The City of Phoenix has opened the Reach 11 fields! Whaaahoooo!!!
This brings the number of adaptive fields in the State of Arizona to 3 and I hear there a re still a few more to come – the YMCA is building one and I know the East Valley Miracle League is also working on one.
I was honored part of the crowd at the Grand Opening Dedication with about 100 other people and the reception was great. I was inspired by the comments of Rich Dozier, Brandon Webb and Chad Tracy – each had a field named for them in the complex; the fourth field was named ‘Partner Field’ in honor of the organizations and people who support the Diamondbacks in their field building program – now at 26 statewide and growing!
As the ribbon was cut and the fans flowed into the facility, a group of players ran on to Partner Field and took up an impromptu game.
The sign-up process to play on these fields is different than just filling out a form and mailing, faxing or dropping them off. Athletes and Buddies may register online or in-person at any of these locations –
- Beuf Community Center
- Deer Valley Community Center
- Desert West Community Center
- Devonshire Senior Center
- Longview Neighborhood Recreation Center
- Mountain View Community Center
- Paradise Valley Community Center
- South Mountain Community Center
- Sunnyslope Community Center
- Washington Activity Center
A brochure is downloadable here.
