MTSC - Fields

Fields

Match Fields

Match fields are assigned by PYSA, or other tournament authority. Our club has nothing to do with match fields. If you need directions to a match field, consult the PYSA web site, the OYSA web site, or your coach.

Practice Field Locations

Mouse over a red spot to see the name of a field. Click on it to go to its details.

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The "Map" links take you to MapQuest (tm) where you can obtain directions from any location. "Seasonal" means the park converts to baseball for spring/summer. "Year-round" means it is configured for soccer all year. Some of our fields are on school property (generally not irrigated). Some are on city park property (generally irrigated). Some are on private land. We are very grateful for the use of private fields.

Berrydale Park, SE 89^th Ave, between SE Main and Taylor Streets. Map
Berrydale Park is immediately north of Clark school. Seasonal. Do not confuse with Clark.

Binnsmead Middle School, SE 87^th Ave and SE Stephens St. Map
The soccer field is full size and lies north of the school. Seasonal. Do not confuse with Harrison.

Bridger Elementary School, SE Market St. at approx. 78^th St. Map
Seasonal or Year-round.

Clark Elementary School, SE 92^nd Ave at approx. Hawthorne Blvd. Map
On school property west of the school. Year-round. Do not confuse with Berrydale.

Clinton Park Lower, at the dead end of SE Clinton St., west of 58^th Ave. Map
Seasonal.

Clinton Park Upper, SE Woodward St. at approx 57^th Ave. Map
Immediately north of tennis courts. Year-round.

>Ed Benedict Large, SE Powell Blvd at approx 100^th Ave. Map
Full-size pitch west of Ed Small. Year-round.

Ed Benedict Small, SE Powell Blvd at approx 103^rd Ave. Map
U9-size pitch east of Ed Large. Year-round.

Glencoe Elementary School, SE 51^st Ave and SE Morrison St. Map
Seasonal.

Harrison Park, SE 84^th Ave and SE Harrison St. Map
An unstructured space big enough for one U10-size pitch or several smaller ones. Do not confuse with Binnsmead.

Lynchview Park, SE 164^th Ave north of Mill St. Map
Lynchview is a huge casually maintained space including a year-round full size soccer pitch, a year-round U10 size pitch (without goals), and loads of unstructured space.

Mount Tabor Middle School Lower, SE 57^th Ave at Pine St. Map
An unstructured space north of upper field.

Mount Tabor Middle School Upper, SE Ash St. and SE 60^th Ave. Map
An unstructured space south of lower field.

Mount Tabor Presbyterian Church, SE Belmont and SE 54^th Ave. (Church address is 5441 SE Belmont.) Map
An unstructured space which can be configured for a younger team practice. This is private property. We are grateful for the church's support. Please treat it with respect.

Richmond Elementary School, SE 42^nd Ave and SE Caruthers St. Map
An unstructured space.

Sunnyside Environmental School, SE 34^th Ave and SE Taylor St. Map
An unstructured space.

Trinity Fellowship, SE 69th Ave and SE Clinton St. (Church address is 2700 SE 67th Ave.) Map
Year-round. This is private property. We are grateful for the church's support. Please treat it with respect.

Youngson School Site, SE 71^st Ave and SE Clinton St. Map
Year-round.

Practice Field Policies

MTSC teams practice during the fall season on (mostly) public parks and school fields which are allocated to PYSA by Portland Parks and Rec. PYSA in turn allocates practice fields to clubs at a field coordinators meeting in the summer. Clubs in turn dole them out to teams.

Coaches: Whenever you are using your practice field, you should have your permit with you.

Public park and school fields are officially unavailable for soccer practices during the spring. This is partly because of baseball/softball/T-ball which uses a lot of the space. It is also for the health of the turf. The warm, moist conditions of spring are a time when the grass on our fields can rejuvenate itself. It is also a time when the soil will give way under a cleated foot.

If stepping on the field produces more than 1/4" deep water-filled footprint, or when running produces the same result, play is not permitted. This is required by our usage agreement with the city, and it is a good idea on private fields as well. To check on Portland Parks & Rec's official take on field conditions use the rain out line at 503.823.3020

A certain number of fields are available "under the radar" on a first-come-first-served basis during spring. Click here to reserve one of the available fields for soccer during the spring season. Be careful not to play on a field if it is too wet, even if you paid for it.

Mount Tabor Soccer Club is grateful to local churches which have been willing to offer their private greenspace for our practices. If you are a coach who wants to practice in the spring season, contact our fields coordinator to find out what is available.

For winter-time practice space contact Portland Public Schools' Department of Civic Use of Buildings to secure a gymnasium where you can practice indoors.