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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m from Casa Grande and my kid plays soccer here in NoVA for a local club team.  Interesting to read about your son’s experience living and training at the Franny Granny. It blows me away that it’s thought of as a youth soccer destination. I can’t imagine what you thought as you rolled through town and pulled up there.  [/quote]

I had never heard of Casa Grande but you raise a good question — why put a “youth soccer destination” in the middle of nowhere? I guess because it’s a good combination of cheap + low rainfall? [/quote]

It’s actually a great facility. Photos and information here.

https://www.grandesports.com/

Grande Sports Center was originally training grounds for the San Francisco Giants and opened in 1961. this article has some cool photos from those days: https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/sports/mlb/cactus-league/2019/02/28/francisco-grande-resort-and-baseball-stadium-casa-grande-san-francisco-giants/3015150002/

The “dorm” is total 1960s hotel—most boys are in a two story cinder block building that’s more motel-like but some end up in the main hotel tower. There’s a restaurant and bar in the main hotel.

The city of Casa Grande (locals do NOT pronounce the e on the end—it’s just Grand) is largely a farming community that’s gained some industry and a lot of retirees—it’s on I-10 and close to I-8. 
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Not questioning that the soccer facilities are nice, only the decision to site it in the middle of nowhere.[/quote]

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