Either way ... I am interested in, at the very least, trying to find a way here.

 

Would it turn anyone off ... to try to field turf the current upper field--which would include the baseball diamond and girls soccer field.

 

Even with the construction ... if the field was turf--the layout of the soccer field could be moved further away from the school .. and could fit well. There should be plenty of room for practice and the schedule could certainly accommodate homes games for the girls/boys teams .. lights shouldn't be a problem up there ... and I am sure they would come in handy during baseball season as well. Not to mention--it gives the 70 plus baseball kids and softball team a place to practice when conditions are wet (as opposed to the track kids having to dodge grenades for 2 hours daily).

 

As a show of good faith that I am willing to make this work ... I am willing to donate $5000.00 towards the project. I have no clue what it will cost overall... it will be expensive ... but I will certainly throw my hat in the ring to help.

 

Thoughts/suggestions/ideas?

 

Drive down to Lexington Catholic. Have never seen a school do more with less.....

Drive down to Lexington Catholic. Have never seen a school do more with less.....

 

They did what QS suggested - turfed their baseball field.

What?! There is even a separate field for girls soccer?! Sheesh. You have more than most then! I really don't understand how difficult it is then to coordinate field time. How much time on the field is football claiming to need?! Like I said I deal at a school where 8 teams need the field during the fall and we make it work. And that's even with football doing 2-a-days during preseason. Each day girls soccer gets it for 2 hours, football for 4-5 hours, and boys soccer for 2.5-4 hours. Start at 6 or 7 in the morning and ration out time until 9:30 at night.

 

Cool ... more than willing to throw this out there ... different eyes could certainly have a different perspective.

 

Field

3:00 pm: End of School

3:20 pm to 4:40 pm: Cross Country (On the track and side of field 4 days a week)

3:25 pm to 6:00 pm: Varsity Football (Whole field from 3:25 pm to 4:30 pm-ish)

4:30 pm to 6:30 pm: Freshman Football

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm: Middle School Football

 

7:30 pm/8pm to 10:30 pm or LATER: Band is on the field when there are no games scheduled (100 to 110 kids). The band has the same rights to use the field as any other sport.

 

On Saturdays--practices are usually 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (cut shorter when there is a reserve/middle school game)

 

Games:

Football--5/6 Home Games Every Friday Night (MS and Frsh practice right after school)

Reserve Games: 5 Home Games on Saturdays or Mondays (and Other days if necessary)

Freshman: 4/5 Home Games mostly Thursdays or Wednesdays .. .6:00 pm start time

Middle School Football: 5/6 Home Games ... No particular days.

 

Upper Field

3:00 pm: School's Over

3:30 pm to ? (The girls work hard--until they are done)

*Games for Varsity/Reserve scattered through various times/days of the week.

*Area is currently much smaller due to construction of new 2nd Gym.

 

As I have said before ... this isn't a football issue. There are as many as three football teams plus the cross country team inside the fence ... which is over 120 kids alone. Football is already significantly more flexible than any other program .. you have four teams there for a significant period of time. And .. ... no one is going to get the band off the field.

Drive down to Lexington Catholic. Have never seen a school do more with less.....

 

I can name one ... Pikeville.

No ... make that two ... Beechwood

 

Both of which have at least double of the available space as Beechwood.

They did what QS suggested - turfed their baseball field.

 

Ha, ha ... when Clyde points out something that comes from me .. that helps my idea ... I know it has to be a good thought!! Right on Clyde.

Ha, ha ... when Clyde points out something that comes from me .. that helps my idea ... I know it has to be a good thought!! Right on Clyde.

 

I've never had an issue with you, my man. We just disagreed a few times - vehemently. I don't take anything personally.

What?! There is even a separate field for girls soccer?! Sheesh. You have more than most then! I really don't understand how difficult it is then to coordinate field time. How much time on the field is football claiming to need?! Like I said I deal at a school where 8 teams need the field during the fall and we make it work. And that's even with football doing 2-a-days during preseason. Each day girls soccer gets it for 2 hours, football for 4-5 hours, and boys soccer for 2.5-4 hours. Start at 6 or 7 in the morning and ration out time until 9:30 at night.

 

I need to comprehend what I read better ....

 

Are you really saying that the Girls Soccer team should get the field for 2 hours ... while saying that the Boys Soccer team should get 2.5 to 4 hours?

 

Hello Title 9!!

Can't the cross country team just run down Dixie Highway and back? I see the CCH/NDA kids doing it all the time.

I can name one ... Pikeville.

No ... make that two ... Beechwood

 

Both of which have at least double of the available space as Beechwood.

 

Meant that Lex Cath has the right field on the 20 yard line of the foot ball field....on the other side of the football field is the softball field....temp fences. The field has football, soccer, lacross and field hockey lines......

 

So was comparing the number of sports using the space.....

Can't the cross country team just run down Dixie Highway and back? I see the CCH/NDA kids doing it all the time.

 

For the Varsity Kids ... we already do 2-3 days a week ... the younger kids ... not so much (and we have down to 5th graders/elementary team). At the same time .. our designated meeting/ending location is the track (there are no locker room left for cross country). From there ... we have 2 to 3 workouts a week on the track. I would be pretty surprised that there are a lot of teams in the state who do workouts on the track.

Meant that Lex Cath has the right field on the 20 yard line of the foot ball field....on the other side of the football field is the softball field....temp fences. The field has football, soccer, lacross and field hockey lines......

 

So was comparing the number of sports using the space.....

 

Understood ... but you don't really get the full picture until you speak to how many kids are on the field at the same time ... which is something that we have worked hard to make work.

 

And like I said .. LexCath still has more room to work with ... especially after looking at the google earth image with distance mapping .. cut 75& of the baseball field in the image .. and we are still way out of space (because that 25% left isn't part of the field .. it is the baseball/girls soccer field).

I can name one ... Pikeville.

No ... make that two ... Beechwood

 

Both of which have at least double of the available space as Beechwood.

 

Do you realize how silly you are sounding? As someone previously mentioned, Brossart has NOTHING ... not one outdoor athletic field. And somehow is able to field boys & girls XCountry, boys & girls soccer, boys & girls track, baseball, softball and football, through partnership with local parks and recreational facilities (not to mention school parking lots).

 

Be thankful for what you have, and figure out a way to make it work.

This is beechwood first year at the varsity level. No home games were listed.

 

 

8/18/2015 Tue 7:00 PM Conner

8/20/2015 Thu 7:30 PM Scott

9 /3/2015 Thu. Brossart

9/8/2015 Tue 5:30 PM Morscher Field (NCC)Newport Central Ca...

9/9/2015 Wed 7:00 PM Walton Verona

9/10/2015 Thu 7:00 PM Holmes

9/14/2015 Mon 700 pm. Highlands

9/22/2015 Tue 8:00 PM Dixie

9/26/2015 Sat 3:00 PM Villa Madonna

9/28/2015 Mon 5:00 PM Calvary Christian

10/1/2015 Thu 5:00 PM Eva G. Farris (Holy Cross)

10/6/2015 Tue 7:30 PM Cooper

10/8/2015 Thu 6:30 PM Campbell County

I have to say however this is not Beechwoods first year at Varsity Soccer. I am proud to say I was a member of the only other team at Beechwood that had Varsity Soccer. 1982 and 1983 and I believe there is another member on here who was also on that team with me, he may be "old" but he was a proud member of that team also.

Do you realize how silly you are sounding? As someone previously mentioned, Brossart has NOTHING ... not one outdoor athletic field. And somehow is able to field boys & girls XCountry, boys & girls soccer, boys & girls track, baseball, softball and football, through partnership with local parks and recreational facilities (not to mention school parking lots).

 

Be thankful for what you have, and figure out a way to make it work.

 

Do you know how silly you sound?

 

I have put out at least 3 different options to find a way to make things work.

I am willing to help with the process ... physically and financially ... yet ... no one (other than Clyde) will even speak to any of those options.

 

I wonder why that is?

 

I think we have found the answer ... it sure sounds like the only option that boys soccer/supporters will accept .. is to be on the football field. (AFTER they proposed 3 years off site--by the way ... what a great lesson for the kids in the program ... make a proposal in writing ... go through a tough process .. where they win their opportunity ... then go back and not keep your word ... real classy ... real classy ... great thing to teach kids)

 

Who cares if there are already 100 to 200 kids on the field at the same time already ... from the dismissal bell to 11:00 pm.

 

You have yet to bring up one suggestion ... other than the football field ... which is already overbooked.

 

Yeah ... who cares if there are better ways to make this deal work ... lets try to squeeze 2 more teams (because you are not bringing just the boys soccer field down there ... you will also have to have the girls soccer team) .. but who cares ... as long as you can make the football team blink ... MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!!

 

Does Brossart have facilities off campus? Does NCC have facilities off campus? Pretty sure they do. Beechwood doesn't. It isn't close to being an apples to apples comparison ... no matter how many times you try to nail a square peg into a round hole.

 

You say "find a way to make things work" ... well Einstein ... I put the after school practice schedule a few posts ago ... look at it ... and tell me how to make things work. Looks like things could definitely work sharing the girls soccer field ... but I guess that the boys soccer team is too good to practice/play up there.

 

Everyone keeps saying ... "this is about the kids" .. NO ... IT IS NOT ABOUT THE KIDS--IT IS ABOUT THE SOCCER KIDS ... WHO GIVES A CRAP ABOUT THE OTHER 200 STUDENT ATHLETES!!

Edited July 31, 201511 yr by quickslick

If boys soccer wants to get on site at Beechwood now, why doesn't boys soccer use the same field the girls do (baseball outfield)? I don't think anyone else uses that field in the fall.