Field of Dreams Rental and Availability

The Madeleine Field of Dreams is a neighborhood destination for parishioners, children, neighbors and athletic teams wishing to rent the field for practices and camps. As the field is in high demand, the parish and school have worked out usage and rental rules and general usage rules to maintain a balance of open use and rental activity.

If you are interested in renting the field, or just checking out if it is open, please check out the calendar.

To request a field rental, please confirm that your dates and times are available, and fall within the allowed rental hours in the rules, and then submit your request using our webform.

For questions, please contact Guy Allen, gallen@themadeleine.edu

 

Field Use Rules during COVID restrictions

  1. Reservations—reservations for school groups only – no outside reservations being taken. Reservations on school days are available from 3-5 PM. On weekends they can be reserved during daylight hours. Reservations can not exceed 2 hours.  Reservations for eligible groups can be made using our webform.
  2. Soccer Field Gate—a key will be made available for pickup in the parish office. The person making the reservation will be responsible for unlocking the field, and then re-locking the field and returning the key after use. The key can be returned to the parish office or dropped in the parish office mail slot.  The parish office is open from 9-4 on weekdays, or call the office at 503-281-5777 to arrange a key pickup time.
  3.  All social distancing and mask protocols must be observed at all times. A hand sanitizing station will be available on the field.
  4.  Activities as defined by OHA (click to download PDF):
    “Full contact sport is not allowed:  “Full-contact sports” means sports that involve a requirement or substantial likelihood of routine, sustained close proximity or physical contact between participants, and includes but is not limited to football, rugby, wrestling, cheerleading, basketball, hockey, dance, water polo, men’s lacrosse, unless the sport is played by rules that eliminate the requirement or substantial likelihood of routine, sustained close proximity or physical contact between participants.
    Medium or no-contact sports that are allowed are defined as:  “Minimal- and medium-contact sports” include but are not limited to softball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, women’s lacrosse, flag football.  “Non-contact sports” include but are not limited to tennis, swimming, cross-country,track and field, sideline/no-contact cheer and dance.”
  5. Food is not allowed on the field, and other items that may cause injury to those playing on the field are not allowed either (bikes, etc.)
  6. There is no access to the school building.

Rental Availability Hours

  • School days:  Available from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM or dusk lockup, whichever comes first
  • Weekdays when school is out:  Available from 9:00 AM to dusk lockup, no more than 6 hours can be reserved per day
  • Weekends: Available from 9:00 AM to dusk lockup, no more than 4 hours can be reserved in total per day

Reservation Windows

Spring/Summer Reservations: 

  • Madeleine-associated groups: Reservations open on January 2nd
  • Outside groups: Reservations open on February 1st.

Fall/Winter Reservations:

  • Madeleine-associated groups: Reservations open on July 1st
  • Outside groups: Reservations open on August 1st

Reservation Prices

  • Reservation Processing fee per Reservation: $50
  • Full Field Reservation per Hour: $100
  • Half Field Reservation per Hour: $75
  • Basketball Court Reservation per Hour: $75

Reservations may only be made in one-hour increments.

Other Field Rules

  • The Madeleine Parish and School reserves the right to make changes to scheduled reservations in the event that high priority school or parish events should require use of the field.
  • Porta-Pottys may only be used when school is out for the summer, and only for groups using the field for three or more hours in a given day. This is authorized on a case-by-case basis via the contract, and there is a $100 processing fee in addition to the porta-potty cost.
  • Outside organizations must provide insurance certificates and endorsements as outlined in the rental agreement before any use of the field.
  • The field must be left clean of garbage and debris after each rental.
  • “Madeleine-associated” is defined as a recreational team comprised of more than half Madeleine School students.
  • The only things that should be on the field are sporting equipment related to your sport, water bottles, and people. Anything else on the field can cause major injuries and may not be brought onto the field, including but not limited to bicycles, pets, remote control toys, food, etc.