New Mini-Turf Soccer Field Unveiled In Bound Brook

BOUND BROOK, NJ — A new mini-turf soccer field was unveiled at the Tea Street Sports Complex in Bound Brook by RWJBarnabas Health and the Players Development Academy (PDA).

Community leaders from Bound Brook and South Bound Brook were joined by leadership from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, RWJBarnabas Health and PDA on March 29 to officially open the field.

As part of the grand opening, a group of PDA Alumni, including Warren native Daniel Edelman of the New York Red Bulls and Rutgers soccer players Allison Lynch and Anthony O’Donnell played a mini game with kids in the community.

This small-sided turf soccer field offers a platform to keep kids from Bound Brook and South Bound Brook active, enjoying the game the soccer, and away from other potential distractions.

This is the 6th small-sided turf soccer field opened by the PDA Urban Initiative in underserved urban communities throughout New Jersey.

Current locations include:

• RWJUH Somerset Community Field at Tea Street Sports Complex in Bound Brook
• RWJUH Hamilton Community Field at Bromley Sports Complex in Hamilton
• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Community Field at Kossuth Park & Joyce Kilmer Park in New Brunswick
• Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Community Field at Marquis “Bo” Porter Sports Complex in Newark
• Clara Maass Medical Center Community Field at Planseon Playground in Belleville

The initiative is a collaboration between RWJBarnabas Health and Players Development Academy, the PDA Urban Initiative to provide premier soccer turf facilities, coaching and playing opportunities to children living in underserved urban communities. Exercise is a crucial component to living healthy lifestyles and is also a great way to improve one’s mental and physical health.

T-Mobile awarded a $50,000 Hometown Grant to Somerset Health Care Foundation to support the project.