Scrimmage at RC

The Fort Worth United practice fields, designed and developed by Scott Peck, designer/developer of the new FC Dallas fields (Pizza Hut Park) in Frisco, are recognized as one of the highest quality practice facilities in Tarrant County.  FWU practice facility fields 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.  To put it bluntly, our practice fields are of a better quality than the league fields we play our regular season games on.

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 such as a bicycle racing course, walking trails, wilderness area, and lighted baseball fields, to keep parents and siblings occupied while the teams practice.  And of course, since the Resource Connection Campus provides primarily youth, sports related facilities, it is also patrolled and monitored by campus security 24 hours a day.

How the Fields were Built
The Resource Connection soccer fields were constructed in 2003.  The first phase of the construction project consisted of two, professionally designed, regulation soccer fields.  Phase II consisted of 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 type of grass used on professional soccer fields and golf course fairways.  Permanent lights and additional fields are to be built in phase III.  The 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 III will start during the Fall 2008 season or earlier.  Field 2 will be refined and an additional field (Field 3) will be constructed following the same design specs as the existing fields.  Temporary lighting has been installed for night practices and design and planning for permanent standards will soon follow.

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 training facilities in our area, are used for our North Branch teams.  Harold Patterson facilities, located in southern Arlington, are occasionally 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). There is a trash receptacle next to the bridge and there are additional trash receptacles next to each of the covered pavilions.
3. 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. 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. Do not allow any kids on the "bunkers" located between Field 1 and the Softball Field.
6. Park only on the paved parking areas - do not park or drive on any of the grass surfaces.
7. When setting the timer on the softball field lights, use a minimum setting. Otherwise, the lights can/will remain on all night.
8. 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.
9. Do not allow children to roam the campus unattended. The campus is patrolled 24x7 and officers pay particular attention to our children. They cannot keep an eye on kids that wander away from our practice areas.
10. If furniture is moved around (particularly the furniture on the softball field porch), please put it back neatly when you are done. This furniture does not belong to FWU and we will only be allowed to use it if we ensure we put it back in its proper place.
11. Respect team field reservations.
12. Keep children off of the electrical/transformer boxes
13. 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.