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Georgia Soccer Park

3895 Ben Hill Road

Atlanta, GA 30349Map this

The Georgia Soccer Park is a 501(c)(3) community-based organization developed to integrate the game of soccer and other team sports with education, leadership and the individual development of its users. Georgia Soccer Park (GSP) was established to serve the entire Metro Atlanta area and, in...

The Georgia Soccer Park is a 501(c)(3) community-based organization developed to integrate the game of soccer and other team sports with education, leadership and the individual development of its users. Georgia Soccer Park (GSP) was established to serve the entire Metro Atlanta area and, in particular, the City of East Point and South Fulton County. Our facility is a demonstration of the bringing together of diverse groups of people in an underserved and economically dis-advantaged area with a clear purpose of improving attitudes about healthy lifestyles, character, education, and responsible citizenship within our youth.

The Georgia Soccer Park project is the culmination of 10 years of work. It currently has 5 fields, with a sixth scheduled to open in August 2009. All of the land necessary for the construction and completion of the 16 field complex has been purchased. The concept originally began with funds delegated from the 1996 Olympic ticket sales based on the need for more soccer fields in the Metro Atlanta area. Already, with only five of the sixteen fields constructed, the Park has added a significant boost to the East Point and South Fulton economy. The economic impact of the Park will only continue to grow as we expand and are able to host larger events.

Since inception, the main focus of GSP has been helping the youth in the local community not only in a sports setting, but also in an educational setting. GSP strives to not only become a major venue for the over 100,000 youth and 30,000 adults that play soccer in the State of Georgia, but to provide a safe facility for after-school programs for local disadvantaged and â??at-riskâ?? youth in the community and for programs that serve individuals with both mental and physical disabilities. Building relationships with other non-profit organizations that can benefit from using our facility is one of Georgia Soccer Parks main goals and the involvement of these outreach programs in our Park is sought out, encouraged, and welcomed. GSP donates field and classroom space to several non-profit organizations.

GSP currently works with over 25 organizations, including recreational, competitive and adult amateur teams. We want to be able to provide even more opportunities to a greater number of individuals and provide a wider range of programs in the community. It is with great enthusiasm that the Park continues to expand and improve on both its facility and its programs.