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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hardy should close the staff parking lot and then reconfigure the new space and existing mini field into a real field.  Why should Hardy kids sacrifice sports space for faculty and staff who are too lazy to take public transportation?[/quote]

A regulation size field will not fit in Hardy, even if you get rid of the parking lot and tennis court. The site simply does not have enough length. You'd need to knock down part of the Hardy building. [/quote]

And people with no knowledge blithely suggest axing the tennis court when they have no idea how it's used. Its correct to say that very little tennis goes on there, BUT it is used EVERY SINGLE school day because Hardy has already worked to repurpose it by putting up two basketball nets and the students use them during recess time which takes place before or after lunch for each of the three grades. And while I mention recess, I'll also point out that the outdoor space that is available is well used...all of it, but all the Hardy students during those recess times.

The problem after school is that sports team are expected to practice and prepare for games on what amounts to a a small, unmarked, unlined green oval on the inside of a small non-regulation track. So these "teams" aren't able to even approximate what they will actually play on when they get on a bus and ride 30 minutes to an hour to an actual game. It's a real disadvantage to the kids and sends a clear message that they don't matter. [/quote]

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