Golden Goal Youth Soccer Tournament Park
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Golden Goal Tournament Park History
Home to the World Youth Lacrosse and Soccer Hall of Fame

Set against the awe-inspiring Adirondack mountains, and after an extensive search for an ideal location, a 200 acre historic farmland was discovered that would soon become the future home of Golden Goal Tournament Park and the World Youth Soccer and Lacrosse Halls Of Fame. David and his wife Rochelle began to design and build a tournament Park that would usher in a new era of tournament programming starting with all youth soccer and lacrosse teams around the world regardless of skill level.

The inspiration for Golden Goal was conceived several years ago after David Dinallo, a lifelong summer resident of Cooperstown, NY combined forces with 2 partners and invited youth baseball teams to an unprecedented week long tournament in a specially designed facility called Cooperstown Dreams Park. Here, teams experienced the sport like never before. Word of the unique baseball experience spread rapidly in the youth baseball world and soon a week at Cooperstown Dreams Park was the prized destination of 12 year old baseball teams from all 50 states and Canada.

Although the overall experience caused many a teary-eyed parent to thank David and his partners for the unforgettable experience the tournament park brought to their child, David began to feel that this unique experience could be significantly improved to provide an extraordinary experience to other players as well as their families in other sports. Being an avid sport enthusiast who played youth soccer, baseball and basketball himself, David began to dream and conceive of a tournament park that would become the ultimate destination for several sports by simulating an Olympic style life experience where the player, parents, coach and officials shared in the experience equally.
In 2003, David decided the time was right to pursue this even grander plan for youth soccer and lacrosse that would improve upon the highly successful baseball model. A desire to build a facility that offered every team regardless of skill level the opportunity to experience an Olympic style event. What needed to be created was a tournament Park unlike anything else in the world that would not only attract teams from all over the United States, but other countries as well. The first step was to find a geographic region where the whole family could combine participation in a soccer tournament with a summer vacation. The second important aspect was to acquire enough land to implement the full scope of the plan.

After an intense two year search, 200 acres of farmland was discovered in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains minutes from the bustling summer resort town of Lake George and the town voted “best main street in America” Saratoga Springs. Golden Goal Tournament Park was born as the future destination for youth soccer and lacrosse teams from around the world.  As plans developed and the project was engineered, leaders of the soccer and lacrosse world began to realize the void in programming that Golden Goal would fill.  Never before had such an extensive facility and unique program been planned for the core travel player regardless of skill level.  

At Golden Goal the focus is on providing a competitive environment (the Olympic-style experience) for the core club travel player and not just the elite player sought in many tournaments.  The experience provided, equally benefits teams of all skill levels as the emphasis is on “trying your best” and not necessarily “being the best”. The focus on middle school aged participants for the core summer week-long programs is intentional as they are in the formative years of their development and a great impact can be made to improve their future lifelong choices.

Golden Goal opened its gates on June 28, 2007 and with the final completion of the first phase the park will accommodate up to 80 teams per week on just 70 acres of the 200-acre site. Engineers and architects are developing plans for the two Halls of Fame as well as the balance of the project. In the not to distant future, a separate soccer and lacrosse park will operate simultaneously with 20 fields under the lights and 100 clubhouses to welcome 200 teams per week for an exciting and unmatched family sports experience.

Now, Golden Goal’s future resides within the young soccer and lacrosse participants who shall become the future Hall of Fame inductees. Each year these athletes will be the ones that determine the legacy of youth sports and that of Golden Goal. It is for this reason Golden Goal was envisioned, built and exists; to become the Ultimate Destination for the kids, families, coaches and officials to share an extraordinary experience together and create wonderful memories that will last a lifetime.