Mather Sports Center

I really love all you can do here … plus the skate park is right next to the kids park. so I c an keep an eye on the lil minion. and the older two minions take u our own food and drinks because their prices are dead wrong.. But nontheless it is awesome awesomeeee sports complex!!! 1 thing they don’t have os a lil basketball league.. For my first minion. great place for the fam bam!

An update not even a week later. I played last Monday and they attempted a fix on one of the fields. The had a fairly large square patched into the pitching area. It’s now a complete hazard. There is a huge seem three feet in front of where you pitch from. The ball already comes back fast enough that many are now wearing protective gear. Now with this repair there is one more way to get smacked by a softball that’s not so soft. What are they thinking?

This is a great sports center! The fields, diamonds, courts, skate area, and bathrooms are all VERY well kept! I had been here years ago to play around on the soccer field with a couple of friends, but my cousin and boyfriend have been playing baseball/​softball here over the last year or two– and I am just amazed at how well-​maintained they have kept the area.

Daughter had a soccer tournament here this weekend. This sports complex is laid out very nice and one of the nicest complexes I have been to. The fields host both soccer and softball tournaments. Big bonus is they have a a great snack with hot coffee for those cold mornings.

I went here to play racquetball. it’s large, has many different fields and options for whatever sports you play. I wish there were more water fountains, or parking spots, other than that, it seemed to be alright.

I am very disappointed with this facility! We’ve had countless tournaments at this facility, yet as of late their policy regarding bringing in water is not working for families.
During championship games at 6 pm, the concession stand staff members have been closing their doors before the 6 pm game begins. That means it’s 100 degrees outside, we can’t purchase ice, water, or other cold beverages, and the facility DOES NOT have a public water faucet available.
While pleading with concession staff to remain open at the start of and during the late games, we were met with extremely negative comments and very poor customer service! They told us that they have to close their doors at 6 pm, and could care less that not even a water faucet is available to the public.
I recommend that you bring your own cold beverages if you ever play at this facility. Just go to your cooler in your vehicle and bring in your beverages during late games. Can’t leave it up to Mather Sports Complex concession staff to do their job and responsibility to provide beverages for their customers.
After all, they already have our monies in tournament and gate fees. Go figure…

If I could give less than 1-​star I would. This is the email I sent to multiple people in their organization.
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Hello,
Our son plays for the U10 team from — — — – and we drove a considerable distance to be part of a tournament this weekend. Overall, I would say we were very unhappy with the experience my family had at your Mather Field complex in Rancho Cordova.
In no particular order, this is what did not work for us…
There is not enough seating for the people watching the game. Also the stands themselves are too small — they seem to have been designed with children not adults in mind. Adults sitting behind each other would have their knees crammed right in the back of the person. It seems like you tried to achieve a «maximum seating» with a minimum footprint. Not successful.
It was not only over 100 degrees (something you obviously have no control over!) but the 3-​sided concrete walls (which you do have control over) that surround the stands ABSORBS and RADIATES back the 100 + degree heat directly on the people sitting in the stands! Also the concrete walls actually BLOCK the possibility of allowing any wind to blow through and cool down the viewers sitting in the stands. Poor design. It made a hot day absolutely unbearable to sit through.
What about the concession stands? In 100+ degree heat there was NO ICE to sell at the concession stands. None. And when I asked if I could bring ice into the park, the man actually said to me «What do you want ice for?» Really? How about because it is 100 degrees outside and you are not providing any. In 100 degree heat there is actually a health concern if it is not easy for people to keep themselves cool. It feels negligent.
The few volunteers (I assume they are not being paid) were overworked and over hot (especially the one poor lady at the front gate who I saw working alone all day Sat, Sun, Mon). It felt like you needed 2 – 3 more people to attend to everyone.
Then there is the issue of general space to move around at the ballpark. Once you are inside there is NO WHERE to go other than sitting in the stands or standing by concession. What about the families with little children? What are they supposed to do? Yes, there is the playground outside — but there seemed to be little to no thought of how families are supposed to manage while staying inside the ballpark. It felt thoughtless and not family friendly.
Safety concerns. I’ve been in and around baseball for 40 years so I know very well about the reality of keeping an eye on the game and on foul balls. However — your fields are so CLOSE together that baseballs are literally flying over nets and heading towards people with their backs turned before anyone has a chance to yell for people to watch out. Dangerous and negligent design.
Then the toilets. You actually put in stainless steel toilets — without lids or seats — for the men’s AND the women’s? It looked like something you would see in the military. It seems that the only thought you had was of maintenance costs and not what the experience is going to be like for the attendees of your games. It felt cheap and disrespectful.
If you are interested in hearing about the end-user’s experience then, rationally and honestly, I would give your facility a D. It was really that bad compared to a few other recreational sites similar to yours in Redding, CA and Medford, Oregon.
Assuming all teams paid their full registration fee and all attendees paid admission for all days (as we did) plus concession I figure your facility brought in somewhere between $ 10,000 to $ 15,000 for the weekend. I would think you would make more of effort to ensure your «guests» had a better experience.
I plan to forward this complaint to other people in the organization to make sure that my opinion is heard.

All in all a pretty great softball complex. Turf is nice when it is raining and the people running the leagues are great to deal with. Would give it 5 stars if the snack bar would ever be open!

This is a fun place to go And play some good old sports, skate, and more, but they have a snack bar that is never open, what a complete waist of space they need to use it and there is no shade at all for day games which can get pretty hot, overall the complex is great just needs a few tweaks here and there and less crybabies, doesn’t anybody know there is no crying in baseball geeez people have some fun, and pull the sticks out of your ***, especially the score keepers and the umpires who I might add can’t make a correct call to save their lives but that because there all do old and can’t see

Very nice turf facility which my sons travel ball team visits regularly. There is seating right behind the plate, with stools on the opposite side for those who want to keep score or have somewhere to eat, as well as bleachers on the first and third baseline for each team. The snack bar has changed hands and the food is now much more expensive than it used to be. The 3 for $ 5 street tacos are really good, otherwise I suggest smuggling in your own food and drink. They took down the shading recently, so its a good idea to bring an easy up for shade over the seating areas.
There is a playground and skate park right outside of the fields, so if you have little ones bring the scooter along.

Who plays softball on turf?
Apparently the citizens of Rancho Cordova, CA! I’ve never, in my short stint as a softball player, seen a field made of turf. Yes, soccer, softball, NO! Well, after the initial shock wore off, it just becomes another game of co-​ed softball.
This lovely complex had been upgraded since my days of playing soccer out here. Unfortunately at night the snack bar is not open. It took me about three trips to realize there were very nice turf soccer fields across the street. However, there is a huge play ground and skate park on the side by the softball fields.
They have lights and a score board, they’re fancy here. Which I can’t really say for all the athletes out here. Don’t be fooled with this over the top facility, we are still in Rancho — some teams are a little rough around the edges and some are just your average 30-​ish-​year olds looking for some good ‘ol co-​ed, beer drinkin’ softball! All in all, a good run facility, with nice amenities for families and sports go-​ers.
Softball and turf just don’t go together… it’s not natural…

The Mather Sports Complex is a great use of open land in the evenings and weekends in a city that is most active during the day and during the week with businesses. It is centrally located in the Mather (Rancho Cordova) area just off Highway 50. There is a wide variety of activities done here. «Kids» of all ages from 4 – 104 having fun and being active. There are superior soccer fields, (and 3 turf softball fields) with all weather turf, that serve as the San Juan Soccer Club’s home base and is used by city leagues as well. (If club teams are there expect crowds.) They are high quality and rarely is a game rained out. Add to that the many other clubs, park and rec participants, local residents, visitors and friends taking advantage of everything from baseball, softball, soccer, boot camp, skate park skateboarding, having picnics, playing, working out, eating, the list goes on. If you are parking during peak times it is a game of circle and snag but most times you can get one in a reasonable time. If you are going to soccer look at surrounding office parks for additional parking as they are often closed by the time games or tournaments are scheduled. The skate park is busy with the next Tony Hawks. The baseball/​softball complex is an enclosed spectator and player paradise with restrooms, snack bar, quality bleachers, tables, dugouts and more. The only issue is sometimes it could use additional cleaning. Bird poop and people trash needs some attention sometimes but given how well used and centrally located it is expected. Try out an activity here you’ll be glad you went.

Nice facilities, Cordova Parks & Rec offers some really fun and. unique programs here. The programs are inexpensive for those on a budget. The soccer & Baseball fields are lit at night, their skate park in cool by my standards (in my day we didn’t have skate parks to go to. Parking on certain nights is at a premium when all the sports fields are being used. There is parking available at the office complex next door, that’s a better option that driving in circles to find a spot closer. Overall A+ I love this place.

these are great soccer fields! all weather fields are awesome!

I LIVE in Rancho Cordova, and I never knew this was here! This is a really nice baseball complex consisting of 3 baseball fields (artificial turf) joined at home plate with a snack bar, a shaded picnic area, and restrooms. There are concrete bleachers and REAL dugouts. There’s also a box seat area just behind home plate of each field. This makes for nice viewing. Warning… There is NO shade in the seating area, so bring an umbrella. Also, there’s no room for pop-​ups or sports chairs. Watch out for foul balls!
Shade the spectator area, and you’ll get 5 stars.
A GREAT place to play baseball!

Great complex after the renovations. Has accommodations for all sports (including skate boarding). The softball fields are top notch with astro-​turf on the entire playing surfaces. Even if it rains earlier in the day, there’s a good chance of playing since it drains so fast unlike grass fields. Only downfall is the league doesn’t allow any homeruns (fences are extra deep to accommodate).

This is honestly a good vibe and a good energy place to go hang out! Last New Year’s my girlfriend thought it was really time for a life style change so she enrolled me at Mather Sports Center. I was feeling really lazy about the whole thing but after a while I realised that was exactly what I needed in my life and now I feel like a different person…