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Sport: Flag Football <br /> Kidsports - 54 teams <br /> Private League - 8 teams <br /> Expected Growth: Likely to be moderate <br /> Sport: Tackle Football <br /> Kidsports - 32 teams <br /> High Schools - 24 teams <br /> Private adult - 1 team <br /> Expected Growth: Likely to be minimal <br /> Consensus of Staff: Population growth, existing need, and estimated increase suggest that the <br /> metro area will need 15 additional Class I fields in the next 10 years. This can occur by <br /> constructing 15 additional fields, or by upgrading Class II fields to Class I fields where possible. <br /> There is also a need to add 15 more Class II fields. Again, this can be done by constructing 15 <br /> Class II fields or by upgrading Class III fields to Class II. Upgrading may be difficult because of <br /> size constraints with Class III fields. <br /> Staff also identified the need for at least one indoor facility, which could accommodate soccer, <br /> rugby, lacrosse, ultimate, and flag football. An indoor facility designed for soccer could probably <br /> also accommodate recreational volleyball as well. <br /> Softball and Baseball. <br /> Softball and baseball fields are of three <br /> types: <br /> 1. 65 foot basepath, which accommodates all age softball players and youth baseball for <br /> girls in the third through eighth grade and boys in the third through sixth grade. There are rt <br /> 37 fields in the metro area to serve this need. <br /> 2. 65 to 80 foot basepath, which accommodates youth baseball. There are 48 teams <br /> and 12 fields for this use and another eight fields that the local Babe Youth League has <br /> constructed or acquired. <br /> 3. 90 foot basepath, designed for high school and up baseball. There are 14 fields which <br /> are designed for this use, including Swede Johnson Field and Civic Stadium, which are <br /> seldom used for other sports. <br /> Sport: Softball (and Baseball for Kidsports) <br /> Number of Teams: Kidsports 472 <br /> Babe Ruth Baseball Unknown <br /> City of Eugene 250 (340) <br /> Willamalane 115 (150) <br /> Total 837 (490) <br /> Expected Growth: Likely to be moderate for youth softball and baseball and <br /> moderate for adult softball also. There is a growing <br /> demand for adult baseball, but the number of adults playing <br /> is fairly small. <br /> Sports Plan Page 19 <br />