Scrimmage at RC

The Fort Worth United Resource Connection practice fields, a "soilless" field set designed and developed by Scott Peck, designer and developer of the new FC Dallas stadium fields (Pizza Hut Park) in Frisco, are recognized as one of the highest quality practice facilities in Tarrant County.  FWU practice facility field construction was based on the same field construction methodology and specs used in the FC Dallas fields construction - the end result being state of the art practice fields for your elite soccer player.

The Resource Connection soccer fields offer ample paved parking areas, covered seating areas with tables next to each field, and bleacher seating.  In addition, there are adjacent recreational activities located on the RC campus including a bicycle racing course, walking trails, wilderness area, indoor swimming pool and gymnasium, and lighted baseball fields.  The campus is also patrolled and monitored by campus security 24 hours a day.

How the Resource Connection Fields were Built
The Resource Connection soccer field construction began in 2003.  The first phase of the construction project consisted of two, professionally designed, regulation soccer fields.  During 2005, Phase II began and consisted of the refining and honing of the playing surface of Field 1.  Mortar grade sand was brought in and the fields "floated" and "laser graded" to produce a playing surface as smooth as glass.  The fields were then plugged with Bermuda Tiff 419, the same grass used on professional soccer fields and golf course fairways. 

FWU Sand Pit Training

Phase III began in 2006 when FWU added a second "sand pit" for speed, strength, and agility training, bleachers for spectators, player benches, and covered seating areas for parents (permanent lights and additional fields are to be built in phase IV - see below).  The Resource Connection practice fields were expressly designed and constructed as regulation soccer fields and are professionally seeded, maintained, and irrigated by Fort Worth United supplied contractors.

Future Construction
Phase IV construction at Resource Connection has begun with the clearing of the area for Field 4.  Field 2 will be refined and an additional field (Field 4) will be constructed following the same design specs as the existing fields.  The temporary lighting that has been installed for night practices will be replaced with permanent standards.

Additional Facilities and Branch Facilities
In addition to Fort Worth United's permanent practice facilities, FWU operates out of several branch facilities too.  Benbrook  facilities and North Crowley facilities are used as overflow facilities and for our West Branch teams.  Keller Central High School's immaculate Central High soccer facilities, considered one of the top high school training facilities in our area, are used for our North Branch teams.  Harold Patterson facilities, located in southern Arlington, are optionally used for our East Branch teams.

Facility Rules
FWU Club members are enjoying FWU's new practice facility and are looking forward to putting field 3 online next year. With that in mind, we wanted to remind everyone that the practice field, which we have contracted, exclusive use of, is a partnership with Resource Connection and as such, we need to make sure we take good care of it and adhere to the campus rules that Resource Connection has put forward.

1. Do not allow any objects other than soccer balls and players on the field surfaces. Especially be leery of bringing wire flags, bags, and other such items onto the surface. The mowers used to maintain these fields are specialized and items such as these can damage the reel mower blades.
2. Please make sure all trash is picked up after each practice. This should be the last thing your team does when their practice concludes - pick up all trash (even if it's not your trash).
3. At RC, don't use the trash receptacles near the loading docs at the nearby school. These are for bagged trash only, and while Resource Connection sincerely appreciates our efforts at trash control, we need to use the trash receptacles located by our field.
4. At RC. before 6:00 PM, we are not allowed to use the building's picnic tables by the softball field. These are FWISD buildings and they have tutoring sessions running until 6:00 - the noise on the patio disrupts their sessions.
5. Park only on the paved parking areas - do not park or drive on any of the grass surfaces.
6. Please make sure lights are turned off when you leave.
7. At RC, do not use the bathrooms in the pool room. Tarrant County is liable for accidents in that building and use of that facility requires specific agreements be put into place first.
8. Do not allow children to roam the complexes unattended.
9. If furniture is moved around, please put it back neatly when you are done.
10. Respect team field reservations.
11. Keep children off of the electrical/transformer boxes
12. Obey the speed limit in the Resource Connection campus. The campus is regularly patrolled and monitored and tickets will be issued. Along those same lines, please treat the officers with courtesy and respect.

Thanks for helping us keep the Fort Worth United practice facilities in excellent condition!

Facility Reservations/Schedules
Coaches/Managers, you can view the field reservation schedules here.  For questions about field scheduling, please contact Mike King or Moses Zialu.