As a senior citizen, I frequently walk for exercise at the Buncombe County Sports Park. The lower section of the park has numerous comfortable paths for walking. Parking and bathroom facilities are also available.
I particularly enjoy my exercise regime on late afternoon weekdays and on the weekends. This is because I can watch hundreds of individuals from early grade-school age into adulthood practicing and playing soccer on the various fields in the park. A good number of the fields now have beautiful artificial turf. What I enjoy most is watching the younger boys and girls on weekdays working on developing their skills, teamwork play and having what seems to be a great deal of fun. The coaching with each of the age groups is just excellent.
On weekends, high school age and older individuals are playing matches at a very high level. In addition to English, teammates call out to each other in Spanish and Ukrainian. At both practices and during formal games, the sidelines are often filled with friends and family enjoying the experience…