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Athletic Fields
Outdoor athletic fields are available throughout the year. Most fields are available to the general public for games and practices, although non-profit groups operate some fields exclusively under franchise agreements. Organizations may not charge spectators any fees to view games on public fields.
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Metro Parks Rate Sheet
CONTACT: Metro Parks Athletics Office Louisville Tennis Center (in Joe Creason Park) 3783 Illinois Ave, 40213 Phone: 502/456-8171 Fax: 502/456-8168 E-mail
OPTIONS FOR RESERVING FIELDS
| League or tournament play |
Under this arrangement, Metro Parks maintains fields for a non-profit group for a full league season, and the leagues manage their own scheduling and game officials. Metro Parks can also provide these services, as negotiated. Each permit is applicable to one sport at each level (i.e. peewee, freshman, j.v., varsity, junior, senior).
- League fees, per field: 10% of gross income
- Lights, per field: $10 per hour (where available)
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| Franchise agreements |
Under this arrangement, non-profit groups provide basic field maintenance in exchange for primary use of those fields. Leagues manage their own scheduling and game officials.
- Administrative fee (per season): $100
- Concession stand use (per season, where available): $250
- Lights (per season, where available): $150
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SINGLE-GAME PERMITS OR SEASON-LONG PRACTICE PERMITS
Metro Parks outdoor athletic fields are also available for single games and season-long practice sessions, based on the tiered pricing structure below. Please note that, with the exception of the "game only fields" listed below, all athletic fields may be used by the public for informal use on a first-come, first-served basis, provided that the field has not been reserved, and the users are not charging a fee to any participants. Practice permits allow two separate two-hour practice sessions per week on a single field for a full season (note that Metro Parks cannot guarantee fields will be striped for practice sessions).
| Tier One |
Game permit: $50/game; practice permit: $25/for 12 weeks
- Baseball: Crosby, Des Pres, A.B. Sawyer, Sun Valley
- Field Hockey: Seneca
- Football: Flaget Field, Shawnee
- Kickball: Camp Taylor, George Rogers Clark, Crosby, Des Pres, Highview, Hays Kennedy, Lannan, Petersburg, Seneca, Sun Valley
- Polo: Hays Kennedy
- Soccer: Eva Bandman, Farnsley, Floyd’s Fork, Hays Kennedy, Seneca
- Softball: Camp Taylor, George Rogers Clark, Highview, Hays Kennedy, Lannan, Petersburg, Seneca, Sun Valley
- Multi-purpose: George Rogers Clark, Hays Kennedy, A.B. Sawyer, Seneca, Shawnee, Sun Valley
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| Tier Two |
Game permit: $30/game; practice permit: $25/season
- Baseball: Black Mudd, Cherokee, Nelson Hornbeck, Medora, Riverside Gardens, E. Leland Taylor
- Football: California
- Kickball: Black Mudd, Buechel, California, Cherokee, Nelson Hornbeck, Medora, Shelby, E. Leland Taylor
- Softball: Black Mudd, Buechel, California, Cherokee, Medora, Shelby
- Multi-purpose: Medora, Shelby
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| Tier Three |
Game permit: $20/game; practice permit: $10/season
- Baseball: Chickasaw, Fern Creek, Klondike, Russell Lee, Westonia, Wyandotte
- Football: Algonquin, Russell Lee
- Kickball: Algonquin, Baxter Square, Berrytown, Chickasaw, Dumeyer, Fern Creek, Klondike, Lampton, Russell Lee, McNeeley Lake, Norfolk Acres, Old Walnut/Beecher, Parkhill, South Central, Sylvania, Charlie Vettiner, Wyandotte
- Soccer: McNeeley Lake, South Central
- Softball: Algonquin, Baxter Square, Berrytown, Chickasaw, Dumeyer, Klondike, Lampton, Russell Lee, McNeeley Lake, Norfolk Acres, Old Walnut/Beecher, Parkhill, South Central, Sylvania, Charlie Vettiner, Wyandotte
- Multi-purpose: Algonquin, Cane Run, Joe Creason, Hounz Lane, Russell Lee, Charlie Vettiner, Wyandotte
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| Game-Only Fields |
No practice or informal play allowed.
- Louisville Champions Park: $30/game (soccer or field hockey)
- Shawnee Park’s Harmony Field: $50/game (baseball)
- Thurman Hutchins: $50 (baseball), $40 (field hockey)
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