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MilwVon
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Sportscore 2

  • July 3, 2008
  • Rated 3 of 5 by MilwVon from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sportscore 2

Part of the Rockford Park District, Sportscore 2 is the frequent host to youth sporting events, especially soccer. This year (2008) they were host to the US Youth Soccer's Midwest Regional Championships. Later in the year, they will also host the Region II ODP (Olympic Development Program) summer camp.

This facility is very nice in terms of the facility, the layout, features like rest rooms and concessions . . . but frankly is severely overplayed making for less than ideal soccer playing conditions. The fields for this particular event were especially poor due to the crummy rainy weather we've had in this region of the country during early June.

Overall, however, I do feel that Sportscore 2 is a good venue for events given the total number of soccer fields available for play (over 20), many of which are equipted with spectator bleachers.

The concession stand is really a small restaurant and is located on the upper level of the indoor facility. The Skybox Restaurant features hot food (burgers, hot dogs and fries) as well and fresh made deli sandwiches, and soft drinks. I didn't think that their prices were any more than you would pay at similar style dining establishments especially at sports venues.

Speaking of the indoor facility, I should also mention that they host volleyball, wiffleball, ultimate frisbee and the indoor versions of soccer, softball and football in their indoor facility.

If you come to Sportscore 2, or any other Rockford Park District facility for that matter, be prepared to pay for parking. It was the one complaint I heard from our attendees. While $15 isn't much for the duration of an event (five days in the case of ours), it is somewhat of an insult to be charged to park in a county park facility.

The Rockford Park District also has Sportscore 1 which was also supposed to be used for the Midwest Regional Championships. Unfortunately, with the flooding experienced in this region, Sportscore 1 was literally under water from the overflow of the Rock River. I'm told that it was in over five feet of flood water at the highest flood stage of the Rock River.

From journal Rockford as the Soccer Capitol of the Midwest

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