Anonymous
04/04/2024 11:21
Subject: Turf v grass practices for team
There is definitely not enough turf to go around. Nice grass fields are great except when it rains. Or if it gets dark in the fall.
Anonymous
04/03/2024 19:15
Subject: Turf v grass practices for team
Anonymous wrote:There are not enough turf fields. Period. Even older kids at bigger clubs like Bethesda are ending up on grass at times. It is definitely a problem when competing with clubs like Coppermine or MD United that have their own turf complexes.
Bethesda not having their own complex is puzzling
Anonymous
04/03/2024 19:06
Subject: Turf v grass practices for team
There are not enough turf fields. Period. Even older kids at bigger clubs like Bethesda are ending up on grass at times. It is definitely a problem when competing with clubs like Coppermine or MD United that have their own turf complexes.
Anonymous
04/03/2024 18:26
Subject: Turf v grass practices for team
There's an absolutely enormous county grass soccer field complex out in Clifton, like 7 or 8 fields, and no one is ever playing or practicing there.
Anonymous
04/03/2024 18:13
Subject: Turf v grass practices for team
The "non-profit" clubs do not pay anything like those prices for their turf fields.
There is not enough turf to go around. That's why new soccer clubs really struggle-they can't get practice fields.
There are lots of surplus grass fields that no one wants to practice on.
There is not enough turf to go around. That's why new soccer clubs really struggle-they can't get practice fields.
There are lots of surplus grass fields that no one wants to practice on.
Anonymous
04/03/2024 17:53
Subject: Turf v grass practices for team
Anonymous wrote:I think it's like $100/hour for turf and can be as cheap as $20-30 for grass at some venues but when you have families paying that much money they should book turf at least a few times a week.
There is plenty of money in player fees to cover that.
Is there enough turf to go around for so many teams?
Anonymous
04/03/2024 17:44
Subject: Turf v grass practices for team
I think it's like $100/hour for turf and can be as cheap as $20-30 for grass at some venues but when you have families paying that much money they should book turf at least a few times a week.
There is plenty of money in player fees to cover that.
There is plenty of money in player fees to cover that.
Anonymous
04/03/2024 17:41
Subject: Turf v grass practices for team
Anonymous wrote:What's the price difference between turf and grass? Why would a club risk alienating families by being so cheap?
Very big price differences between turf versus school/park grass rentals
Anonymous
04/03/2024 17:33
Subject: Turf v grass practices for team
What's the price difference between turf and grass? Why would a club risk alienating families by being so cheap?
Anonymous
04/03/2024 17:16
Subject: Turf v grass practices for team
A high school age club team practicing on grass fields all the time is pretty unusual around here.
Anonymous
04/03/2024 17:14
Subject: Turf v grass practices for team
Anonymous wrote:My ds's rec team is scheduled for one garbage practice on a grass field with no goals (it is frequently canceled due to weather) and one weekly practice on turf. The coach can't do much with the grass field.
If your team isn't getting one practice a week on turf I would complain for sure. Tell them you want a refund at the end of the season for all the canceled practices.
I blame our org for prioritizing multiple travel practices on turf per week for little kid travel teams. High school kids are too fast and big for these pitted, rutty fields.
This is a decent-level club team, but not MLSNext.
Anonymous
04/03/2024 17:04
Subject: Turf v grass practices for team
Our U14 plays rec. Half practices are on grass, half are on turf. The bigger issue is that the fields with lights are taken by travel teams so practice always gets cut short this time of year
Anonymous
04/03/2024 17:00
Subject: Turf v grass practices for team
What level team? DS has been playing travel for years. His current team and past teams with one exception have practiced exclusively on artificial turf so practice is never canceled (which sometimes actually sucks). He played for a year with a small local club that sometimes used grass fields but I think that’s because they were cheap.
Anonymous
04/03/2024 16:59
Subject: Turf v grass practices for team
My ds's rec team is scheduled for one garbage practice on a grass field with no goals (it is frequently canceled due to weather) and one weekly practice on turf. The coach can't do much with the grass field.
If your team isn't getting one practice a week on turf I would complain for sure. Tell them you want a refund at the end of the season for all the canceled practices.
I blame our org for prioritizing multiple travel practices on turf per week for little kid travel teams. High school kids are too fast and big for these pitted, rutty fields.
If your team isn't getting one practice a week on turf I would complain for sure. Tell them you want a refund at the end of the season for all the canceled practices.
I blame our org for prioritizing multiple travel practices on turf per week for little kid travel teams. High school kids are too fast and big for these pitted, rutty fields.
Anonymous
04/03/2024 16:24
Subject: Turf v grass practices for team
Does your child's HS age team practice in the spring on turf or grass? I feel like most of the season's practices are cancelled due to club booking mostly grass and it's very frustrating. They never reschedule so it's just free money we're giving away. I wouldn't be bothered if it was just a couple of practices each season but last year there were periods of almost no practices for weeks and it looks like this year is headed to be similar.