U10 Soccer -- Montgomery County practice fields are available

[Nick Keenan]

Folks --

Montgomery County makes available neighborhood athletic fields that
you can use for team practices.


Some fields that are relatively convenient to many Stoddert families
would be:
Bethesda Elemenary School
Somerset Elementary School (off Wisconsin close to Friendship
Heights)
Rosemary Hills Elementary School (off East West highway close to 16th
Street)
Norwood Park (off Connecticut near Bradley)
Ray’s Meadow (East-West Highway and Beach Drive, north side of E-W)
Meadowbrook (the flood plain south of East-West Highway and Beach
Drive)
Chevy Chase Local field (closed for spring season, although not noted
on the website).
Westmoreland Park (close to Westmoreland Circle)


Stoddert requests permits for Chevy Chase Elementary School, North
Chevy Chase Elementary, Westbrook Elementary School, and Westland
Middle School that are allocated through our normal practice time
procedure. But if you might prefer a different MoCo field, you can
apply directly. If your application is successful, the permit costs
$45 and Stoddert will reimburse this fee.


To apply:
Please note that the deadline for practice field permits is Feb. 15.
You can still apply after that, but your request is only considered
after those received prior to the deadline have been allocated. All
submissions that meet the deadline are allocated on a lottery basis.
No preference is given based on the order received. League requests
are filled before any individual requests are allocated. The big one
competing with us is MSI soccer. No information is provided on league
allocations, so you have to apply blindly, although you are allowed to
rank order your preferences.

Not all fields are available for soccer, so you need to review field
specifics before applying. You can review a list of “all
fields” (school fields are listed first, followed by park fields, in
alphabetical order). You can also look up a specific field that may
interest you, or search by region.

http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgtmpl.asp?url=/Apps/CUPF/fields/search.asp


To apply for a school field, go here:
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/CUPF/ebuf/rental/login/FldInfo-MCPS.asp#


To apply for a park field, you can get a downloadable .pdf here (click
on “practice request form”):
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/CUPF/ebuf/rental/login/FldInfo-Parks.asp#


You can also apply online, but you must first register. You can
register here:

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Apps/CUPF/eBUF/rental/enroll/enroll.asp

You must submit a credit card for payment if you apply online. You
are
charged only if your request is granted.


Contacts
for park fields, contact Eder Martinez at 240-777-2708 or
Eder.M...@montgomerycountymd.gov
For school fields, contact Mark Geiberg at 240-777-2701 (not sure of
spelling for last name, so no email).