Anonymous
Post 04/08/2019 11:25     Subject: Re:Muldoon unacceptable
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yes - our team made the decision to never register for the Bethesda Premier Cup in Nov. again after last fall. That was at the Polo fields which were even worse than Muldoon. Since you don't know if you'll play at one of these converted horse farm fields or at a quality complex like Germantown, it is just not worth the risk. I suspect until they see their tourney registrations drop significantly, the tourney admins won't change a thing.


Forget about tournaments...other clubs have to tell BSC that they're not playing there anymore. Period.


Sounds like the league would have to take this up. Teams can't just say they arent going to play at a field unless they forfeit which isnt fair.


What isn't fair is playing there to begin with.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2019 11:24     Subject: Re:Muldoon unacceptable
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yes - our team made the decision to never register for the Bethesda Premier Cup in Nov. again after last fall. That was at the Polo fields which were even worse than Muldoon. Since you don't know if you'll play at one of these converted horse farm fields or at a quality complex like Germantown, it is just not worth the risk. I suspect until they see their tourney registrations drop significantly, the tourney admins won't change a thing.


Forget about tournaments...other clubs have to tell BSC that they're not playing there anymore. Period.


Sounds like the league would have to take this up. Teams can't just say they arent going to play at a field unless they forfeit which isnt fair.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2019 11:20     Subject: Muldoon unacceptable
Forget the soccer, I can't believe there haven't been more accidents there. The parking lots are terrible and cars slide everywhere after it rains. I'm shocked someone hasn't injured a kid.

And the soccer is awful, too.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2019 11:11     Subject: Re:Muldoon unacceptable
Anonymous wrote:Yes - our team made the decision to never register for the Bethesda Premier Cup in Nov. again after last fall. That was at the Polo fields which were even worse than Muldoon. Since you don't know if you'll play at one of these converted horse farm fields or at a quality complex like Germantown, it is just not worth the risk. I suspect until they see their tourney registrations drop significantly, the tourney admins won't change a thing.


Forget about tournaments...other clubs have to tell BSC that they're not playing there anymore. Period.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2019 11:10     Subject: Re:Muldoon unacceptable
Yes - our team made the decision to never register for the Bethesda Premier Cup in Nov. again after last fall. That was at the Polo fields which were even worse than Muldoon. Since you don't know if you'll play at one of these converted horse farm fields or at a quality complex like Germantown, it is just not worth the risk. I suspect until they see their tourney registrations drop significantly, the tourney admins won't change a thing.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2019 10:54     Subject: Muldoon unacceptable
Try watching cars parked on top of the hill slide down with wheels locked after a few storms.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2019 10:17     Subject: Re:Muldoon unacceptable
Anonymous wrote:Muldoons has always had its issues, but the soccer fields were always set up previously in a manner that the slope was from the side, so that neither team was having to play uphill or downhill in a half. The fields have now been set up in a manner that forces teams to play uphill in one half and downhill in the other. This is absurd on every level, including the obvious impact it has had on games, as nearly all goals are scored by the team going downhill in a half. No "top" level travel teams, or their opponents, should be forced to play on fields that are literally a gentle sloping hill. And that is to say nothing about the usual problems with Muldoons (poor quality grass; uneven playing surface that causes the ball to skip and jump unexpectedly; poor drainage; etc.). Speaking of drainage, Muldoons appears to have never dried out from all of the rain last fall. Other posters are correct, it is a matter of time before some child is badly injured slipping on a muddy, wet field, and someone is going to note that other soccer fields in the area (e.g., SoccerPlex) are dry as a bone right now.

I have never understood why BSC plays at Muldoons, especially with an alternative like the SoccerPlex, which is vastly superior and also a shorter drive for nearly all BSC players and coaches. If it is a matter of cost, then I am sure BSC parents would gladly pay more for games to be played at SoccerPlex, or any other real soccer field, than Muldoons. The club should be embarrassed that it forces its younger teams to play games at Muldoons.


No matter how Muldoons is arranged it is absolutely unacceptable as a soccer field.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2019 10:09     Subject: Re:Muldoon unacceptable
Muldoons has always had its issues, but the soccer fields were always set up previously in a manner that the slope was from the side, so that neither team was having to play uphill or downhill in a half. The fields have now been set up in a manner that forces teams to play uphill in one half and downhill in the other. This is absurd on every level, including the obvious impact it has had on games, as nearly all goals are scored by the team going downhill in a half. No "top" level travel teams, or their opponents, should be forced to play on fields that are literally a gentle sloping hill. And that is to say nothing about the usual problems with Muldoons (poor quality grass; uneven playing surface that causes the ball to skip and jump unexpectedly; poor drainage; etc.). Speaking of drainage, Muldoons appears to have never dried out from all of the rain last fall. Other posters are correct, it is a matter of time before some child is badly injured slipping on a muddy, wet field, and someone is going to note that other soccer fields in the area (e.g., SoccerPlex) are dry as a bone right now.

I have never understood why BSC plays at Muldoons, especially with an alternative like the SoccerPlex, which is vastly superior and also a shorter drive for nearly all BSC players and coaches. If it is a matter of cost, then I am sure BSC parents would gladly pay more for games to be played at SoccerPlex, or any other real soccer field, than Muldoons. The club should be embarrassed that it forces its younger teams to play games at Muldoons.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2019 08:48     Subject: Muldoon unacceptable
Anonymous wrote:As much as BSC charges to join their teams, I can’t believe they won’t/don’t get turf fields for their home games.

They also use these fields for their tournaments.


That is exactly why our coach is no longer having our team play in any tournaments that use those fields. They are horrendous.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2019 18:55     Subject: Muldoon unacceptable
As much as BSC charges to join their teams, I can’t believe they won’t/don’t get turf fields for their home games.

They also use these fields for their tournaments.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2019 18:52     Subject: Muldoon unacceptable
Agree the fields are terrible and if it has been raining forget about it. The least they can do is keep it groomed.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2019 18:40     Subject: Re:Muldoon unacceptable
After driving an hour to Muldoons this morning, the referee cancelled our game on site because he deemed the fields unsafe and unplayable. Those fields are so horrendous. Couldn't someone made that determination 2 hours earlier?
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2019 17:17     Subject: Muldoon unacceptable
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m out at Muldoon Farms right now for a ‘soccer game’
It’s in quotes because the field is so bad that it barely resembles soccer.
It’s embarrassing to BSC, and it’s insulting to every visiting team.
I urge everyone in BSC and everyone from other programs that have to play there to email the new BSC executive director to let her know this is not acceptable.

Lisa Frates, Executive Director

lfrates@bethesdasoccer.org




It has been that way for years and years. It’s not a good venue for soccer. More like frog breeding.


Always has been, always will be.
Wait til the first injury brings a suit for playing a game in unsafe conditions.
Not that are many lawyers whose kids play soccer in the DMV
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2019 13:50     Subject: Muldoon unacceptable
Anonymous wrote:I’m out at Muldoon Farms right now for a ‘soccer game’
It’s in quotes because the field is so bad that it barely resembles soccer.
It’s embarrassing to BSC, and it’s insulting to every visiting team.
I urge everyone in BSC and everyone from other programs that have to play there to email the new BSC executive director to let her know this is not acceptable.

Lisa Frates, Executive Director

lfrates@bethesdasoccer.org




It has been that way for years and years. It’s not a good venue for soccer. More like frog breeding.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2019 13:13     Subject: Muldoon unacceptable
I’m out at Muldoon Farms right now for a ‘soccer game’
It’s in quotes because the field is so bad that it barely resembles soccer.
It’s embarrassing to BSC, and it’s insulting to every visiting team.
I urge everyone in BSC and everyone from other programs that have to play there to email the new BSC executive director to let her know this is not acceptable.

Lisa Frates, Executive Director

lfrates@bethesdasoccer.org