On that note anyone hear about field recommendation for DA? Have your clubs mentioned it to you it seems for sure like The Ranch, WCFC fields wouldn't cut the mustard and so will every one of us be at OC Great Park?
How about SD Folk? I would assume Polo is ok or do they need lights?
"Academy Clubs must train and play home Academy league games within reasonable geographic proximity to their club’s home location unless approved by the Academy Staff. If a club in unable to provide a home field that meets Academy minimum standards, the club may be asked for an alternate location or may lose the right to host Academy games"
U-13 and older: Fields should be 70-80 yards in width and 110-120 yards in length. The goal frame size is 24 feet wide and 8 feet in height. It is common and age-appropriate for U-13 and U-14 to play on fields featuring the smallest of the recommended dimensions, with the flexibility to play on smaller fields if needed (e.g. 65x100 yards).
The sequence of Development Academy games must conform to the following guidelines:
a. U-17/18 games must be played prior to U-15/16 games
b. U-14 games must be played prior to U-13 games
i. It is preferred that the U-17/18 & U-15/16 games are played prior to the
U-14 & U-13 games, but not required. These sets of games can be played in either order, and can also be played simultaneously on separate fields, if accommodations allow for it.
f. Game schedules require at least 30 minutes of warm up time between each kickoff.
Finding adequate field space to train on (at least half a full side per team) and play games (all 4 teams same place) at for 10-months can be a challenge and bigger expensive for some clubs