Should clubs that don't allow kids to play for their school team be given access to school fields?

[Anonymous]

Given the shortage of fields, is it right that private clubs use public school fields for practices eventhough they specifically say the kids on that team cannot play for the school? Shouldn't the school facilities be to benefit the kids that are there and are playing for the school instead of a private corporation seeking profits?

I know some DA teams train on public recreation facilities, but there are others that use school fields for their practices. Any thoughts?

[Anonymous]

DA teams are usually part of larger clubs with other high school age teams where kids can play for their school team. So do you just make it for the DA teams? How do you handle the funding that those clubs provide to use those fields? It sounds petty to me and if a club has negotiated and paid for the right to use a school field does it matter if it's their DA team or their U16 team or their U10 team?

[Anonymous]

Don't the clubs pay for that field access?

[Anonymous]

They pay to rent those fields...move on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Given the shortage of fields, is it right that private clubs use public school fields for practices eventhough they specifically say the kids on that team cannot play for the school? Shouldn't the school facilities be to benefit the kids that are there and are playing for the school instead of a private corporation seeking profits?

I know some DA teams train on public recreation facilities, but there are others that use school fields for their practices. Any thoughts?

Clubs pay to use those fields, they are not given access for free.

[Anonymous]

What is an example of a soccer club that forbids kids from playing on their HS teams? If you are talking about DA teams, that is not a club rule, it's a US Soccer rule, and of course virtually all clubs with DA teams have non-DA teams as well, and the kids on those teams play HS ball assuming they make their HS team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Given the shortage of fields, is it right that private clubs use public school fields for practices eventhough they specifically say the kids on that team cannot play for the school? Shouldn't the school facilities be to benefit the kids that are there and are playing for the school instead of a private corporation seeking profits?

I know some DA teams train on public recreation facilities, but there are others that use school fields for their practices. Any thoughts?

High School is a nice social outlet for soccer stop trying to engineer a way to drive club kids to play in a otherwise poor product.

[Anonymous]

BRYC trains and Robinson and Woodson and I know some of the coaches discourage kids from playing HS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Given the shortage of fields, is it right that private clubs use public school fields for practices eventhough they specifically say the kids on that team cannot play for the school? Shouldn't the school facilities be to benefit the kids that are there and are playing for the school instead of a private corporation seeking profits?

I know some DA teams train on public recreation facilities, but there are others that use school fields for their practices. Any thoughts?

Those clubs pay for the use of those fields. Move on stupid.

[Anonymous]

Clubs usually pay the non-profit rental fee which is very minimal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BRYC trains and Robinson and Woodson and I know some of the coaches discourage kids from playing HS

And they paid for the turf fields to be input in at those schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Clubs usually pay the non-profit rental fee which is very minimal.

Are they all nonprofits? Some act like one but really aren’t ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They pay to rent those fields...move on.

For every club that rents a nice school field there are two others making do in the corner of some grass park.

Prioritization preference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They pay to rent those fields...move on.

For every club that rents a nice school field there are two others making do in the corner of some grass park.

Prioritization preference.

What's your point? The bottom line is that the club that is wiling to pay gets to use the field and the county owns the field, not the athletic program at that particular field.

[Anonymous]

why is it a big deal to opt not to play for the high school? I feel like kids should get to decide?

DA teams are the only ones who can't play for the high schools (they can play other sports- just not soccer).