of first choice before any other outside entity. Let's not mince words here people.

Bathrooms responsibility of MSI? Where is that in the contract. Please post a link or screenshot for us, because otherwise your statement is a fairy tale.

The fairy tale is that MSI has a right to the field over other entities. They don't. It's all in the contract. Post it since you think you know it all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Holy smokes! There are some outrageous lies and misinformation in this thread.

JW has the same turf field that is used at Germantown Soccerplex. It it safe.

Annual Maintenance of grass field costs approximately $60K while annual maintenance for turf field is about $20K.

NO. No teacher salary is being cut to pay for turf management/maintenance.

MCPS can charge a lot more for turf field rentals compared to grass fields.

Please stop with the lies. I have a DC that will be attending JW next year and I’m excited that they will have better field to play on than the crappy grass field that was previously there.

Well you added more misinformation.

The SoccerPlex is not the same as JWMS. Totally different company, product and materials.

YES, teachers salaries are cut to pay for this. MCPS takes money from the Operating Budget to pay for MSI Soccer fields. That means less money to pay teachers.

MCPS has not been able to charge anything for field rentals. They don't rent the fields and the imagine rental fees never came in to the County. MCPS has been using Operating Budget funds to install and replace these fields.

You will go to hell for telling such sinful lies. Please go to confession now.

MCPS is currently paying $60k per year for grass field maintenance at JW. Hence, they will save $40K per year now.

They can't save money when they have to removed the fields and replace them when they are used up. And you forgot to include the cost of the electricity for the 10 lights.

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Anonymous wrote:No bathrooms at most of the places MSI plays. The schools are usually locked. Sometimes at the high schools like Einstein or Whitman they will have the nearby bathrooms unlocked but not always.
I agree they should have bathrooms, but they don’t at the other schools either. Kids and adults hold it.

Adults hold it. Kids do not.

One game we were at (at a different MS), one girl even went into the woods to do a #2. Now, THAT would be gross on turf.

Uh, OK. I never saw that at any MSI games I attended but sure. We all held it or drove to an actual bathroom.

Plus I love how you think a kid is pooping in the middle of the soccer field. Right

Children and adults go behind a tree. They do it all the time. Maybe your kid goes in the middle of the field, but others go off to a tree.

This is disgusting. Who pays fees to a company to play and they don't even have bathrooms for practices or games. Do you know how little it would cost MSI to get at least a porta john. We play softball/baseball thru RBBA and they supply porta johns for fields that do not have bathrooms or local businesses in walking distance.

Do you realize that the $2.4M that MSI paid MCPS for the turf field construction is basically an exclusive right to use the turf field for 10 years? This is basically a 10 year pre-paid lease to use the field. The bathroom facility is the responsibility of MCPS to provide.

+1000. And JW still has priority use over MSI. This is great for Rockvilke and MCPS!

No they don't MSI is already scheduling games on their times without clearing it with MCPS or the City.

Another lie. All MSI scheduled games and practices have been postponed and move to other soccer fields. Please stop lying.

Having trouble reading the MSI website? JW games are still on the schedule.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you all realize MSI has been playing there for years with no bathrooms? Where was your outrage then?

Most MSI games are played at fields that have no access to bathrooms. Schools are generally closed during games, and some are played at local parks with no bathroom facilities.

It's still illegal. MSI is a business with employees who work these games. Employees are entitled to bathroom facilities.

MSI is nuts! You know they don't even pay the coaches for Rec. One year, we had a fantastic coach because we didn't have a parent, and come to find out, he wasn't even getting paid! Parents chipped in and were very generous.

But, it's not like MSI is a charity. People are making money off these volunteer coaches. WTF?

"MSI is a non-profit youth soccer organization that promotes youth soccer in Montgomery County. MSI emphasizes each child's enjoyment, personal growth, skill development and team experience through excellent leadership, fair play and good sportsmanship." https://www.msisoccer.org/Default.aspx? tabid=387734

That in fact did profit in the millions and hid the money to pay for artificial turf.

No, "for profit" and "non-profit" are terms with specific definitions. MSI does not enrich its owners by distributing profits to them or dividends to shareholders or anything like that. Non-profit organizations can and do raise and maintain funds to reinvest in the mission of the non-profit. Investing in fields and playing space that their teams will use for practices and games is well within the scope of MSI's mission. (Based on their website. I have not seen their founding documents, but I guarantee there are Articles of Incorporation or some such document that lays out the permissible activities of the organization.) If the organization uses funds raised or earned to invest or reinvest in the mission of the non-profit, that does not mean that it is a money-making business that benefits its private owners who receive "profits."

Who says? No one knew they were stockpiling millions to pay for artificial turf. Who knows what they do with their money. There is no audit or public accountability.

Using their millions to buy fields for public schools is clearly not their mission. Yet, that is what they just did. What else is off in their spending?

Presumably their Board of Directors knew because that is how oversight of corporations and non-profits works. They are not the government and are not necessarily accountable to the public - they are accountable to their Board of Directors and to the government for following laws like no endorsing political candidates, etc. I’m sure they have to file certain types of documents with various government agencies as well.

Holly smokes. Instead of renting a turf field for 10 years, they pre-paid it. MCPS used this money to build turf fields. This is part of the MSI/MCPS lawsuit settlement. Nothing unethical or illegal about this at all. This is for the benefit of all 20,000+ current MSI soccer players (Academy, Classic and Recreational).

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Anonymous wrote:No bathrooms at most of the places MSI plays. The schools are usually locked. Sometimes at the high schools like Einstein or Whitman they will have the nearby bathrooms unlocked but not always.
I agree they should have bathrooms, but they don’t at the other schools either. Kids and adults hold it.

Adults hold it. Kids do not.

One game we were at (at a different MS), one girl even went into the woods to do a #2. Now, THAT would be gross on turf.

Uh, OK. I never saw that at any MSI games I attended but sure. We all held it or drove to an actual bathroom.

Plus I love how you think a kid is pooping in the middle of the soccer field. Right

Children and adults go behind a tree. They do it all the time. Maybe your kid goes in the middle of the field, but others go off to a tree.

This is disgusting. Who pays fees to a company to play and they don't even have bathrooms for practices or games. Do you know how little it would cost MSI to get at least a porta john. We play softball/baseball thru RBBA and they supply porta johns for fields that do not have bathrooms or local businesses in walking distance.

Do you realize that the $2.4M that MSI paid MCPS for the turf field construction is basically an exclusive right to use the turf field for 10 years? This is basically a 10 year pre-paid lease to use the field. The bathroom facility is the responsibility of MCPS to provide.

+1000. And JW still has priority use over MSI. This is great for Rockvilke and MCPS!

No they don't MSI is already scheduling games on their times without clearing it with MCPS or the City.

Another lie. All MSI scheduled games and practices have been postponed and move to other soccer fields. Please stop lying.

Really? I am a a mom of an MSI player, and our schedule has her playing on the JWMS field in October. The only game that was rescheduled was this weeks. Is there something MSI is not sharing yet?

MSI Academy Teams were supposed to be practicing on the JW Turf Field this week but it was move to other fields. I can tell you that your DC plays for MSI Classic or Recreation. MSI Academy Teams plays on the Germantown Soccerplex.

MSI is hoping that the MOA between MSI & Rockville will be accepted soon. If they can, MSI can use the turf field on your DC’s game will not have to be moved to another location.

It's a MOU and MSI hasn't signed on the dotted line. The agreement can't be finalized until MSI does their part.

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Anonymous wrote:No bathrooms at most of the places MSI plays. The schools are usually locked. Sometimes at the high schools like Einstein or Whitman they will have the nearby bathrooms unlocked but not always.
I agree they should have bathrooms, but they don’t at the other schools either. Kids and adults hold it.

Adults hold it. Kids do not.

One game we were at (at a different MS), one girl even went into the woods to do a #2. Now, THAT would be gross on turf.

Uh, OK. I never saw that at any MSI games I attended but sure. We all held it or drove to an actual bathroom.

Plus I love how you think a kid is pooping in the middle of the soccer field. Right

Children and adults go behind a tree. They do it all the time. Maybe your kid goes in the middle of the field, but others go off to a tree.

This is disgusting. Who pays fees to a company to play and they don't even have bathrooms for practices or games. Do you know how little it would cost MSI to get at least a porta john. We play softball/baseball thru RBBA and they supply porta johns for fields that do not have bathrooms or local businesses in walking distance.

Do you realize that the $2.4M that MSI paid MCPS for the turf field construction is basically an exclusive right to use the turf field for 10 years? This is basically a 10 year pre-paid lease to use the field. The bathroom facility is the responsibility of MCPS to provide.

+1000. And JW still has priority use over MSI. This is great for Rockvilke and MCPS!

No they don't MSI is already scheduling games on their times without clearing it with MCPS or the City.

Another lie. All MSI scheduled games and practices have been postponed and move to other soccer fields. Please stop lying.

Having trouble reading the MSI website? JW games are still on the schedule.

Are you dumb? Of course they are scheduled. All practices and games that were scheduled this week have been moved. Any games that are scheduled for next week and after have not been rescheduled yet until they get the final word from Rockville City. And they also need time to find available fields. Please think!!

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Anonymous wrote:No bathrooms at most of the places MSI plays. The schools are usually locked. Sometimes at the high schools like Einstein or Whitman they will have the nearby bathrooms unlocked but not always.
I agree they should have bathrooms, but they don’t at the other schools either. Kids and adults hold it.

Adults hold it. Kids do not.

One game we were at (at a different MS), one girl even went into the woods to do a #2. Now, THAT would be gross on turf.

Uh, OK. I never saw that at any MSI games I attended but sure. We all held it or drove to an actual bathroom.

Plus I love how you think a kid is pooping in the middle of the soccer field. Right

Children and adults go behind a tree. They do it all the time. Maybe your kid goes in the middle of the field, but others go off to a tree.

This is disgusting. Who pays fees to a company to play and they don't even have bathrooms for practices or games. Do you know how little it would cost MSI to get at least a porta john. We play softball/baseball thru RBBA and they supply porta johns for fields that do not have bathrooms or local businesses in walking distance.

Do you realize that the $2.4M that MSI paid MCPS for the turf field construction is basically an exclusive right to use the turf field for 10 years? This is basically a 10 year pre-paid lease to use the field. The bathroom facility is the responsibility of MCPS to provide.

+1000. And JW still has priority use over MSI. This is great for Rockvilke and MCPS!

No they don't MSI is already scheduling games on their times without clearing it with MCPS or the City.

Another lie. All MSI scheduled games and practices have been postponed and move to other soccer fields. Please stop lying.

Really? I am a a mom of an MSI player, and our schedule has her playing on the JWMS field in October. The only game that was rescheduled was this weeks. Is there something MSI is not sharing yet?

MSI Academy Teams were supposed to be practicing on the JW Turf Field this week but it was move to other fields. I can tell you that your DC plays for MSI Classic or Recreation. MSI Academy Teams plays on the Germantown Soccerplex.

MSI is hoping that the MOA between MSI & Rockville will be accepted soon. If they can, MSI can use the turf field on your DC’s game will not have to be moved to another location.

It's a MOU and MSI hasn't signed on the dotted line. The agreement can't be finalized until MSI does their part.

MOU/MOA (same difference). Anyhow, the MOU is expected to be sent over this week.