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RAPTORS  FIELDS

OUR HOME FIELDS:

The Raptors Women's Soccer Club is based in Decatur, Alabama and our home fields are located at the best soccer complex in the South - the Jack Allen Recreational Center (aka The Jack).  Check out this video showing some of the great fields we call home.

The Jack Allen Recreational Complex includes 10 International Size, lighted soccer fields with certified, laser-graded turf and internal drainage. 

Jack Allen boasts two championship fields with wireless scoreboards, top notch aluminum fencing, grandstand seating, complete concession building and hands-free restrooms.  The fields have hosted the national teams of Mexico and Argentina as well as many top college and ODP sides.

The soccer fields all have lighting equal to 50 Foot-candles which is television quality lighting. The championship fields are lit to 60 Foot-candles. All fields are laser graded with a 1 degree slope from side to side ensuring "perfect pitch" for soccer balls. Grass is certified SportsTurf with built-in computer-run irrigation (sprinkler) system. 

Take a look at some of these photos and we believe you'll agree with thousands of players and coaches when they say that the Jack Allen Soccer Complex is the finest in the South.

HOW TO GET TO THE JACK ALLEN PARK


Directions to the Jack from Birmingham:

Go north on I-65 to the Highway 67 exit (exit 334). You will exit to the right off of the interstate, go to the bottom of the off-ramp and turn left (going back under the I-65 overpass). Go 6.4 miles on Highway 67 (which is called Beltline after you cross Highway 31/Sixth Avenue) to Modaus Road. Modaus Road will be the traffic light after Spring Avenue. Look for the Home Depot on the left as a landmark. Make a left onto Modaus Road and continue approximately 2.2 miles. At this point, Modaus Road will be a 2-lane road. Where the road widens into 3 lanes, just past Cedar Ridge Baptist Church, turn right on the road going up the hill. Follow the road over the hill to the parking area. 

Directions to the Jack from Huntsville:
 
From Huntsville, take I-565 towards Decatur and continue past I-65 where I-565 becomes Highway 20.
 
Follow Highway 20 as it curves to the left when it merges with Highway 31 just before you cross the Tennessee River. You will cross over the River Bridge. Once you cross the river, you may continue south on Highway 31 through Decatur for about 3 miles. Turn right onto Highway 67 (Beltline), and follow the directions above. ). The Lynn Layton Chevrolet car dealership is on the corner of Highway 67 and Highway 31.
 
Go 1.8 miles on Highway 67 (which is also called the Beltline Road) to Modaus Road. Modaus Road will be the traffic light after Spring Avenue. There is a Home Depot on the left. Make a left onto Modaus Road and continue approximately 2 miles. At this point, Modaus Road will be a 2-lane road. Where the road widens into 3 lanes, just past Cedar Ridge Baptist Church, there is a traffic light.  Turn right and follow the road over the hill to the parking area.
 
Alternate Route from Huntsville:
 
Or, to avoid traffic, once you cross the Tennessee River, turn right at the first traffic light (at the Holiday Inn) and follow Highway 20. Go approximately 4.5 miles to Woodall Road/Finley Island Road. There is a Discount Food Mart gas station on one corner and a Jacks Restaurant on the other. Turn left onto Woodall Road. Continue on Woodall Road for approximately 4 miles. At 3 miles, Woodall Road becomes Shady Grove Lane SW. Shady Grove Lane SW (Woodall Rd) intersects Modaus Road. Make a left onto Modaus Road. At approximately 0.7 miles, Modaus Road widens into 3 lanes. At this point make a left at the traffic light and proceed over the hill to the parking area.

Directions to the Jack from Athens:

You will cross over the River Bridge into Decatur on Highway 31. Once you cross the river, continue south on Highway 31 through Decatur for about 3-1/2 miles. Turn right onto Highway 67 (Beltline Road). Go about 2 miles to Modaus Road. Modaus Road will be the traffic light after Spring Avenue. There is a Home Depot on the left. Make a left onto Modaus Road and continue approximately 2 miles. At this point, Modaus Road will be a 2-lane road. Where the road widens into 3 lanes, just past Cedar Ridge Baptist Church, turn right on the road going up the hill. Follow the road over the hill to the parking area. The park is new and is not marked well yet.

Directions to the Jack from Florence:

This is the most direct route and avoids the shopping traffic on the Beltline. From Muscle Shoals take Highway 20 (Alternate 72) to Decatur and as you come through the industrial area entering Decatur look for the intersection of Woodall Road and Finley Island Road with Highway 20. There is a Discount Food Mart gas station on one corner and a Jacks Restaurant on the other. Turn right onto Woodall Road. Continue on Woodall Road for approximately 4 miles. At 3 miles, Woodall Road will become Shady Grove Lane SW. Shady Grove Lane SW (Woodall Rd) intersects Modaus Road. Make a left onto Modaus Road. At approximately 0.7 miles, Modaus Road widens into 3 lanes. The park will be on the left but is new and is not marked well yet. At this point make a left on the road going up the hill. Follow the road over the hill to the parking area.

2616 Modaus Road SW
Decatur, Alabama 35603
(256) 341-4830

 
OTHER DECATUR FIELDS
Point Mallard Fields
 

From Huntsville:

Take I-565 from Huntsville. Go past Interstate 65. I-565 becomes Highway 20 and then merges with Highway 31 just before you cross the Tennessee River. You will cross over the River Bridge. Turn left at the second traffic light onto Church Street (at Bud's convenience store). Follow Church Street all the way to the end of the road (almost two miles). You will pass some soccer fields and the Point Mallard Golf Course. Turn right at the three way stop. Do not go into the Point Mallard Campgrounds. Follow Point Mallard Drive into the Point Mallard Aquatic area. Go past the baseball fields (on the left) and the waterslides and wave pool (on the right). At the far end of the park there are lots of soccer fields on the left next to the Point Mallard Stage area. There are ten tall stadium light poles to identify the soccer fields.

From Birmingham:

      Go up I-65 to the Highway 67 exit. You will exit to the right off of the interstate, go to the bottom of the ramp and turn left (going back under the I-65 overpass).  Go about 6 miles and turn right on Highway 31 (also known as Sixth Avenue). The Lynn Layton Chevrolet car dealership is on the corner of Highways 67 and 31. After you turn right go will go about two miles to a McDonald's Hamburgers. It is on the corner of Highway 31 and 8th Street SE. Turn right on 8th Street. Follow 8th Street as far as you can go until you pass the golf course and a soccer field on your left. At the next intersection turn right. If you go straight by mistake you will be in the Point Mallard Campgrounds. Follow that road as far as you can go (about a mile). It makes a huge sweeping curve through the whole Point Mallard Complex. After you pass the baseball fields (on left) and Aquatic Center (on your right) the soccer complex will be on your left. Look for the tall stadium type lights.

 


Wilson Morgan Park

From Huntsville:

Take I-565 from Huntsville. Go past Interstate 65. I-565 becomes Highway 20 and then merges with Highway 31 just before you cross the Tennessee River. You will cross over the River Bridge. Stay on Highway 31. Go approximately two miles. Turn right on Beltline Road (aka Highway 67). Go over the overpass and Adventure Park playground and Wilson Morgan Park will be on your right. Turn right into the park. Go to the rear of the parking area. The soccer field is located behind the tennis courts and batting cages on the edge of the lake.

From Athens:

You will cross over the River Bridge into Decatur on Highway 31. Once you cross the river, continue south on Highway 31 through Decatur for about 3-1/2 miles. Turn right onto Highway 67 (Beltline Road). Go over the overpass and Adventure Park playground and Wilson Morgan Park will be on your right (about 3/4 mile). Turn right into the park. Go to the rear of the parking area. The soccer field is located behind the tennis courts and batting cages on the edge of the lake.

From Florence:

From Muscle Shoals take Highway 20 (Alternate 72) to Decatur and as you come through the industrial area entering Decatur look for the intersection of Highway 67 and Highway 20. There is a light and the entrance to the Solutia Plant at that intersection. Highway 67 is also known as the Beltline Road. Turn right on Highway 67. Go about 5-1/2 miles. Just after you pass Sandlin Road and before you get to an overpass Adventure Park Playground and Wilson Morgan Park will be on your left. Turn left into the park. Go to the rear of the parking area. The soccer field is located behind the tennis courts and batting cages on the edge of the lake.

 
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