CASA GRANDE, AZ -- A new complex is coming to
Casa Grande that boasts, “eight football fields, four field houses, a sports training and rehabilitation center, locker rooms, office space and other recreational amenities for public and private use.”
That is according to a news release, which also stated that the “new state-of-the-art, multi-discipline training facility, whose scope of daily operations and activities will satisfy all local, state and regional athlete requirements, will cater to a national and international training, therapy and medical audience.”
The groundbreaking happened on Tuesday June 16.
Mayor Bob Jackson and the Casa Grande city council were on hand as were executives from the United Football League (UFL).
It will be called the “Casa Grande Performance Institute at the Francisco Grande”.
In a news release Mayor Jackson is quoted as saying, “I am very excited for our community, especially our youth, who will have the opportunity to attend and participate in sports clinics with world class athletes from the UFL. The City of Casa Grande extends a warm welcome to the UFL and all of its teams.”
The complex will also be home to what is being called “The Academy”, which will provide “world-class instructional programs in soccer, tennis, football golf, and physical and mental conditioning for children aged seven to 18.”
