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Outdoor soccer heats up — indoors

yeah for soccer | 1:24 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

I am so excited, the U of U indoor field has great length but no width. Thanks mr reess for finally giving us 3 full size fields. because i agree its hard to play out state teams who have been play or training on full size grass fields.

Thanks and cant wait to come play/train---

Anonymous | 2:19 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

Three MINI fields- Where do you see 3 FULL SIZE and WIDTH?

Re: yeah for soccer | 2:35 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

if you read the article more closly...it sais the soccer facility has 3 MINI fields...not full size...but still it seems like a great facility! YAY FOR SOCCER!!!

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Why? | 3:03 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

All of this so you can beat a time from a warm weather state in the winter? Big deal.

Soccer has got to be the ultimate over the top sport that tries to suck the life out of our kids by making them believe that they just have to train every day of the year or they won't amount to anything.

Steve | 4:27 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

my guess is that whoever posted the "Why?" comment has kids that are either athletically challenged or can only play baseball.

Perfect! | 4:31 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

We've needed something like this for a long time! It's about time someone finally made it happen.

@Why? | 4:38 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

Why not train every day? What harm will happen? Kids will be in shape and less obese. They will learn teamwork and leadership. What's the harm?

Good | 4:52 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

Ok first off, 3 full size fields from a half burt up american football field = IMPOSSIBLE. You cant make one full size Fifa field from 1 american field let alone half.... Next, these guys are gonna make a killing!!! Its about time Utah gets something like this. who knows maybe now that the U has competition we can see if they will drop their prices.. Good for Football, (real football not handball) Good for Utah and Good for the local Clubs.

ERO | 4:59 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

It is meant teams(or times if you prefer) that take it a little more serious. These teams travel around the U.S and train often because they love the sport, and they are good at it which makes it more fun.

I doubt you were successful at anything or you would understand what it is like to fully commit to something. And to be competative at a high level you need to practice at a high level. This facility allows for that.

Why do you care, you will never go to the facility. Other than your desire to complain about it it has zero affect on your life.

Re: Why? | 5:01 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

Because it's a great idea. Good luck to them. My family will be there supporting it once the bad weather moves in. There are many people who simply love soccer because it's a great and healty sport. Don't they have a right to pay to play the sport they love at such a facility in the winter months? I think this is a brilliant idea and I know others that feel the same.

WHYWHAT | 5:05 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

You should be glad we have a committed and caring soccer community!

Anonymous | 6:14 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

Thanks coaches. My daughter is practicing there tomorrow. Can't wait to see it.

Over the last several years, I know several people tried putting together business plans for an indoor soccer practice facility near Sandy but too much financial risk. Please help support this facility.

Wonderful---But? | 7:19 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

Why do these coaches and others think our youngsters have to travel out of state and bring to this state other teams. There are more than plenty of teams from the northern border to the southern border to compete with. What about parents costs? What about other related travel costs, insurance ect? Stay home and play amoung yourselves there's plenty of competition right here in utah, travel accomplishes nothing!

Anonymous | 8:47 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

It's interesting how the negative always comes along for a ride with the positive. Certainly competition soccer is not for every child or for every family. Without question, there is a certain amount of financial burden and obligation associated with playing soccer, or any sport, at the highest level. Nevertheless, the benefits of playing a competitive sport often outweigh the detriments of competition. When a child plays in a team sport he/she learns about individual discipline, intrinsic motivation, collaborative effort, and the joys and heartache of giving all you've got towards success -- even when success doesn't look like you hoped it would. Further, the opportunity to compete at a high level with some of the best teams in the country, not just locally, is an invaluable experience.

Travel | 9:16 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

is very important. There is not even close to enough good competition in the state. The goal of these players is to play in college and playing against top competition is the only way to do it. By the time these kids are in U16 there are only a few top level teams in the state.

Dubya-J resident | 11:17 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

Where is the facility/warehouse located?

NASCAR | 11:54 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009

make sure you plan for juice boxes and orange slices in this wharehouse. Soccer moms rule!

Steve | 8:00 a.m. Nov. 3, 2009

Steve just keep telling yourself that my kids are athletically challenged or only plays baseball. I have two sons that were multiple sport high school athletes and my daughter plays competition soccer and plays in a premium league.

It just seems that in youth sports soccer keeps increasing the ante. More training, more fees, more travel, more exotic travel, private coaching, etc. Kids and families need time for family vacations. Yet, we are told and sold on the proposition that more is always better. Last night I was at a futsol game. At the facility there was a sign on the wall that read: Athletes aren't born, they are made. My experience is that all athletes can improve their skills, but they improve at much the same rate. The meaning of this is that the superior athletes (born) will be the ones who receive college scholarships. If a scholarship is what you want, then save your money from soccer and put it in a college fund.

Playing soccer or any other sport is fine, but I think we need to evaluate how balanced we are in our lives.

Re: NASCAR | 8:13 a.m. Nov. 3, 2009

You forgot to talk about minivans in your joke. Please try harder next time.

So you're a NASCAR fan, huh? Isn't that the sport where fans shave the number of their favorite driver into their back hair? I thought of a new slogan you can use next year - "NASCAR: Because turning right is overrated."

Re: Wonderful---But? | 8:16 a.m. Nov. 3, 2009

These teams have to travel out of state because they are the best teams in Utah. They've already beaten everyone in the state, and they can't improve without playing competition at their level. And if their parents are willing to sacrifice the time and money to make it possible, why shouldn't they be allowed to travel?

Not every team travels. The vast majority of comp teams find good competition in-state, like you said. But for the rest, travel is necessary.

Realist | 8:22 a.m. Nov. 3, 2009

As a member of the medical community I don't argue the benefit of daily exercise, what I do sturggle with is coaches thinking that kids should practice daily and year round. Professional players have an off-season, why don't the kids? Did you know that females already have 3-4 times the risk of tearing an ACL as do their male counterparts? This risk increases to 6-8 times with indoor soccer. The benefits of playing and the lessons learned are great but they could also be accomplished by allowing kids to play other sports. (I won't even get into the benefits of cross training and the detriments of over training) As a parent who has several kids in competitive soccer (they also play 1-2 other sports) I have quickly come to realize that the "fun" of the sport is easily diluted by overbearing parents who are trying to live out their athletic dreams through their children and by egotistical coaches who think they are the only one who can coach a competitive soccer team and will get your son/daughter that coveted college scholarship. Wake up parents and make it fun for your kids!

United Soccer Center | 9:37 a.m. Nov. 3, 2009

We're at 3396 West 8600 South. All are welcome to stop by and check it out between 4pm and 10pm any night of the week. Special thanks to all of our friends in the soccer community who have helped us get this going. The flood of support we've gotten so far has been absolutely amazing. It's been a lot of work, but the players are loving it.

Re: Realist | 9:53 a.m. Nov. 3, 2009

Thank you realist for saying what I wasn't eloquent enough to say (my comments were the "why" and "Steve" comments made earlier).

Re: Realist | 1:17 p.m. Nov. 3, 2009

AMEN!

Re: @Why? | 1:21 p.m. Nov. 3, 2009

They will turn out like you. Illogical and looking for the fountain of youth through children. Win at all costs only gets you so far. Let kids be kids, even those 1-2 who are phenoms.

To Realist | 1:45 p.m. Nov. 3, 2009

Believe it or not, not all kids are dragged, kicking and screaming to practice by their parents like you make seem. When I finish coaching my team, the kids would stay and play another hour if their parents let them. If your kids are not having fun, pull them off the team, its that easy.

To realist... | 3:08 p.m. Nov. 3, 2009

To play soccer at high levels, a player has to be passionate about his/her game. If they don't have the passion, they find other things to do with their time. Once talented players have reached a moderate level of success, there's no place they'd rather be than in a facility like this, believe me. Most of the coaches in SLC's top clubs are pretty good coaches, and good coaches give breaks at appropriate times to avoid overuse injuries and "recharge the battery", promote cross training (basketball, track, etc) and work on ACL prevention (hamstring exercises, balance training, jumping and landing technique, general fitness, etc) among other things. So the realist above is right, just naive as to what's really going on in the good soccer programs out there. I'm thankful to these guys for putting a facility like this together! I'm hoping I can just drop by tonight and look at the schedule, because I need a couple of nights a week this winter.

ReAL | 12:17 a.m. Nov. 4, 2009

ALL soccer is lame!

Huh? | 9:31 p.m. Nov. 5, 2009

I went to 3396 West 8600 South to check it out, it was a dead end dirt road next to the train tracks with nothing there. I thought I was gonna get jumped

Huh? | 7:16 a.m. Nov. 6, 2009

it's on the north side of those train tracks. You were on the south side of the tracks, where UTA is building a trax station.

yo | 12:07 a.m. Nov. 14, 2009

Please don't feed the trawlers!

GO REAL!

Anonymous | 10:41 a.m. Nov. 14, 2009

So is this just for youth teams? or can adult teams or just any group that wants to play go play?

woo hoo | 10:45 a.m. Nov. 14, 2009

so is this just for youth teams? can adult teams or any group that wants to play set up to go play?

To anon | 12:42 p.m. Nov. 15, 2009

I know the guys who did this, and they're very intent on welcoming all clubs and independent teams, boys and girls, all ages. Also available are Latino leagues on weekends, open play on tuesday nights, and soccer specific (ACL prevention included) personal training programs twice a week.

Anonymous | 8:18 p.m. Nov. 16, 2009

so whats the cost on playin there?

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