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Post by Soccerhouse on Nov 2, 2015 17:46:20 GMT -5
wow!
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Post by soccerfan30 on Nov 2, 2015 17:59:47 GMT -5
Went by there today and the water was up to my knees
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Post by Soccerhouse on Nov 2, 2015 18:15:23 GMT -5
You ever seen it like that before?
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Post by nishnolz93 on Nov 2, 2015 18:30:28 GMT -5
Goodness! Coaches will still want to practice  |
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Post by soccerfan30 on Nov 2, 2015 18:46:57 GMT -5
imgur.com/9GPU9emI would say that is significantly worse, water was almost up to the crossbar 
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Post by nishnolz93 on Nov 2, 2015 19:06:53 GMT -5
Has it ever flooded like this?? What kind of draining system is out there? That could take a while to fully dry out. Not good!
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Post by soccerfan30 on Nov 2, 2015 19:20:25 GMT -5
The picture I posted was from the big flood in 2009. It's only flooded like twice since I've been there, 2009 and today. The fields actually drain very well but there is a large body of water that runs parallel to the complex (think it's an outlet for the Chattahoochee) and when it floods over the banks this is what happens.
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Post by spectator on Nov 2, 2015 20:38:48 GMT -5
Most metro soccer fields are on flood plains - which is why in areas of prime real estate, there's a soccer field instead of another half dozen houses - Top Hat, South Forsyth, JJ Biello, Metro North - pretty much any Concorde field - all nice residential areas with large fields that end up as lakes when we get rains like this.
Parents gripe that fields are closed but unless we're equipped with life vests or canoes, there's not much soccer happening when they're under water.
last year's UFA tournament was mostly rained out but some games played at South Forsyth fields. One of them was almost underwater by the second game - goals were scored by balls floating in not being kicked. Sloppy dangerous soccer
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