The white building is the dome where you play. For softball, the dome is sectioned off into two fields with decent space around them.
1) Playground - No playground for the kids. There is some places for the kids to play inside with a ball. But like we experienced, at least 5 times, the ball can go into the field of play. Keep an eye on your kids, please.
2) Parking - There was ample space for parking. I had no issues getting a spot. Leaving was a little chaotic with cars coming and going but not too bad.
3) Bathrooms - For the women - I think there were 5 stalls, 1 being handicapped. The bathroom was clean, soap was filled, and paper towels were full, too. No complaints for the bathroom.
4) Hotels - Once again, we drove so I didn't stay at a hotel. In The Net has some sponsored hotels, most seem to be in Harrisburg or Hershey.
5) Area attractions - There is a really nice Sheetz about 5 minutes away. It has a place you can sit down and eat, walk-in cooler, and all the other amenities we loves about Sheetz! A Wal-Mart Supercenter is about 8 minutes away, which is convenient if you forgot a blanket or chair. Hershey Park is about 15 minutes away. If you're there in the winter and the park is closed, you can do the Hershey Chocolate World tour.
6) Concession Stand - Sideline Cafe is their concession stand. They were fast. I also heard the chicken wrap is good. A bottle of water is $2.50!!! By that, you should know the rest of the prices are pretty high. The chicken wrap was $6.00.
7) Coolers - As stated above, no coolers or outside food. We brought a cooler with water into the facility and it was okay.
8) Fields - The turf was in decent shape. I didn't see any girls trip while running for the ball or the ball take an awkward hop. Being indoors you expect it to be cold in the winter, but this was really cold. There was one or two sets of small bleachers for one field, none for the other. Make sure you bring your chairs. You need a blanket, hat, and gloves to stay warm. Also, be smart like one of our mom's and sit near the heater. The heat is advertised as a guaranteed 50 degrees. It definitely didn't feel like 50 degrees but I don't carry a thermostat on me to know for sure. Around 2 p.m. was the last time I remember the heat being on. I actually went and asked for the heat to be turned on again because it was really cold. She told me we would be fine, she used to play in there when she was younger and it just gets really cold. Thanks for the help.
This would have been perfect for the indoor tournament. Too bad I too afraid to get made fun of to get one. 😂😂
Here is one of the fields. Home plate is back in that corner there. There's a blue fence around the field but there's enough room at the bottom of the fence for the ball to slip out. Your power hitters will be hitting it out of the fenced area. There's not much room on the sidelines for the next batter to warm up. Make sure they are paying attention when they swing. I saw two different girls hit the steel poles with their bats and the one dented hers enough that she had to use a different bat. Once the sun started to set, it was hard for the girls to see the ball coming. Both teams were having a problem and were swinging late, a lot of fouled off balls into the wall.
10) Warm-up Area - When you walk in the main doors, turn towards the right and there are 6 batting cages that you are able to warm-up in. I am not sure if they charge extra for them or not but most of the teams were using them. There's some room to warm-up behind the fenced area but you have to be careful of the parents sitting behind the fence because that's the only place for us to sit.
11) Time - Fortunately/Unfortunately everything ran on time, maybe 5 to 10 minutes behind. It's fortunate because one day tournaments are LONG days. Unfortunately it comes at a cost. The games are an hour time limit, finish the inning, and each batter starts with a 1-1 count. It's a mental challenge for some, knowing they already have one ball and one strike on them when they first step up. And for someone like my daughter, who tends to be picky with her pitches (so I was just told, ha) it makes it a little more challenging. Maybe it's normal for indoor facilities but this is the first time I've encountered this rule and I'm not a fan.
Overall the facility was good. I'd pick this indoor facility over the one in Wilkes-Barre, if you're considering where to go. I'll just be more prepared with the temperature next time.
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