Obviously this is purely speculation but where could/would a team based out of Shea train? I have a few suggestions: -St Johns University -Mitchell Field/Hofstra U -Parking lot of shea Anyone else come have any places to add?
they can also upgrade the Met Oval Randalls Island The new place in Brooklyn where the Knights play..Floyd Bennett
A little history : The Metropolitan Oval, also known as Met Oval, is a soccer complex located in Maspeth, Queens in New York City. Village Voice named the complex, which takes up 4.2 acres, the "Best full soccer field in the middle of a residential neighborhood" in 2004, for its "pristine" playing surface and the view of the Manhattan skyline.[1] [edit]History The Metropolitan Oval was originally built in 1925 by German and Hungarian immigrants to be a European style soccer field with facilities. From 1925 onwards, the Oval served as a soccer field for men and boys of all ages and ethnicities. Many U.S. national team players from the New York region played games at the Oval while youths. By the 1990s, however, the Oval was in a state of disarray. Any grass the field once had was gone from overuse. It owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes and was scheduled for foreclosure by the city.[2] In response to this state of affairs, the Metropolitan Oval Foundation was formed to save this historic site. The non-profit organization led by Jim Vogt, a longtime Queens native, and Chuck Jacob and Valerie Jacob, two New York lawyers dedicated to the restoration of historic soccer fields across the city, raised enough money to save the field from foreclosure. In addition, Nike and U.S. Soccer Foundation each contributed $250,000 towards the construction of a FieldTurf field and new lights for the complex.[3]FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who visited the Met Oval in November 2001 after the field was resurfaced, called FieldTurf the "future of football".[2] Currently, the Oval hosts 15-20 games a week from March to November on the field; more than any other facility in New York City. The Brooklyn Knights teams, ranging from U-10 to U-23 (their PDL franchise), and various New York City college soccer teams call the Met Oval their home.
Out of all the fields I have played at in my life so far, the oval def. has to be the most memorable field I have ever played on. Except for maybe Giants Stadium.
Im pretty sure that the Jetropolitans are moving their training facilities to NJ(uck). But I also think that Saint Johns would be a good place to train. The facilities are beautiful.
After reading the article on bigsoccer I'm starting to feel that we are closer and closer to our eventual goal. This would highlight the need for a training facility once the eventual team gets named. I know we discussed this before but I would like to bring it back into the forefront. I say St Johns University or Hofstra University? Any other places that might be considered?
Aviator is nearly impposible to get to with a car.. and there is much room at Chelsea piers.... I'd hope somewhere in LI that we could get to easily by the LIRR. I'd say somewhere in Brooklyn....but there isn't any space....
Tully Park where the Rough Riders play would be nice. But if that means it can't be my home field any more, then no. lol