Spring 1999 Schedule

Joe vs. The Volcano Schedule, Spring 1999

Click on the game location for directions to the field

Directions to Fairfield field:

Get on I65 going NORTH
Take the exit for I59/I20 SOUTH/WEST towards TUSCALOOSA. (Its a left)
Get off I59/I20 at exit 118 (Valley Rd)
Take a right at the end of the off ramp. DO NOT follow sign to "Fairfield". GO RIGHT.
You should pass 2 stop-lights and go under a railroad track
Immediately after going under the railroad tracks there will be a small road on the left. Take this left (Millstead Rd.)
You should pass back over I59 and then eventually see the corner of the field high above on your right
Take a right and find parking for the field. If you reach a "T" in the road you have gone too far. Go back and look for the field up high on the left now.. (You may see a sign for Glen Crest or Glen Oaks which can only be seen from this direction)
If you get lost, ask some little kids (which are always running around there) where the fields are. They will know.

Directions to Grantswood field:

[These directions assume that you are coming from the west]
Head East(/North) on I459 from I65 or 280
Get off I459 at the Grantsmill Rd Exit
Take a left at the top of the off-ramp (over I459)
Take your first right on Grantswood Rd (If you get to Old Leeds Rd you went too far)
After a mile or so you will see the Grantswood Elementary School on your left
You won't see the soccer field from the road. Park the car and walk behind the school towards the left and you'll see it.

Directions to the Hoover Met Fields:

[From UAB] Get on I65 going SOUTH (towards the Galleria Mall)
Take the I459 Exit going SOUTH (towards the Galleria Mall)
Pass the Galleria and get off I459 at Exit 10 (Hoover Met Stadium exit)
At the end of the off ramp go left
[From this point on, you can follow the signs to the Hoover Met]
At the THIRD stop light take a right on Stadium Trace.
Go into the Hoover Met parking lot and double back towards the soccer fields which are on your left.

Directions to Irondale Field:

[From UAB] Get on I65 NORTH
Take the I20 Exit EAST towards Atlanta (It may be I59/I20)
You will pass the Birmingham Airport
I20 will split from I59.. MAKE SURE you get on I20 EAST towards Atlanta!
Get off I20 at the Old Leeds Road Exit
[Just before the exit you will see the soccer field from the highway, on your right.]
Take a right at the end of the off ramp
[From here on: If you see signs for "Buddy's Marina", follow them]
Next, Take your first right.
Take your first right, again.
You will go up a big hill, then down a big hill
At the end of this road you will see Buddy's Marina and the Irondale soccer fields.

Directions to Liberty Park:

[These directions assume that you are coming from the west]
Head East(/North) on I459 from I65 or 280
Get off I459 at the Liberty Parkway exit (you should see the statue of liberty)
Turn right at top of ramp and head right on Liberty Parkway (towards the statue of liberty)
Continue straight on a winding road for 2-4 miles.
You should see signs for the sports facilities and fields (Take a right at the appropriate sign)
(If you hit a "T" in the road you have gone too far. Turn around, or be lost forever!!)
After the right, continue straight until you see the soccer fields. They are last (after softball and other fields).
The soccer field may be difficult to see from the road, just ask one of the 200 people taking their dog for a dump

Directions to McClendon field:

Get on I65 going NORTH
Take the exit for I59/I20 SOUTH (WEST?) towards TUSCALOOSA. (Its a left)
Get off I59/I20 at the first exit (Arkadelphia Rd.)
Take a left at the top of the off ramp
You will pass Birmingham Southern College on your right
Take a left on 8th Ave North(Bush Blvd) (Its the first light after B'ham Southern College)
After a block or so you should see Legion Field (Football stadium)
The entrance to the soccer field will be on your right through a gate

Directions to Ramsey field:

[From east of city: Head WEST on Montclair road till you see the field on your left (take a left on Country Club Rd.)]
[From UAB: Get on University Boulevard(8th Avenue) going EAST, AWAY from I65, towards Irondale]
[From west of city: Get on I-65, Get off at University Boulevard(8th Avenue) Exit]
From University Boulevard, take a right on 24th Street(Niazuma Avenue)
Follow 24th/Niazuma up a huge hill, then down the hill a bit
You will soon see Ramsey field on your right (take a right on Country Club Rd.)

Directions to the Wahouma fields:

Get on 1st Ave North going East (Away from I65)
(From UAB: Head downtown on almost any street (e.g. 20th) till you hit 1st Ave North and take a right)
Stay on 1st Ave North till you hit 71st Street
Take a Left on 71st Street
Drive a block or two and you should see the soccer fields on your left

Directions to Weygand Field:

[From UAB] Get on I65 going SOUTH
Get off I65 at the Oxmoor Road Exit.
The off ramp will put you on Oxmoor Road going West.
Stay on Oxmoor Road (which should now be called West Oxmoor Road)
You will eventually pass West Homewood Park on your left (You can see the tennis courts from the road)
About half a mile after West Homewood Park you will see Weygand Field just off the road on your left.
If you hit Lakeshore Drive, you have gone too far.