Fairfax County Flag Football League

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subject: "Wakefield..."

Coach

Oct 10, 2006
1:08 AM

;	Seriously, is this field a muddy disaster or what? Will it ever dry out?

ANOTHER COACH

Oct 10, 2006
1:12 AM


;	Change Wakefield games to another field...PLEASE

Player

Oct 10, 2006
1:15 AM


;	I played there a few times, and noticed alot of sprinkler heads on and off of the field. Maybe thats why?

Coach

Oct 10, 2006
1:30 AM


;	i played there on Wednesday of last week and it started off horrible and got worse as the night progressed. The sad thing is that it hadnt rained in at least 3 days.

Raw Dawg Coach

Oct 10, 2006
9:50 AM


;	I strongely agree with these post on the field conditions at Wakefield. I don`t say this because my team lost. However, we play flag football and we need a good playing surface. If this was "contact" football then the circumstances would have been different. Ex. teams would go to ground attack and less air. However when you have to teams with with great team speed that can air the ball out, playing in total mud is just as bad as playing in the rain. I`m all about two teams getting after it and leaving everything on the field. That wasn`t the case last night. If any team is due to play at Wakefield soon or playoffs, I`d warn it`s not worth it and would request the league to move the game to better location.

awful field

Oct 10, 2006
10:35 AM


;	worst ive played on. wet & muddy no matter what and you cant run/cut to save your life.

player

Oct 10, 2006
11:33 AM


;	how is the greenbriar field lately?

Raw Dawg Coach

Oct 10, 2006
11:58 AM


;	I`d say that`s the best field we`ve played on, it`s held up decent being that the little plays. Grass is thin spots but firm ground.

COACH

Oct 10, 2006
12:29 PM


;	Playoff games should be in Greenbriar!

Raw Dawgs #9

Oct 10, 2006
1:09 PM


;	I`m definitely going to co-sign on Wakefield being a hideous field to play on. I played on both sides of the both over two games on the muddy side of that field last night and there was literally no traction over there. References to chocolate pudding and ice skating definitely apply to this field. Like my coach said to me this morning, we pay money to get into this league. I think our dollars go a little further than field conditions like that. I`d rather play at 11pm at night on a good field than 8pm on a field that might be a factor in the outcome of a game.

Sad clown

Oct 10, 2006
2:34 PM


;	In softball the safety of the players had to come first. Do we get to send the medical bills and loss of work to Fairfax when someone blows out there knee because of the field. The league got close to $10,000 for this season; you would think that we could get a decent field to play on. Guess I`ll find out tonight at Wakefield.

Confused

Oct 10, 2006
2:38 PM


;	I thought we were going to get the fieldturf field this fall -- the one we got to use this past spring. What ever happened to that? I think the league played one game on it in week 1.

Coach

Oct 10, 2006
2:39 PM


;	the league got much more then 10k for this season. 850 a team multiplied by 46 teams is approx 40k.

Sad Clown

Oct 10, 2006
2:48 PM


;	I was going with 200 a team....DAMN! We are taking it in the tail pipe. For 40k we should be able to use any field we want to.

Raw Dawg Coach

Oct 10, 2006
3:10 PM


;	Does anyone know how many Farifax Co. fieds have lights and where are they? I`ve only played on Wakefield and Herndon and Greenbiar. What other are out there? Curious.

8QB seminoles

Oct 10, 2006
3:14 PM


;	popular tree park has lights the whole nine

Reader of Posts

Oct 10, 2006
3:24 PM


;	Braddock Park also might be a consideration along softball fields 5 & 6. i know they have soccer games in that area but can`t remember if I`ve also seen field goal posts there. Maybe someone can provide more insight on this.

Player

Oct 10, 2006
3:36 PM


;	Shut up and be glad that we can play period. This is not the NFL. Man up and play the game.

Reader of Posts

Oct 10, 2006
3:38 PM


;	Let`s give it up for the wonderful post by "Player."

Tom - FCFFL

Oct 10, 2006
3:49 PM


;	"850 a team multiplied by 46 teams is approx 40k." Take 500 off the top of each team`s fee for officiating, then 120 for fields/insurance, then 50 into the pool for trophies/shirts/medals...etc...yes and there`s more expenses in running a league. "we should be able to use any field we want to." Braddock Park and Pop Tree are NOT available to us yet. EC Lawrence NOT available. We have been doing this a long time. We know where the fields are, we ask for them. Competition for field space is tight in the County, there is a pecking order, and adult flag football is not the biggest player. Ask your coach - he knows. TOM

Sweet!

Oct 10, 2006
4:03 PM


;	Trophies, shirts, & medals! I can`t wait to get a medal!

$23,000 for refs

Oct 10, 2006
4:18 PM


;	yikes...im about to become a ref for this...ive only ever seen between 4-6 diff refs...they must get PAID (for such a stellar grasp of the rules i`m sure)

Firehouse QB #8

Oct 10, 2006
4:21 PM


;	Just FYI: I have played adult league softball and baseball through the spring summer and fall. Its real hard to get field permits with all the different leagues and temas there are out there. I assume it would be the same hassel for Flag Football.

RawDawgs#2

Oct 10, 2006
4:48 PM


;	I can understand the difficutly in getting fields but all that is being said here is that the games should be moved if the field is in the condition that it was in last night. This was my first time playing there and the visiting side of the field was bad. I would take the hard dirt and rocks on herndon over that one. My kudos to those who play on it every week. Tom, your point is well taken I think players who play on that field are just venting some frustrations. Keep pushing for more fields, though. And thanks for at least getting us three fields to play on with the county being difficult.

Raw Dawg Coach

Oct 10, 2006
4:55 PM


;	I`m sure ther youth league football is ahead of us for sure on the peaking order. Little buggers!

Chris (Sad Clown)

Oct 11, 2006
7:44 AM


;	Sorry Tom- FCFFL, I myself had no problem with Wakefield last night. It was wet, but it makes for good football. Atleast there is a season for us to play.

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