Calsouth state cup venue for youngers-especially Galway Downs

[outside!]

All State Cup venues DO NOT charge referees for parking, which includes Del Mar to Galway to Silverlakes to Lancaster. Have your USSF ID and/or be in your referee attire.

My son is a referee and does not drive yet. At the Polo Fields last year they tried to make me pay when I was picking him up since he wasn't with me. I just said I was picking up a referee and was not going to pay and would be happy to talk to their supervisor. They let me in without paying.

 

[Surfref]

When you pull up, say you are a ref and don't pay. If they try to make you, get on the top secret ref messaging system and set up a boycott of Galway. Once a few games get cancelled, they may reconsider. Refs should not have to pay for parking.

If I have to pay for parking and not get reimbursed at a National/State Cup tournament than I will just turn around and go home. I know many refs that have the same policy.

 

[Toch]

Oh, I had to smile (and Laugh) when I saw this reply. What made you think I was new to club soccer? Been in it for a while with my kids, and I was in club soccer too. Ha ha. Been to Surf Cup, Dallas Cup, etc. Should read posts more carefully before replying since I was really only referring to one venue expenses at that venue. Thank goodness only one weekend.



I thank you for your reply. It was the kindest and most intelligent of the recent replies. Yes, our team is staying outside of Temecula.

Sounds like a bunch of whining

 

[Surfref]

Review of my trip to Galway Downs today. Crappy dirt road in and parking. The fields in the horse track area were not much better. The fields were horrible with just dried dead grass and a lot of dirt. I have been at Galway, Silverlakes and Oceanside over the last few weeks. Oceanside has the best fields out of all three with Galway having the worst. Instead of playing at Galway they should have just picked a dirt lot somewhere it would have been the same field conditions.

 

[watfly]

Review of my trip to Galway Downs today. Crappy dirt road in and parking. The fields in the horse track area were not much better. The fields were horrible with just dried dead grass and a lot of dirt. I have been at Galway, Silverlakes and Oceanside over the last few weeks. Oceanside has the best fields out of all three with Galway having the worst. Instead of playing at Galway they should have just picked a dirt lot somewhere it would have been the same field conditions.

Wow, we must of played at entirely different venue called Galway downs. Fields 1 and 2 were awesome, while the route in to the parking was a bit circuitous we were able to park right next to our fields both days. Dirt roads and parking have never offended me, but I know its troublesome for others. The perfectly flat fields had dormant grass (not unlike the Polo fields) but we had zero dirt patches, but yes the fields in Oside and SL are visually greener. However, the pitches play the same regardless of color. The commute was only an hour plus a few minutes for parking. I'm guessing the commute to Oside would of been longer based on the typical I-5 traffic. We had excellent refs all three games, and the best part was the boys advanced, albeit by the skin of their teeth, by eliminating Surf. I guess my glass is just half full.

 

[Nefutous]

Review of my trip to Galway Downs today. Crappy dirt road in and parking. The fields in the horse track area were not much better. The fields were horrible with just dried dead grass and a lot of dirt. I have been at Galway, Silverlakes and Oceanside over the last few weeks. Oceanside has the best fields out of all three with Galway having the worst. Instead of playing at Galway they should have just picked a dirt lot somewhere it would have been the same field conditions.

What age group and level? It seems like the younger and lower cup teams always get the worst fields.

 

[USC]

Wow, we must of played at entirely different venue called Galway downs. Fields 1 and 2 were awesome, while the route in to the parking was a bit circuitous we were able to park right next to our fields both days. Dirt roads and parking have never offended me, but I know its troublesome for others. The perfectly flat fields had dormant grass (not unlike the Polo fields) but we had zero dirt patches, but yes the fields in Oside and SL are visually greener. However, the pitches play the same regardless of color. The commute was only an hour plus a few minutes for parking. I'm guessing the commute to Oside would of been longer based on the typical I-5 traffic. We had excellent refs all three games, and the best part was the boys advanced, albeit by the skin of their teeth, by eliminating Surf. I guess my glass is just half full.

Great assessment! Nothing wrong with dormant grass, all fields inside the horse track (1-8) were in excellent shape. Nothing wrong with dirt parking lots, most venues have dirt parking lots anyways.

 

[MWN]

Galway Downs is Bermuda grass. I believe they use two varieties on the different fields (Tifsport and Bandera), which are varieties used in various professional stadiums (Petco, LA Galaxy, etc.) . It's winter in SoCal and the higher performing bermuda grass goes dormant (turns brown). Its still alive, just sleeping until the nighttime temperatures warm up above 55 degrees. With regard to the Polo Fields in Del Mar, you should see a greener surface towards the coast because the inland areas have a longer cold season. All of those professional stadiums that use bermuda grass will "dye" their fields so it looks good on TV. Often times they use two different dyes to create mow lines/rows.

 

[Surfref]

Great assessment! Nothing wrong with dormant grass, all fields inside the horse track (1-8) were in excellent shape. Nothing wrong with dirt parking lots, most venues have dirt parking lots anyways.

Fields 6-8 had more dirt than grass. When the ball rolling across the field kicks up a cloud of dirt behind it is easy to tell the majority of the field is dirt. And, I had to referee on the field so I know what the playing surface was like.

 

[MWN]

Fields 6-8 had more dirt than grass. When the ball rolling across the field kicks up a cloud of dirt behind it is easy to tell the majority of the field is dirt. And, I had to referee on the field so I know what the playing surface was like.

The south side of Polo 1 is thin, which is where fields 5-8 were, so your experience makes sense. The northern side (1-4) and Polo 2 are in pretty good shape, which explains the other's experiences.

 

[Surfref]

The south side of Polo 1 is thin, which is where fields 5-8 were, so your experience makes sense. The northern side (1-4) and Polo 2 are in pretty good shape, which explains the other's experiences.

I never stepped foot on fields 1-4 so could not tell you if they were good or bad. I just know that my shoes, socks, and legs/feet were covered in dirt. Wife made me wash off my feet with the garden hose before I could come in the house.

 

[carla hinkle]

My son (2009) played on Galway Downs fields 9 & 10. Giant patches of dirt, exacerbated by a Santa Ana windstorm. On Sunday (1/28) the kids were playing with giant clouds of dirt, leaves & sticks blowing in their eyes. Temecula is pretty centrally located but the condition of the field was less than stellar.

 

[gkrent]

I am a fan of all venues with such close proximity to quality table games.