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Sportfield & Tennis Court "Group Reservation Policy"
Updated by the CRPR Board on 17 Nov 2011
The purpose of this Sportfield & Tennis Court "Group Reservation Policy," originally implemented in 2008, is to (1) effectively manage the high demand for safe, public sportfield uses, and (2) to recover some of the costs associated with sportfield maintenance across the Centre Region.
The following procedures will apply during 2012 to reserve the specific sportfields at the sites listed below:
- All sportfield uses must be in compliance with the CRPR Safe Sportfield Policy, especially in regard to weather-related cancellations.
- The CRPR Director is authorized to extend the provisions of this policy to accommodate special events or
requests.
- The Sportfield Reservation Permit applicant must be a resident of a participating municipality, except that the
CRPR Director is authorized to modify this requirement if warranted.
- Each requesting organization must furnish in advance the required insurance certificates and waivers.
- Sportfield requests from State College Area School District-sponsored groups will be handled per the School
District Events section of this policy.
- The agency will strive to accommodate weather-related cancellations and permits for makeups.
- Per municipal ordinances, the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on park properties is prohibited.
- The Reservation Permit reserves the facility for use by the group. It does not provide field lining, special field
preparations, bleacher relocations, pre-game turf / infield grooming or any other special services. The costs for
these services will be billed to the event organizers. In addition, the agency will invoice the group if their play
damages the turf due to extended play, wet soil conditions, excessive litter, etc.
- Per municipal ordinances, the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on park properties is
prohibited.
- The Sportfield Reservation process may be refined or revised by the CRPR Board as necessary.
- CRPR Leagues operating any of the fields above will incorporate these fees in the team fee.
- All recreation-related requests must be submitted to CRPR in writing by a specific date prior to their
“season”:
WINTER (Jan-Mar): (Not applicable for sportfield uses)
SPRING/SUMMER (Apr.-Aug.): March 1 application deadline
FALL (Sept.-Nov.): August 1 application deadline
- To assist leagues and community groups with requesting permits for uses, please complete and submit this Request Form (PDF).
| DAILY USES |
If a group wishes to reserve a sportfield with or without a pavilion reservation, a Sportfield Reservation Fee
of $15 per field for up to 3 hours will apply (in addition to the Pavilion Reservation Fee and the Large Group
Event Fee). If needed, additional 3-hour time blocks may be reserved at $15 per field, payable in advance. |
| SEASON-LONG USES |
If a group wishes to reserve one or more fields for their entire “sport season,” the Reservation Fee will be:
• $210 per field per sport-season for Resident-based groups, and
• $315 per field per sport-season for Nonresident-based groups.
Resident groups are those groups with an organizational address-of-record within the 5 participating municipalities or at least 50% of the participants are legal residents of those municipalities. |
| TOURNAMENT OR MULTI-DAY USES |
A “Tournament Reservation Fee” of $30 per team is required for 1, 2 or 3-day sport tournaments involving
the municipal or regional parks. The permit will be in addition to the provisions of the CRPR Large Group Event
Policy with respect to reimbursing CRPR for any event-related costs. A non-refundable Tournament Deposit of $240 must be
paid at the time the reservation is made; tentative reservations are not accepted. Prior to start of the play on the
first day of the event, the balance of the permit fee must be paid in full. If the event is cancelled by the permit-holder, the full deposit will be forfeited. If weather conditions prohibit or extend tournament play, CRPR will
provide facilities for make-up games at no additional charge when field conditions permit. |
| HESS FIELD LIGHTING FEES |
Use of the lights on Hess Field #H1 will be provided for scheduled tournaments as part of Tournament Fee; such uses require that the lights be off by 10:00 PM. For other field uses, the lights will be provided for groups requesting individual nights at rate of $30 per hour (in full-hour increments only) - in addition to the standard sportfield use fee. The lights may not remain on beyond 10 PM except by the express permission of the Director or his assigned designate. |
The field reservation system includes only “regional-use” sportfields (not “neighborhood” fields):
LOCATION |
PARK NAME |
SPORTFIELD(S) |
| College Twp. |
Fogleman Field Complex |
3 soccer/lacrosse fields |
| Houserville Elem. |
1 softball field (skinned infield) |
| Spring Creek Park |
2 softball fields (skinned infields), 1 baseball field, overlapping football/soccer/lacrosse fields |
| Ferguson Twp. |
Ferg. Twp. Elem. School |
2 youth softball fields (not skinned) softball fields/ 1 soccer field |
| Fairbrook Park |
1 youth softball field (skinned), 2 overlapping football/soccer/lacrosse fields |
| Haymarket Park |
1 youth softball field (skinned infield) w/ football/soccer/lacrosse field |
| Homestead Park |
1 youth ballfield w/ seasonal soccer field |
| Suburban Park |
1 youth ballfield (skinned infield) |
| Tudek Park |
1 softball field w/ football/soccer/lacrosse field |
| Harris Twp. |
Blue Spring Park |
2 youth ballfields (one w/skinned infield) w/ 2 seasonal soccer fields |
| Fasick Park |
1 youth ballfield (skinned infield) w/ seasonal soccer field |
| Nittany View Park |
1 youth ballfield w/ seasonal soccer field |
| Patton Twp. |
Circleville Park |
1 youth baseball field (skinned infield), 1 football/soccer/lacrosse field, 1 adult softball field |
| Graysdale Park |
1 youth ballfield (skinned infield) w/ seasonal soccer field |
| Oakwood Park |
1 youth ballfield (skinned infield) w/ seasonal soccer field |
| Woodycrest Park |
1 softball field (skinned infield) w/ seasonal soccer field |
State College
Borough |
Highpoint Park |
1 youth ballfield (skinned infield) w/ seasonal soccer field |
| Orchard Park |
1 softball field (skinned) w/ football/soccer/lacrosse field , 1 youth ballfield |
| Sunset Park |
1 youth softball field (skinned infield) |
| Radio Park Elem. |
2 youth softball fields (skinned)/ 1 soccer field/1 lacrosse field |
Regional Facilities
c/o CRPR |
John Hess Softball Field Complex |
4 softball fields (all skinned infields, 1 lighted).
Special conditions apply. |
All other sportfield sites are available for site-appropriate uses and permits at no charge, pending a review
by CRPR staff of the activities and schedule proposed by the group.
TENNIS COURT SCHEDULING
The agency is authorized to issue reservations to nonprofit, community-based groups involving the use of the
municipal tennis courts for public, noncommercial tennis events to improve tennis opportunities in the region. SCASD
Tennis Courts remain scheduled by the District and are not included.
The reserved courts shall be set so that unscheduled tennis courts are still available in the region. The
Reservation Fee associated with the permit shall be comparable to the current pavilion rental fee. The Large Group Event Fee and pavilion rental fees may also apply. Event organizers are encouraged to partner with CRPR for the events, when possible.
In 2012 CRPR will operate and schedule 21 tennis courts at 10 parks:
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Centre Region Council of Governments
