Houston Sports Park

Houston Sports Park
HSP
Type Municipal (Houston, Texas)
Coordinates 29°38′17″N 95°23′45″W / 29.638086°N 95.395932°W / 29.638086; -95.395932Coordinates: 29°38′17″N 95°23′45″W / 29.638086°N 95.395932°W / 29.638086; -95.395932
Opened 2011 (as Houston Amateur Sports Park)[1]
Operated by City of Houston
Houston Dynamo
Houston Parks Board
Visitors 5,600 hours of use (in 2012)[2]
Open 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Status Open all year
Parking Over 400 vehicles[3]
Public transit access 87 Sunnyside / TMC[4]
Website www.houstonsportspark.com

Houston Sports Park, a Houston Parks Board facility operated by the Houston Dynamo, is the training ground of the Houston Dynamo and its academy teams located in south Houston near the intersection of SH 288 and Airport Boulevard. The facility is made up of the Methodist Champions Field,[1] one artificial turf field, and five additional grass fields to be used by the Houston community for soccer, football, rugby, lacrosse, and more.

The completed portion currently in use is known as Phase One of the construction project that began in 2011. Fundraising for Phase Two is underway which will provide nine more lighted fields, restroom pavilion, misting stations, picnic facilities, trails, playground and additional parking. The estimated cost to complete the complex is $12 million.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Ortiz, Jose de Jesus (July 6, 2011). "Dynamo open new practice facility on Kirby Drive". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Houston Sports Park". Houston Parks Board. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  3. "Ground Maps & Parking". Houston Sports Park. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  4. "HSP maps and directions". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
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