Cal South buys Kern county soccer park

Poor souls :eek: having spent 2.5+ hrs driving out each way there to play on fields no better than your backyard glad Aztecs are no longer in DA but at least the space is still open for locals.
 
Does Cal-South own/hold rights to any other land?

I've got to assume that running a soccer governing organization is a bit different than owning and maintaining soccer fields.
Hope it works out, but Cal-South seems pretty stretched as it is.
 
Tired of all the rainouts and fields cancelling just because there is a little water on them. They will not have that problem in Bakersfield. With all the hotels now making it a 48 hour cancelation their were too many parents and teams and directors complaining and this might fix that problem.
 
Thankfully, my last kid in youth soccer graduates HS next year. No need to worry about Bakersfield.

The last time I had to goto Bakersfield, which was to play one SCDSL league game vs LAG Bakersfield (aka Roadrunners), I swear that they move the city further away than it used to be.....

I was reminded that Bakersfield is the Country music capital, west of Mississippi, so at least there's that. But then again, I don't listen to Country......
 
As a non-native Californian - I've known Bakersfield isn't a place that you visit for vacation. I never really thought about where it's located. I guess I've driven through there on the way to Mammoth, Tahoe, Napa.

But if I have to drive there for a few soccer games - I think we're taking a forfeit that weekend.
 
timbuck said:
As a non-native Californian - I've known Bakersfield isn't a place that you visit for vacation. I never really thought about where it's located. I guess I've driven through there on the way to Mammoth, Tahoe, Napa.

But if I have to drive there for a few soccer games - I think we're taking a forfeit that weekend.
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3rd gen California native and been to Bakersfield on business about 4x and not a place I would take the family for a vacation or anything like that.

The soccer complex is out there away from stuff and your local park likely has about the same quality fields, hard pass on the drive to Bako.
 
Frank said:
Is it any worse than going to Lancaster? I know commute wise yes
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Yes the fields in Lancaster much better, the wind/weather similar but less sandy/windy in bako at least.

The outside of town complexs neither is convenient, hotel's/town I dunno might be a toss up unless your into county music, Tex mex?
 
Trying to make us all hate soccer.
The truth is that almost all teams need to go no further than 10 miles to find perfectly suitable competitors.
 
My 2 favorite Bakersfield moments from when my then 13 year old son had a tournament there last summer:
1 - After checking into the hotel ( which was pretty nice and right next to the hockey arena ), we went to Jack in the Box a few blocks away. As soon as we walked in, my son turns to my and said “mom would of walk right back out” cause of the shady people in there. He wasn’t wrong...lol
2 - We had a night game at the Kaiser fields and during the game I kept hearing gun shots. I asked the referee at halftime if we should be worry and he said no, people are just in the fields hinting. Yeah, nothing to worry about...
 
Cal South's territory starts (north to south) Counties of San Luis Obispo over to Kern County (Bakersfield) and then south to the Mexican Border.

Based on the article, this soccer park is owned by Kern County and was under lease to a gentlemen/group that is giving it up because the guy is retiring. Cal South is stepping in and telling the County that they are interested in "leasing" the property.

Cal South has a responsibility to "all its members," including the kids playing up north to help grow the sport and that cannot be done without soccer fields. If Cal South doesn't step up to the plate and run this soccer complex then the article makes it clear the complex will be abandoned.

Lancaster is pretty much a lost cause, its a City ran facility that has been run into the ground.

Assuming the transaction goes through, I applaud Cal South for securing this property so Cal South members can use it. If Cal South does it right and brings in a professional field maintenance group to take care of the fields (the right way), then good for them and good for all Cal South members.

... and yes, Bakersfield isn't Del Mar, and probably on par with Lancaster, but who cares. Its the right thing to do.
 
MWN said:
Cal South's territory starts (north to south) Counties of San Luis Obispo over to Kern County (Bakersfield) and then south to the Mexican Border.

Based on the article, this soccer park is owned by Kern County and was under lease to a gentlemen/group that is giving it up because the guy is retiring. Cal South is stepping in and telling the County that they are interested in "leasing" the property.

Cal South has a responsibility to "all its members," including the kids playing up north to help grow the sport and that cannot be done without soccer fields. If Cal South doesn't step up to the plate and run this soccer complex then the article makes it clear the complex will be abandoned.

Lancaster is pretty much a lost cause, its a City ran facility that has been run into the ground.

Assuming the transaction goes through, I applaud Cal South for securing this property so Cal South members can use it. If Cal South does it right and brings in a professional field maintenance group to take care of the fields (the right way), then good for them and good for all Cal South members.

... and yes, Bakersfield isn't Del Mar, and probably on par with Lancaster, but who cares. Its the right thing to do.
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You sir are a fountain of information!!!!!
 
jpeter said:
Yes the fields in Lancaster much better, the wind/weather similar but less sandy/windy in bako at least.

The outside of town complexs neither is convenient, hotel's/town I dunno might be a toss up unless your into county music, Tex mex?
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nothing wrong w/ little music from bakersfield native son Merle Haggard, best known for Okie from Muskogee and Working Man Blues. And, actually, Bakersfield has outstanding Basque food. http://woolgrowers.net/about-us/

good on Cal South. not a fan of lancaster.
 
jrcaesar said:
Only 167 miles from Great Park.
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Only 35 miles and 3h 30m (without traffic) from San Diego. On a Friday evening that is at least a 5-7 hour drive from San Diego and almost as long going home on Sunday afternoon. It also get really cold there in the winter and scorching hot in the summer. Lancaster looks like a Beverly Hills compared to Bakersfield (City of Meth).
 
That is 350 miles from San Diego. Dang Siri and her thinking she knows how I want something autocorrected
 
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