Groundbreaking construction has begun on a new indoor soccer facility on Harding\u2019s campus, located between the Stevens Soccer Complex and the softball intramural fields, with an unknown completion date.
\nThe indoor facility has been in the works for quite some time, and during summer 2019, the soccer teams were told the project was finally beginning.
\n\u201cIt had been talked about for some time now, and it finally happened when a lead donor and others offered to help build it,\u201d Jonathan Ireland, men\u2019s head soccer coach, said.
\n\u201cThey will have access anytime they want,\u201d Ireland said. \u201cIt will have a weight room, and if the weather is bad, now they have a place they can also still practice.\u201d
\nSenior forward Braeden Grundy said he is looking forward to the opportunities that come with the facility.
\n\u201cThe new facility being built is awesome,\u201d Grundy said. \u201cI think it brings in a bunch of recruits.\u201d
\nGrundy said he also believes the new facility will increase the time players spend together and result in more bonding and time playing around.
\nSophomore midfielder Jack Savage said the whole team is enthusiastic about the new facility and the possibilites that could come from it.
\n\u201cI think the new indoor facility is going to be very beneficial to our team,\u201d Savage said. \u201cThe whole team is beyond excited for it to be done.\u201d
\nThe women\u2019s and men\u2019s soccer teams currently both practice on the soccer field, working around each other\u2019s schedules. The new facility will allow both teams to practice at the same time in different areas and never have to cancel practice because of weather conditions.
\nRecreational practice time for players will increase among both teams with the new facility.
\nThe soccer teams have been able to improve throughout the years, and this facility will only help keep that consistent, along with never having to cancel games.
\n\u201cThis facility will be a tremendous blessing to our players,\u201d Ireland said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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