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Claim:  For over 60 years it has been the city's only designated soccer specific field. Other fields are designated for football, baseball and softball

Truth:  No idea what this even means so maybe someone can provide a citation but I know a fair amount about how DPR works around permitting.  While there is only one other formal use at Hearst Park there are many other fields in DC in the DPR inventory where the only formally permitted use of the field is for soccer.  I'm a decade into two kids playing soccer in DC and I can cite a list of DPR fields that are only used for soccer, most of which see far more intense use than Hearst does
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This ties into the discussion upthread about baseball. DPR regulations give preference to the "intended" use of a field. On the DPR website there is an inventory of fields, organized by type. (https://dpr.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dpr/page_content/attachments/DPR%20Athletic%20FIeld%20Inventory_0.pdf)

The types of field that DPR recognizes are:
Grass Infield 60' Diamond
Grass Infield 70' Diamond
Grass Infield 90' Diamond
Skinned Infield 60' Diamond
Skinned Infield 70' Diamond
Rectangular Field (Multi-Use)

The only "intended" use of a field that DPR recognizes is baseball!

Spring 2017 permits are online at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nI_SyOmN6-c4n8CA0CDpL_gz3EDHH9UZ9jpyvIg7_DQ/edit#gid=1307556571, you'll see that Hearst is used for T-Ball and Ultimate Frisbee in addition to soccer.[/quote]

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