SCDSL Fields.
- Thread starter JumboJack
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It was long for both teams.
I would rather have long grass than gopher-infested holes and lumps.
JumboJack
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Lots of grass lumps.
Since we are on the topic of fields- Who in the heck is in charge of some of the "full sized" soccer fields around town? The majority are close to "regulation" but I've seen a few fairly new fields lately that are about 20 yards too short and at least 10 yards too narrow.
Or they have such a narrow sideline for spectators between the touchline and a fence.
These tend to be sports parks in newer communities.
Or they have such a narrow sideline for spectators between the touchline and a fence.
These tend to be sports parks in newer communities.
"Too short" and "too narrow" imply that you have some optimum dimensions in mind. What are they?
Recently played on a field that had a downward slope between the goals. To compensate the downhill Goal was smaller than the uphill Goal.
Just to put the all the "grass length" complaints into perspective. (It could be worse)
Good luck finding real full size fields at anything other than hs, college stadiums.
MLS even has smaller fields at some venues and the soccer complexes can vary widely with a bunch of them that are close to 3/4 rather than full sized.
My kids have played on some funky fields like that and once or twice at a site that's used for water or river overflow. Talk about your deep sediments like playing on a sinking ship or something surrounded by foliage. When the ball goes out have to send somebody in the water to fetch.
And they changed ends at halftime.
10 yards in from the corner, there is a mark. I'd prefer that mark not to be 5 yards inside of the 18.
11 yards from the corner.
And if the penalty area is correctly marked, that would make the field 56 yards wide, which is within the acceptable limits for NFHS fields (minimum of 55 x 100 yards).
An irrelevant memory from the days when I used to mark fields myself -- on a properly-marked adult-sized field (meaning 18-yard penalty areas), what is the length of the straight line that connects the two ends of the penalty-kick "D" arc?
All that is needed to solve this problem is a knowledge of proper field dimensions and a little first-year geometry.
All that is needed to solve this problem is a knowledge of proper field dimensions and a little first-year geometry.
Long time "lurker" first time poster.
During my journey to NorCal I found myself working for Uncle Sam in the land of the rising sun. My kiddos Dash-1,2,3 played with Japanese clubs and I will never complain about fields stateside again. The pitch was basically hard dirt, no grass most often. After practices the kids in a very Japanese dutiful way were required to return the field to pre-practice condition. This usually involved a number of hard bristle large brooms they raked the ground with to ready for the next. (Pics of Dash-3 playing with the boys.)
During my journey to NorCal I found myself working for Uncle Sam in the land of the rising sun. My kiddos Dash-1,2,3 played with Japanese clubs and I will never complain about fields stateside again. The pitch was basically hard dirt, no grass most often. After practices the kids in a very Japanese dutiful way were required to return the field to pre-practice condition. This usually involved a number of hard bristle large brooms they raked the ground with to ready for the next. (Pics of Dash-3 playing with the boys.)
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I saw a game once where you could not see the players cleats because the grass was ankle deep.