Sport: Field Hockey

Thomas College

April 07, 2023

Founded in 1894 along the idyllic banks of the Kennebec River in Waterville, Maine, Thomas College offers some of the most inspiring settings for athletic fields that meet NCAA standards. From the turf field complex and fan stands to our Harold Alfond Athletic Center, with a workout room and indoor track, we are equipped for all your rental needs. From high school athletics to community teams, we can accommodate a wide variety of sports including Baseball, Basketball, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Tennis & Track & Field, and E-Sports.

The Pitch

April 15, 2020

State of the art indoor turf facility. Offering soccer, batting cage, lacrosse, ultimate Frisbee, football, toddler playroom, birthday parties and more!

Bates College

March 16, 2020

Bates can comfortably park about 650 cars and has the ability to accommodate guests in dormitories during the summer months.

Leahey Baseball Diamond seats almost 300 people, softball facilities are located at the Lafayette Street Field.

The Campus Avenue Field’s AstroTurf 12 surface and lights can host field hockey and lacrosse. While Garcelon Field seats 2,000 and is lined for football, men’s and women’s lacrosse and soccer. An additional soccer and lacrosse field and a softball field are located at the Russell Street Fields. Russell Street Fields is also home to the outdoor track facility with the same Mondo X surface as the indoor track.

Bates is also home to one of the few crew facilities in the state at the Bates Boathouse and squash at the Bates Squash Center.

Bates’ ice hockey facilities are housed at Underhill Arena while basketball and volleyball are played at the Alumni Gymnasium. The 8-lane, 25-yard Tarbell Pool has hosted several state events over the years.

Merrill Gymnasium has four indoor tennis courts and is attached to the Walter Slovenski Indoor Track. The track utilizes a Super Mondo X surface on the 6-lane track and state-of-the-art throwing circle.

Indoor basketball court at Bates College

Indoor track and courts at Bates College

University of Maine - Orono

University of Maine – Orono

With parking for more than 3,000 cars, the University of Maine’s facilities includes the Mahney Baseball Diamond’s 3,500 seat facility with training space, turf field, public address system, and fully-equipped press box.

Nearby Mahaney Dome houses a practice field and fields for indoor little league or softball.

University of Maine’s Harold Alfond Sports Arena seats 5,125 and features luxury boxes.

The university’s turf football field, Morse Field, can be one full field or three half-size fields, with two full grass fields available nearby, seats 10,000 and was refinished in 2008, providing playing space for football, soccer, ultimate Frisbee, field hockey, and lacrosse.

The Mike Kessock Softball Field is one of the finest in the Northeast, with around 1,000 seats.

The Stanley M. Wallace 8-lane, 25-yard pool with an attached diving well plays host to annual state swimming competitions and the indoor Beckett Family Track and Field Complex with its 8-lane track, 3 long and triple jump areas, 2 javelin runways, 2 hammer and discus cages, a hexagonal high jump area, steeplechase pit, and 4 pole vault areas has hosted NCAA National Championships.

The recently renovated New Balance Field House is home to new indoor track and field facilities.

The UMaine Field Hockey Complex features an all-turf playing surface with scoreboard and removable bleachers for approximately 500 fans.

Alumni Field features a natural grass playing surface with scoreboard and removable bleachers for approximately 500 fans.

University of New England

March 13, 2020

The University of New England’s premier athletic facility is the Harold Alfond Forum. The etymology of the word “forum” indicates that it was used to designate a place of assembly in ancient Rome. This public space was used for athletic competitions as well as a place conducive to the open exchange of ideas.

This is an apt descriptor of this new building which includes a 106,500-square-foot facility featuring a 200×85 NHL size ice hockey rink with 900 seats; a basketball court with 1,200 seats; classroom and lab space; a fitness center; and multi-purpose indoor practice courts that can also be used for performances and other events, with a combined seating capacity of 3,000. This is the largest gathering space on both the Biddeford or Portland campuses and provides UNE with much needed facilities for intercollegiate athletic events, recreational activities and academic pursuits. The complex is located next to UNE’s new synthetic blue turf field.

The Forum is home to the UNE Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Men’s Ice Hockey, Women’s Ice Hockey, and Women’s Volleyball teams. Additionally, there is a fitness center, team/locker rooms, two athletic training rooms, administrators/coaches’ offices, academic offices, classroom space, meeting space, and a dining area.

The University of New England is also home to 2 soccer fields. The Barbara J. Hazard soccer fields are natural grass facilities overlooking Biddeford Pool, with competition lighting and a state-of-the-art scoreboard. The two fields run adjacent to each other and are home to the UNE Men’s and Women’s Soccer teams as well as soccer camps throughout the summer. Games are played on one field while the other field can serve as a practice field.

The University of New England’s unique Blue Turf is a synthetic turf field, which includes seating for 550 spectators. This field also contains competition lighting, a press box, and a state-of-the-art scoreboard.

A Football team was newly added to the athletics department and there was another Blue Turf created for them/softball and Field Hockey/Lacrosse also has their own Blue Turf!

The Claude Dubois Field is the University of New England’s own softball field. It overlooks the Saco River and is located right next to the UNE Windward Café where they brew Starbucks coffee.

Located in the Campus Center at the University of New England is a six lane indoor pool that measures 25 yards in length, and the 10,000 sq. ft. James Beaudry Gymnasium. This gymnasium has an indoor track that outlines the gym just above the bleachers allowing spectators to observe the gym below.

XL Sports World

XL sports has two turf fields with boards for soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, and flag football. Also in the facility are three basketball courts that can be used for volleyball and pickleball. The other part of the facility has a bounce zone for children and a 24/7 fitness center. Space can be reserved for events, practices or games.

Colby College

March 12, 2020

Colby’s facilities take advantage of campus parking, providing up to 1,000 spaces.

Boasting one of the largest tennis facilities in the state at the 10-court Alfond-Wales Tennis Courts, Colby also houses one of the finest squash facilities in the country at the Dunaway Squash Courts.

Another special feature at Colby is the Colby-Hume crew center, one of few professional facilities for the sport in the state of Maine.

The Colby Soccer Fields has 2-4 turf fields for soccer, ultimate Frisbee, and field hockey.

Wadsworth Gymnasium seats 2,600 for basketball, volleyball, and cheering competition.

Additional turf fields are located at Seaverns Field at Harold Alfond Stadium. For ice events, the Harold Alfond Athletic Center can seat 1,700 spectators.

Swimming events take place at the 10-lane, 25-yard pool, that can be used as a 12-lane pool as necessary. This state of the art Olympic-size facility was the host to USA Artistic Swimming USA Masters Nationals in October, 2022.

The Campbell & Colby Cross Country Trails feature 8.5 miles of racing trails. Indoor running facilities are housed at the Harold Alfond Athletic Center Field House.

Colby Softball plays at the Crafts Field and baseball at Coombs Field.

Costello Sports Complex

The Costello Sports Complex on the USM Gorham Campus, is a state of the art facility designed to meet the needs of the University of Southern Maine students and staff, as well as the surrounding communities.