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Minnie Howard 9th Grade Center
Alexandria Lacrosse Club Spring 2008 Home Game Field
Alexandria Lacrosse Club
Minnie Howard 9th Grade Center
 
Minnie Howard is the ALC Spring 2008 Home Game Field. This is an artificial turf field.
 
RESTRICTIONS
1.  Pets are banned from this facility. Dogs and other animals are prohibited from inside the fence which includes the entire spectator area, the game field, the sidelines, the team benches and the softball field.
2.  Spectators are restricted to the fenced spectator area which is across the field from the players. No spectators are allowed on the player side of the field or on the field.
3.  Rubber cleats are permitted. No metal cleats. Cleats are optional.
4.  Food, fruit juices and sodas are banned from the playing field and sidelines. Water is permitted. Food, fruit juices and sodas are permitted on the natural grass areas and in the spectator areas.  
 
ADDRESS
Minnie Howard 9th Grade Center
3801 West Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA 22302
 
REST ROOM FACILITIES
1.      Bradlee Shopping Center adjacent to the field.
2.      Fort Ward Park.
The park is on West Braddock about 1/4 mile past Minnie Howard. The rest rooms are in a small building behind the main building. The main building is on the left as you enter the park. There is parking behind the main building and immediately to your right as you enter the park.
 
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
From D.C. and the G.W. Parkway
Take I395 South to Exit 7 - Shirlington/Glebe Road. Follow Shirlington signs and then look for Quaker Lane signs. Follow Quaker Lane signs around Shirlington Circle and off the circle. Once you are going up the hill on Quaker Lane, go thru 4 stop lights. At the 4th light you will see a Circle K gas station. Turn right onto West Braddock Road at the gas station. Go up Braddock approximately 1/4 mile and look for the entrance to Minnie Howard School on the right.  
 
From the Springfield Mixing Bowl
Take I395 North (toward DC) to Exit 4-Seminary Road. Follow Seminary Road East to the 3rd stop light, Howard Street. Alexandria Hospital is on the right. Take a left onto Howard Street and follow to the first and only light. Take a right at the light onto West Braddock Road. (The entrance to Fort Ward Park and rest room facilities is on your left immediately after the turn.) Follow West Braddock approximately 1/4 mile to the second entrance to Minnie Howard School on the left.
 

 
Northern Virginia Youth Lacrosse League Fields
See www.nvyll.org for directions.
For directions to the game fields for clubs in the NVYLL - see www.nvyll.org
Patrick Henry Elementary School
Patrick Henry ES is one of the ALC practice fields
PATRICK HENRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Patrick Henry ES is one of the ALC Practice Fields
 
LOCATION:
Patrick Henry Elementary School
4643 Taney Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304
Patrick Henry ES is on Taney Ave. between N. Howard Street and N. Latham Street.
 
MAP AT SCHOOL WEB SITE:
Web site: www.acps.k12.va.us/henry/index.php
Click on the address on the page. A map opens indicating the location of the school
 
MAP QUEST DIRECTIONS:
The best way to get directions is to use an on-line site such as Map Quest. The school is in a residential neighborhood with multiple access options.
Web Site: www.mapquest.com
 
DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
Directions from Seminary Road:
From Seminary Road:
1.       Turn onto North Howard Street so that Alexandria Inova Hospital is on your right.
2.       Follow North Howard Street to North Jordan Street. This is the second light on North Howard after turning off Seminary. The first light is at the hospital parking lot.
3.       Make a left onto North Jordan Street.
4.       Make a right at the next light onto Taney Avenue.
5.       The school is on your right up two blocks. Turn right into the parking lot. The parking lot is first, then the school building and then the field. The field is beyond the school on the right.
IMPORTANT PARKING INSTRUCTIONS:
DO NOT BLOCK THE ACCESS ROAD:
Do not enter, block, park in, drive on or stop at the access road that runs between the school and the field. Do not use this open area as a drop off spot. This is strictly prohibited. The access road is for emergency vehicles at all times. Violations put our field permit at risk.
 
PARKING:
Parking is in the school parking lot or on the street. You will pass the school parking lot before you reach the field.

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