Publix Virginia Soccer Training Center — Local services in Fredericksburg

The best way to describe this complex is they made a bunch of fields and then promptly gave up. There is a stunning lack of infrastructure here. There is not a single ounce of shade anywhere in the complex. Outside of a few small young trees in the parking lot, there are no trees anywhere else. No manmade shade shelters. The parking lot is almost all gravel. The restrooms are porta potties. The water is one or two spigots, so it has to be distributed in coolers by whomever is running events. There are very few seating areas. There is a concession stand at a corner of the complex but it never seems to be open. To their credit, the fields themselves are legitimately amazing. So if all you want/need is a bunch of fields, you're golden. But for fans or other non-players it's a really poor experience, and in rain or high heat it's uncomfortable at best, dangerous at worst. Hopefully one day they will plant some trees in the complex itself or import larger trees into the parking lot (the ones there are just too small/young). I think that would...

Excellent soccer fields with both grass and turf fields. There are plenty of parking spots in a paved parking lot.

But the goodness ends there. No indoor plumbing. Only steaming hot and nasty smelling port-o-potties. No concession stand just some food trucks. The dite map shows the future site of the administration building, but it has been at least 3 years and no indication that it will...

Very good facilities for their soccer tournaments. Only port a potty vs real bathroom facilities. Turf well taken care of with excellent drainage. Referees we're very experienced and consistent. Couple of food trucks for this tournament, all other civilization is 12 minutes away...