Name of location: The Home Depot Center
City/State/Country: Carson, CA, USA
Website: http://www.homedepotcenter.com
Reason for going: The Home Depot Center was home of the 2005 United States Davis Cup first round play vs. Croatia. Where the United States tennis team including Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and the doubles team of Mike and Bob Bryan hosted the Croatian team including Mario Ancic and Ivan Ljubicic.
About the Home Depot Center: The Home Depot Center is a 125-acre development in Carson, California, featuring stadiums and facilities for soccer, tennis, track & field, cycling, volleyball, baseball, softball, basketball and other sports. Designated as an “Official U.S. Olympic Training Site,” The Home Depot Center is the nation’s most complete training facility for Olympic, amateur and professional athletes.
Created around a 27,000-seat soccer stadium, 13,000-seat tennis stadium, 20,000-seat track & field facility and indoor velodrome –The ADT Event Center, the complex is located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills. The Home Depot Center is the home of the 2002 MLS Cup Champion Los Angeles Galaxy, Club Deportivo Chivas USA (MLS expansion team for 2005 season) and the U.S. Soccer Federation (national team training headquarters).
The complex has also been designated “official” training sites for USA Cycling, United States Track & Field, the AVP and the USTA, as home of the USA Tennis High Performance National Training Center. The Home Depot Center is also home to Athletes’ Performance Los Angeles, a nationally recognized training center for elite and professional athletes and is the summer training camp site for the San Diego Chargers (NFL).
Rating system: 1-5 stars
5 stars: absolutely incredible!
1 star: much room for improvement
Service of staff: 3.00
Friendliness of staff: 3.00
Maintenance of grounds, lavatories, and overall cleanliness: 4.50
Quality and cleanliness of food services: 2.00
Surroundings and Environment: 2.00
Comments: It was very windy and got very cold, rapidly, as soon as the sun began to go down below the stands around 2:30 pm PST. Even though all their security equipment was set up, and several security employees stood there, they did not let us out of the facility to get jackets, blankets, etc out of the car. That was very disappointing. Granted, we received complimentary tickets, but most people spent in excess of $100 per seat to attend, plus all the other expenses it took to get there. Major downer.
I suppose I should expect the extremely high prices for food, souvenirs and trinkets. But, a simple cup of coffee was about $4.00! Oh well, it sure tasted good when we couldn’t get back to get warm clothes.
The facility itself was nice, and well kept. Everything was relatively new, no graffiti, and nice structures. We do look forward to going to a soccer game as the field looked great, and every seat appeared to be a “good seat.”
Overall average rating: 2.90 out of 5.00
Was it worth the price?
We had a lot of fun, and the seats were quite good from almost anywhere in the stadium. I was very disappointed in the “Nazi” attitude we received when trying to go out and get a jacket. We did like the facility, and plan on coming back to view a soccer game one day.
The Million Dollar Question: Would I come back?
Yes.
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