Calgary West Soccer Centre

Oh Calgary West, when I was a youngin’ playing soccer, you didn’t exist, but now as an adult, I can go freeze my buns off watching games in your bubble.
Wha?
The SE Soccer Centre used to have a bubble (giant inflatable space containing 4 indoor fields), but collapsed for the last time and will never be resurrected. This is all you get at Calgary West. All bubble, all the time. But I am really hoping since this soccer dome was built after the millennium, I am hoping they invested on better building materials for this bubble construction.
All you need to know is it is quite cold when participating as a spectator.
The fields are money though, they have change rooms for the teams to use before and after their match. There is a little coffee/​snack bar, and the ladies who run it are really nice and will give you a ziploc bag full of ice if you request it, cause your significant other injured his hand during the warm up.
AND
No more entry fees!!!
I used to rue the day and think of elaborate ways to sneak past the gatekeeper so I didn’t have to pay $ 2 to WATCH someone play non-​professional soccer.
But now it’s free to enter, (as it should be) and I can go on strolling in as if I own* the place.
*does not own the Calgary West Soccer Centre

Soccer domes are a bit weird to me. But I guess that is what you get when you live in a cold climate and expect kids to play soccer year round.
This soccer dome has a newer, cleaner feel to others I’ve been in. There is less seating for parents and there is no link from the change rooms to the field which seems strange. Kids carry their stuff from one building to another.
It also has a «middle of nowhere» kind of feel to it.
On a happier note the fields are well maintained and the lighting is brighter and better than in other domes around the city. There is also plenty of parking which is nice.

Campy and cold aluminum seating, not comfortable for parents. Seating is also odd with respect to the fields