2006.08.23
The US Soccer Hall of Fame was located in Oneonta, New York, 30 minutes from Cooperstown, home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame...
The Hall was established in 1950, with the Hall of Fame and Museum opening in 1999.
The museum featured the Hall of Fame, a library and interactive soccer area...
My boys spent much of our time in the museum in the interactive area, specifically the small indoor field on which kids could play 3v3 games. There were also skills challenges for heading, dribbling, and shooting...
The displays were great with information on all aspects of soccer in the US, with a nice NASL display and a large MLS display featuring all the current teams. Outside the gift shop the first year jerseys of the MLS were on display, I had forgotten how bad they were...
The giant soccer ball bursting through the wall of the museum
The entrance...The hall of fame would close it's doors in 2010 due to financial difficulties...one of the problems was the location, although located 30 minutes from Cooperstown, few baseball fans are going to go the the soccer hall of fame, and their is little else besides the Oneonta minor league baseball team to see, although it is a beautiful area. I am glad we had the opportunity to visit...
In my opinion it should be located next to a current stadium in a busy tourist area (New Jersey, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Chicago...).. Situated next to a stadium it would attract fans attending the games...
NASL display with nice Cosmos jersey
2v2 soccer
Dribbling skills challenge
MLS display
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