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Twirling Time
10-10-2008, 07:47 AM
Opens tonight against Bonham. Has 2,000 seats and FieldTurf, and the press box looks huge compared to the old one.

A massive improvement over the goat ranch that was their old place.
Pick6
10-10-2008, 07:54 AM
New stadium, 3A school, 2,000 seats? Have they outgrown it yet?
trojan37
10-10-2008, 07:56 AM
Looks good! Also it shows a capacity of 3500 on here.

Van Alstyne's new stadium (http://www.texasbob.com/stadium/stadium.php?id=695)
jason
10-10-2008, 07:56 AM
maybe they have plans to expand ??.......


texasbob says capacity is 3,500....

have they added visitor stands yet??


http://www.texasbob.com/stadium/simages/695.jpg
Emerson1
10-10-2008, 08:49 AM
Look like you will need binoculars even if you are in the front row.
LH Panther Mom
10-10-2008, 08:58 AM
Originally posted by Emerson1
Look like you will need binoculars even if you are in the front row.
I guess it's just as well that your team is 4A and you don't have to sit in it. :)



It looks nice!
charlesrixey
10-10-2008, 09:22 AM
They will be 4A soon enough
kepdawg
10-10-2008, 10:56 AM
http://207.235.145.12:1024/img/video.mjpeg
NastySlot
10-10-2008, 02:24 PM
Originally posted by charlesrixey
They will be 4A soon enough

looks really nice and also looks as if they planned for growth...the light standards are behind the stadium and not on the sides or in front of the stands.....does it have a visitor side?
NastySlot
10-10-2008, 02:27 PM
never mind about the visitor side bleacher question...read the supt. letter about the stadium on the vaisd website.
kepdawg
10-10-2008, 02:27 PM
The pic was taken September 16th.

Stands were moved from the old stadium to the visitors side during VA's bye week last week.
BILLYFRED0000
10-10-2008, 02:44 PM
Originally posted by kepdawg
The pic was taken September 16th.

Stands were moved from the old stadium to the visitors side during VA's bye week last week.

Well anyone who has played there knows that almost anything beats the old goat track they played on. Way to go VA. Nice lookin field.
CelinaCatFan
10-10-2008, 04:50 PM
The new stadium opens tonight and it is impressive. As mentioned, they moved the visitor seats to the new field this week.

I talked with one of the coaches today at school and total seating capacity should be around 2,500-3,000 with the visitor bleachers being added.

As you'll notice, I like the fact that the stands are tall and not as wide. This allows the fans to sit closer to the 50. However, it's a long way to the top!
Keith7
10-10-2008, 07:55 PM
I don't like how the stands only extend 30 yards, I would rather have them stretch the length of the field, even if it means not going up as high.. It seems like you would a better view that way, plus it looks better
mwynn05
10-10-2008, 08:15 PM
Originally posted by Keith7
I don't like how the stands only extend 30 yards, I would rather have them stretch the length of the field, even if it means not going up as high.. It seems like you would a better view that way, plus it looks better I think they did it like that so it will be easier/cheaper to expand when needed
Keith7
10-10-2008, 08:42 PM
Originally posted by mwynn05
I think they did it like that so it will be easier/cheaper to expand when needed

yea you are probably right, I see the empty space next the stands, but it is still pretty ugly for the time being
Emerson1
10-10-2008, 10:15 PM
Originally posted by Keith7
I don't like how the stands only extend 30 yards, I would rather have them stretch the length of the field, even if it means not going up as high.. It seems like you would a better view that way, plus it looks better
I would rather be higher up then 10 feet above ground level like most stadiums that do that
Twirling Time
10-11-2008, 05:57 AM
Does the press box have an elevator?

And Kepdawg, that webcam is really cool.