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Post 09/02/2025 17:09     Subject: has anyone been to games at Liberty Sports park in Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:The SoccerPlex is better for most things (except maybe parking).

The bathrooms, parking, no benches for teams and no place for parents is a problem at Liberty, which is a public/private partnership, not privately owned


There is absolutely no shade at Liberty, AND no tents allowed. Its absurd, in Virginia heat.
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Post 09/02/2025 17:09     Subject: has anyone been to games at Liberty Sports park in Maryland?
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Anonymous wrote:I think what happened was, they were trying to cram as many fields as they could into X size piece of land, and "extra" space for things like somewhere for parents to sit, or bathrooms, or enough parking space all would decrease revenue if it caused there to be less field space.


Yes, I came to the same conclusion as I stood on a concrete walkway watching my dc play through a fence. The design choices only make sense if you were trying to maximize rentable space at the expense of everything else.


Were you behind the goal?
All the side fences are waist high and no fences on the grass fields


why would anyone design a field where parents have to STAND UP on a concrete path to watch an entire soccer game? That's completely absurd.
Why aren't there benches for the players? Why aren't tents allowed? This place is miserable.


Based on conditioning, many parents can't stand half a game on perfect grass


Why would anyone want to stand up to watch a soccer game?


Are you kidding me? I never sit unless it's a great bleacher view from up high


Only the psycho crazy parents stand up the whole game, pacing anxiously, looming over the normal people.


At these fields, everyone has to stand up the whole game if you don't want to watch it through a chain link fence.


Who are all the people watching the games on grass while sitting unobstructed?
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Post 09/02/2025 17:08     Subject: has anyone been to games at Liberty Sports park in Maryland?
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Anonymous wrote:Not sure why people complain about the parking. There's also all the industrial park parking around the fields.


Then they will have to walk more than 50 yards


We had a tournament there and were specifically told our car would get towed if we parked in any other lot. FWIW
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Post 09/02/2025 17:07     Subject: has anyone been to games at Liberty Sports park in Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:Not sure why people complain about the parking. There's also all the industrial park parking around the fields.


Then they will have to walk more than 50 yards
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Post 09/02/2025 15:50     Subject: has anyone been to games at Liberty Sports park in Maryland?
The SoccerPlex is better for most things (except maybe parking).

The bathrooms, parking, no benches for teams and no place for parents is a problem at Liberty, which is a public/private partnership, not privately owned
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Post 09/02/2025 15:37     Subject: has anyone been to games at Liberty Sports park in Maryland?
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Anonymous wrote:I think what happened was, they were trying to cram as many fields as they could into X size piece of land, and "extra" space for things like somewhere for parents to sit, or bathrooms, or enough parking space all would decrease revenue if it caused there to be less field space.


Yes, I came to the same conclusion as I stood on a concrete walkway watching my dc play through a fence. The design choices only make sense if you were trying to maximize rentable space at the expense of everything else.


Were you behind the goal?
All the side fences are waist high and no fences on the grass fields


why would anyone design a field where parents have to STAND UP on a concrete path to watch an entire soccer game? That's completely absurd.
Why aren't there benches for the players? Why aren't tents allowed? This place is miserable.


Based on conditioning, many parents can't stand half a game on perfect grass


Why would anyone want to stand up to watch a soccer game?


Are you kidding me? I never sit unless it's a great bleacher view from up high


Only the psycho crazy parents stand up the whole game, pacing anxiously, looming over the normal people.


At these fields, everyone has to stand up the whole game if you don't want to watch it through a chain link fence.
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Post 09/02/2025 15:35     Subject: has anyone been to games at Liberty Sports park in Maryland?
I agree, I loathe games at these megafields and much prefer the high school fields or county parks with just a few fields.

Especially poorly designed multifield complexes ones like Liberty. So much hassle just to get on and off the field, no bathrooms, and frankly, annoying.
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Post 09/02/2025 15:31     Subject: has anyone been to games at Liberty Sports park in Maryland?
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Anonymous wrote:I think what happened was, they were trying to cram as many fields as they could into X size piece of land, and "extra" space for things like somewhere for parents to sit, or bathrooms, or enough parking space all would decrease revenue if it caused there to be less field space.


Yes, I came to the same conclusion as I stood on a concrete walkway watching my dc play through a fence. The design choices only make sense if you were trying to maximize rentable space at the expense of everything else.


Were you behind the goal?
All the side fences are waist high and no fences on the grass fields


why would anyone design a field where parents have to STAND UP on a concrete path to watch an entire soccer game? That's completely absurd.
Why aren't there benches for the players? Why aren't tents allowed? This place is miserable.


Based on conditioning, many parents can't stand half a game on perfect grass


Why would anyone want to stand up to watch a soccer game?


Are you kidding me? I never sit unless it's a great bleacher view from up high


Only the psycho crazy parents stand up the whole game, pacing anxiously, looming over the normal people.
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Post 09/02/2025 15:30     Subject: has anyone been to games at Liberty Sports park in Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:OMG people.

Sure, the bathrooms aren't ideal, but these are nice turf fields - a million times better than Muldoons or Covenant park or having tournaments where each game is at a different high school across the county.

Is it the soccerplex? No. But the fields are decent and all together.


I VASTLY prefer tournaments where there are just 1 or 2 fields at a location. So much easier and moire convenient for everyone to get in and out, and its always a nice field.
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Post 09/02/2025 15:05     Subject: has anyone been to games at Liberty Sports park in Maryland?
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Anonymous wrote:The only games we’ve played there are state cup. It’s a long drive but we typically make long drives for soccer. We didn’t like the lack of restroom facilities but to be fair, this is a complaint at many fields. I don’t understand how bathrooms are not a consideration when these places are built. I’m tired of having to leave fields mid-game and drive to a business with a bathroom. And what about the players? But I digress. I think the park is no better nor worse than many places. It’s not a place I’d choose but it gave us an excuse to visit Annapolis.


ITA, especially for teenage girls dealing with tampons etc. Ridiculous and gross not to have bathrooms and sinks for hand washing.


Like Muldoon Farms nice bathrooms


Yes, this field is a terrible experience, just like Muldoon. Agree!


Muldoon’s sucks. It was our home field for Potomac Soccer when DS was young. I was so glad when my son aged out of it. I remember one year at the Potomac Tournament the portajohns overflowing, the entire complex turning to mud with people’s feet sinking into the ground with every step and the fields being unplayable. Cars were stuck in the mud in the unpaved parking lot. I did my best to clean DS and I off before getting in the car (and had him undress) but when we got home DH had to literally hose us down outside. The joys of travel soccer!
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Post 09/02/2025 15:01     Subject: has anyone been to games at Liberty Sports park in Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:OMG people.

Sure, the bathrooms aren't ideal, but these are nice turf fields - a million times better than Muldoons or Covenant park or having tournaments where each game is at a different high school across the county.

Is it the soccerplex? No. But the fields are decent and all together.


+1 DS thinks the fields are good enough at Liberty and has some strong opinions about other fields. That’s the only criteria I care about - whether the field is good and not going to cause injuries .
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Post 09/02/2025 14:48     Subject: has anyone been to games at Liberty Sports park in Maryland?
OMG people.

Sure, the bathrooms aren't ideal, but these are nice turf fields - a million times better than Muldoons or Covenant park or having tournaments where each game is at a different high school across the county.

Is it the soccerplex? No. But the fields are decent and all together.
Anonymous
Post 09/02/2025 14:44     Subject: has anyone been to games at Liberty Sports park in Maryland?
Not sure why people complain about the parking. There's also all the industrial park parking around the fields.
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Post 09/02/2025 14:44     Subject: has anyone been to games at Liberty Sports park in Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:Its really inconveniently located from Virginia and once you get there, you wish you were somewhere else.



It's equally inconvenient from DC.
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Post 09/02/2025 13:54     Subject: has anyone been to games at Liberty Sports park in Maryland?
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Anonymous wrote:I think what happened was, they were trying to cram as many fields as they could into X size piece of land, and "extra" space for things like somewhere for parents to sit, or bathrooms, or enough parking space all would decrease revenue if it caused there to be less field space.


Yes, I came to the same conclusion as I stood on a concrete walkway watching my dc play through a fence. The design choices only make sense if you were trying to maximize rentable space at the expense of everything else.


Were you behind the goal?
All the side fences are waist high and no fences on the grass fields


why would anyone design a field where parents have to STAND UP on a concrete path to watch an entire soccer game? That's completely absurd.
Why aren't there benches for the players? Why aren't tents allowed? This place is miserable.


Based on conditioning, many parents can't stand half a game on perfect grass


Why would anyone want to stand up to watch a soccer game?


Are you kidding me? I never sit unless it's a great bleacher view from up high