Indoor soccer facility rises
LOREN BENOIT/Press A new soccer facility is under construction at the intersection of Prairie Avenue and Huetter Road. It will have three outdoor regulation-size artificial turf soccer fields and an indoor field for winter training.
POST FALLS — Construction of a new indoor soccer facility is underway at the intersection of Prairie Avenue and Huetter Road.
The Timbers-Thorns North FC, formerly Sting Timbers FC, will be the primary occupants of the facility but it will likely see heavy daily use by other sporting organizations when it opens Feb. 1, 2019, said TTNFC technical director Mike Thompson.
The indoor, artificial turf playing surface will measure approximately 125 feet long by 65 feet wide, he said. The space will be large enough for all of TTNFC’s U5-U19 teams to practice on.
“All of our 34 teams, 40+ coaches, and 680 members will have access to it, as well as the community at large,” he said.
TTNFC has received significant interest from youth and adult soccer leagues, and other athletic organizations, which are looking for an all-weather place to practice and play, Thompson said.
“It will be open 7 days a week and while we haven’t set ‘official’ hours as of now, we anticipate it to be used one way or another quite a bit every day!”
Three outdoor fields are also planned to open in the fall of 2020. The total cost of building the indoor facility plus the three outdoor fields is $1.7 million. Thompson said the organization has raised nearly $500,000.
“We have had an outstanding response from the community in helping us get this project off the ground and have a ton of momentum. Although we have a ways to go, we are excited about the direction things are going not only with our indoor building, but the entire facility,” he added.
For more information or to contribute, go to www.timbersthornsnorthfc.com/a-field-for-all-seasons.