The soccer culture (which the states is not truly accustomed to) is pretty much in the state of mind, "where's there is open space, there is futbol"
Not condoning it by any means I am not sure of the regulations in regards to the fields at the High School complex here in AP, but my high school did not allow "pick up" games of any sport on their fields (which led me to build an official wiffleball field in my mothers yard) Anyhow, could be why they set up shop by you Werner, not sure, but that grass is tore up, the geese hardly graze there anymore Some areas have community fields which allow non league/pickup games, I see a lot of space in AP for that, rather cookie cutter condos Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "wernerapnj" <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:13:41 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [AsburyPark] Grass... ? I've also read the turf vs grass comments with great interest. Sports is highly overrated.... Shouldn't getting a basic education be paramount ? As mentioned, sports should be used as an incentive to achieve intellectually not as a goal unto itself. On a related note - Atlantic Square Park is currently being destroyed by being misused for athletic purposes. 6 years ago the west side was ground down to dirt by soccer players. That damage is still evident as the lawn has never recovered. This year the south side has been turned into a muddy strip, complete with car tires for goal posts and orange cones on permanent display. This is a significant misuse of the park - it is not intended nor designed to be an athletic field. It will take significant $$$ to restore the lawn, if the City ever does. Since we have such a large and specifically purposed athletic facility.... that is where soccer, etc should be played. Several months ago I witnessed a group throwing javelins in Bradley Park with pedestrians and vehicles within range. How they could think that was a good idea escapes me. Werner [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
