Raleigh soccer complex

Seat-back chairs and bleachers have significantly upgraded the seating comfort for NC State fans, which includes bleachers behind both goals. A new brick look also encompasses a majority of the upgrades that have been made to the stadium, while a press box, new fan entrance and a brand-new stand alone building in the southeast corner of the stadium provides both the Pack and its competitors meeting and locker room space and showers.

Paul H. Derr Track. The original Paul Derr Track Facility has served the Raleigh community, the athletics department and the university since the school built its first cinder track on the current site in The complex was named in honor of the late Derr, a longtime NC State track coach and head of the physical education department. Derr Track has hosted numerous championship events over the years, including ACC Championships, North Carolina high school championship meets, Junior Strider meets, the Special Olympics and many other events.

Derr Track served as a training site for several international teams prior to the Olympics in Atlanta. From I Take exit Gorman St. The MAC has a lighted sand court area, used primarily as 5 beach volleyball courts, but also used for sand soccer, sand football, sand ultimate, dodgeball, bocce, and cornhole.

The facility also features a 4, Sq. The MAC is a privately owned facility. Facility use by reservation only. No Trespassing. I got the idea for The MAC about 10 years ago when I noticed that the Triangle's population was exploding and, even at that time, there was a severe athletic field shortage. It's so dire that, as of , The City of Raleigh still does not have even 1 full sized or 1 lit soccer field in its inventory.

This has caused some sports leagues to move out of town and others to end operations altogether because they can't find fields to play on. But those prospects are now uncertain with the recent announcement that MLS has awarded Charlotte their 30 th team. MLS has not commented on any further expansion of the league. Despite these recent events, the development in south Raleigh appears to be moving forward.

Along with the soccer events, the stadium hopes to become an entertainment complex and host things like concerts, festivals and other large-scale events. The stadium itself could be created within a 4-year span. So, if started in , we could see it open by along with a portion of the larger development.