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Soccer Field of the Year
Winner: City of Mesquite,
Eastfield Soccer Complex, Travis Sales, Parks Services
Superintendent
Ground for Eastfield Soccer Complex
was broken in the fall of 1972, and was opened for play in the
summer of 1973. This complex includes 30 acres for various
soccer field combinations and centrally located concession
building with restrooms and water fountain. The current and most
commonly used layout has 22 soccer fields for various age
groups. Several upgrades have been made to the complex,
including a computer controlled irrigation system as well as a
lighting system which is controlled via the internet and even a
cell phone.
The best design for the complex is
having everything mobile. This allows for the rotation of the
fields yearly and the start of the fall season has goalie areas
on new turf that have been traffic free since June of the prior
year. This also permits areas that have been recently
hydromulched to be outside the areas of play and become
established prior to the following June. Several conditions make
it very difficult to try and launch turf and keep it looking its
best at all times, but this complex is winning the battle. All
of the improvements were completed in May 2005 and have solved
all maintenance issues.
This complex is used 8 months out of
the year for spring and fall soccer seasons. The month of June
is used for renovations, even though there are numerous clinics
taking place. The off-season is from November 1st
through January 30th, in which no activity takes
place. The spring season is comprised of 263 teams with 3,104
participants, and the spring season holds 249 teams with 2,994
participants. There are also 6-8 tournaments held each year.
This complex is providing exemplary fields of the highest
quality as a safe place for the community’s children to enjoy
the sport of soccer. 
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