Carroll Butts Athletic Center

The turf on the field is good quality. The games always start on time, even when it’s 11pm and they have had games all day. Refs are nice and in good spirits. Bathrooms are spacious and well maintained. The facility is kept at a pleasant temperature during the winter.

This is the fifth indoor soccer facility I have played at in the Denver area. It is by far the worst facility I’ve seen. The place is run and officiated by children. The referees lack basic knowledge of the game of soccer, and it shows in the constant conflict between the players and their frustration. The adult leagues are populated with inexperienced or new soccer players, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it requires capable referees to call and explain the differences between the rules of soccer and other sports (basketball, football). Calls are not explained, and when questioned, the referees’ response is, «shut up.» Their next response is to throw the questioning player our of the game. This confusion creates an atmosphere where players feel confused, angry, frustrated, and ultimately unsafe. The worst example of this kind of officiating is Zach (the «curly-​haired referee referred to in a prior review). If you question a call, he responds by deliberately making calls against your team. None of the officials there are mature enough to handle adult sports leagues, and I wouldn’t trust the safety of my children in a place like this. The city of Westminster is doing a terrible disservice to the taxpayers by allowing this place to be run the way it is.

I’ve played at many facilities. The field itself is nice, however, the refs are beyond horrible! They’re not certified and due to the lack of knowledge of the game and it’s laws, the calls they make are consistently bad and wrong. I have played at facilities that are far more superior and more fun to play at just because the refs they use are more knowledgeable of the game. Also, if you argue a call, that’s I; they will call everything against your team whether it’s a foul or not just because they take everything so personal. With the amount of money people pay to play here, they need to do something about these refs. Put them in classes or something!!!

soccer field is in good shape, they use 2 refs for adult coed soccer, staff is friendly, website is update frequently with standings and schdules.