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Golden Goal Sports Park is a 196-acre sports complex designed in the style of an Olympic Village, used by local teams and athletes. It recently installed two lighted outdoor basketball courts.
Courtesy Golden Goal Sports Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Lisa Balschunat<\/p>\n

Golden Goal Sports Park recently installed two lighted outdoor basketball courts to its complex in Fort Ann, with pickleball courts next on the facility\u2019s installation agenda.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In operation for 15 years, Golden Goal is a 196-acre sports complex designed in the style of an Olympic Village. The property at 495 Goodman Road touts eight outdoor fields for soccer, lacrosse, field hockey and flag football, training, games and tournaments. Four fields are natural grass. Four are artificial turf.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

According to Emmie Doin, facility director, the complex\u2014promoted as the Northeast Premier Residential Sports Venue\u2014offers practice times, sports retreats, tournaments, a college internship program, and has 25 cabins that can sleep up to 400 people.\u00a0 <\/span>Field rentals are available for professional organizations, clubs, colleges, academies, high schools and travel teams.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGolden Goal gives young athletes a place to fine-tune their skills, compete in games and tournaments, and train outdoors,\u201d she said. <\/span><\/p>\n

Players, team staff and chaperones can participate in 2-day to 7-day programs that include meals and all of the amenities in the Athlete\u2019s Village and staff lounge.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Athlete\u2019s Village includes outdoor activities like spike ball, can jam and cornhole and indoor activities include ping pong, air hockey, televisions, Xboxes and PlayStations,\u201d she said.\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWe also have a challenge course for athletes to work on their team building skills while having fun.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>The course includes a 10-foot vertical wall and tire flips.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>\u201cIt\u2019s something that someone can do alone,\u201d she noted, \u201cbut it\u2019s designed to encourage a team to work together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Golden Goal had its own challenges during the pandemic, but found creative and safe ways to operate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe adjusted our dining tent by removing the skin over it and the side walls to create an open-air dining space,\u201d Doin said. \u201cWe moved our bunks around. We reduced capacity and followed the necessary protocols.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Golden Goal forged on and established safe policies for its participants that now includes producing a negative COVID-19 test a set number of days before arriving at the complex.<\/span><\/p>\n

She said, \u201cIt was phenomenal this summer to see kids out playing sports they love, carefree and unencumbered.\u00a0 <\/span>You know, young athletes follow the rules. If we have a mask mandate or a negative test requirement in place, they follow those rules too, so they can play the sport they love.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Golden Goal employs 20 full-time seasonal staff and five year-round employees. <\/span><\/p>\n

Each summer, the company mentors college students majoring in sports management, business, sales, finance and economics, under its college internship program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, we had a student from Georgia.\u00a0 <\/span>In previous years, we\u2019ve had local students, as well.\u00a0 <\/span>It is one of my favorite programs.\u00a0 <\/span>College kids are so engaged and enthusiastic about their future careers. We work with them to tailor their experience here to what they\u2019re passionate about,\u201d said Doin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeff Braun, owner of Golden Goal, is on site daily in the summer to talk with the athletes and to get their input about how to make Golden Goal an even better experience.\u00a0 <\/span>College, high school and younger participants share their ideas with Braun, hence the installation of the basketball courts this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Golden Goal is currently booking team practice sessions and tournaments for next spring. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t have to be connected to a specific program or tournament to participate at Golden Goal,\u201d Doin added. \u201cAnyone can join in the fun here.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The complex also offers individual and small group bookings.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more details, call (855) 355-4625, or visit www.goldengoalpark.com<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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