Fore Kicks III Indoor and Outdoor Sports Complex — Local services in Taunton

So disappointed and turned off by the parking situation. Anything to make a buck. Parents are already paying hundreds of dollars for their kids to compete in a tournament and then you charge $30 for the weekend to park your car. And one person is collecting money so the line was about 20 minutes long. Gross

In response to you... I was a coach at this event, so I didn’t have to pay, but I was appalled that parents were charged just to watch their own kids play. This wasn’t a club event, it was a tournament run by a well established organization, and I don’t believe they were trying to profit off parking.

That said, it is completely false to say that multiple emails were sent or that people weren’t paying the day of. Your link didn’t even work on Saturday, it only became active on Sunday, so families had no choice but to pay when they arrived. I not only witnessed the backup, I sat in it for 15 minutes as a coach just trying to get into the complex. Cars were backed up with parents trying to scan QR codes, pay, or get wristbands. Pretending that didn’t happen is just not truthful.

Parents already spend hundreds, sometimes thousands, just to give their kids the chance to play sports. Charging them more to stand on the sidelines and support their child is just wrong. It sends the message that their presence and support only matter if they can afford it and that’s completely out of touch with what youth sports should stand for.

And to be clear, this isn’t just about your venue. I’m equally as frustrated that places like Game On in Fitchburg do the same thing. Just because another facility is doing it, doesn’t make it right. Following a bad example doesn’t justify the choice.

I don’t appreciate the tone of your response. It came across as defensive and dismissive rather than open to feedback from people who were actually there. That’s...

I came to this place because they claimed they had “Open Gym” for basketball on Friday nights. When I arrived with two of my friends they told me basketball was 10$ but that people are “always playing”. We waited til 8:30 and nobody showed up. The guy at the front desk told us that if nobody showed up that he would give us our money back, but that we could feel free to “shoot around” with the two staff members. We stuck around for another 30 minutes and told the guy at the front that we were leaving if we could get our refund. He then proceeded to tell us that he could have shut the lights off on us and that we used the court after he specifically told us to go shoot around with the staff and that he would give us a refund. In my opinion a very poor way of communicating and even poorer way of doing business. Sincerely, somebody who will never be going...

Fore kicks should start enforcing birth certificates to be given for each player on teams that are made for certain age groups. Kids should be able to play up but NO ONE should be able to play down. I have friends who have been playing at fore kicks for a long time and has kids on the U10 and U12 flag football teams. This past session which ended today, there were MANY kids playing in the U12 division which were much older than 12 years old. My friends child is 9 playing up to U12 because he is a superstar and he has been playing against kids who are definitely older than 12. It is my understanding that they have to be under 12 when the session starts. For the safety of the children, birth certificates should be mandatory!!! We sign our kids up thinking they are going to play against children under 12 not children that are...