SuperSoccerFan555
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it’s tournament time coming up. i would like know if the local high school coaches association made any requests to have DISTRICT games be played on fields with adequate width — not a tunnel like in the past.
Tournament Field size for district semi’s and beyond
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In there a particular district where this has been an issue? Central district I don’t recall any field size issues recently.
NE district has home site through district semis, District finals are on artificial surfaces, which are normally 65x116 (or something in that range). Regional games are on similarly sized fields. The state final is the exception with the super wide field (HCS would be artificial, Lower.com would be grass).
SirStanley
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SW district is similar but replace district semis with district quarters (first two rounds are home site; district semis and finas are neutral on turf fields with dimensions not necessarily as wide as what you have.
winbypin
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On occasion Stanley up here in the northern part of the SW district we still get a district semi on grass. Seems to be D3 typically.
FlyerFan23
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I'm hearing SW district semis may be hosted by home team (higher seed) site this year.
winbypin
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Interesting. Can't find enough schools willing to host?
winbypin
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Wasn't that because of COVID? All sorts of weird things that year.
cincysports4
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Princeton is about as narrow as it gets.
SuperSoccerFan555
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The HS game has suffered in Ohio because the coaches association have not demanded that all Districts games be on fields with adequate width! It is not fair for good teams to have to play big games on narrow fields like Princeton. The games are terrible because the ball is always out of bounds.
Wingback Willie
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Miamisburg is wider than Princeton by a good 5-6 yards. St X is good sized. You would think coaches of higher seeded teams would take this into consideration when picking which district to enter. Might make sense for a more skilled team to move into the Dayton district to play in Miamisburg.
Less teams offered to host during that but the point still stands
It all comes down to who is willing to host
I don't think you can tell places to do it.
DonJuanDeMarco
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This picture of Miamisburg shows the hash ~2 yards outside of the box, making the field about 70 wide. That's decent.
winbypin
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The black lines are soccer, correct?This picture of Miamisburg shows the hash ~2 yards outside of the box, making the field about 70 wide. That's decent.
Edit: old eyes and small screen made them hard to see.
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Philly_Cat
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I believe when you have fields with tracks surrounding them you get the smaller widths.This picture of Miamisburg shows the hash ~2 yards outside of the box, making the field about 70 wide. That's decent.
DonJuanDeMarco
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Agree. That's a good width. CJ is really wide, too, but I don't know if they host.
DonJuanDeMarco
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On this Princeton picture, it looks like the hash is 1 or 2 yards inside the 18. If it's 1 yard inside, it's 64 yards.
winbypin
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They hosted a D3 district finals 4 years or so ago. I don't know if they have hosted since.
Campolongo
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Great location with a wide field. Hosted D3 district final last year.
Wingback Willie
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If you use Google Earth, you can measure and compare all fields. La Salle is the worst field by far. It’s a cracker box … 105 yards long by 57 yards wide.
soccerdad72
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District semis and finals locations are listed:
Regionals are TBA right now, however. Those usually aren't determined until the district finals are over so they can try to find a site that is condusive to both teams (as much as possible, based on what schools have volunteered to host).
Regionals are TBA right now, however. Those usually aren't determined until the district finals are over so they can try to find a site that is condusive to both teams (as much as possible, based on what schools have volunteered to host).
Philly_Cat
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Problem with Middletown is ticketing. You can easily watch a game there without ever buying a ticket, and with a great view of the game as well.
SuperSoccerFan555
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google earth the following fields—they all have enough width: All 3 Cincinnati public schools Walnut Hills, Withrow and Wil Stargell. Dayton CJ, Centerville and Mason‘s soccer stadium All are better than Princeton Lakota West or East
SuperSoccerFan555
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Just look at the corner 10 yd mark and the 18 yd box
SuperSoccerFan555
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the ball always going out of bounds because of a lack of width is not a fun game to watch or play.
winbypin
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Aren't those the regional semis and finals?