I HAVE SINCE BEEN BANNED DUE TO MY BAD REVIEW. This business could have apologized for their workers aggressive and rude way of handling the situation. They could have attempted to make their field safer for all of the customers paying to compete at their field. Instead they decided to double down, ban and attempt to silence me instead. This really shows their priorities. read more

La Mesa Indoor Soccer - Amateur Sports Teams Near Me - La Mesa, California

We booked this venue for my son's birthday party and it was the best decision we could've made. From the moment we walked in Nick was the absolute best. Always very friendly and willing to go the extra mile. Judy was our contact person and she was very communicative throughout the whole process and was always a call or text away if we had any questions. On the day of the event, Judy squeezed us in since they host games pretty much all day. We had the place ALL to ourselves! On the day of the event, the staff decorated the waiting room and even left a little present bag for my son which I thought was a great touch. Nick was so helpful and allowed us to focus on setting up. When the event started, everyone, and that includes adults, had a great time. We played so many pick up games that the next day we were all sore. It was such a huge hit that I already had a good number of kids and parents ask about details for future bookings. I can't thank Nick and Judy enough for all they did to make my son's birthday the best. read more

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BEST EXPERIENCE EVER! Judy and her staff were absolutely amazing and went above and beyond to assure my son had a great birthday celebration. I can't recommend this place enough!!! read more

Teams fighting against each other for no absolute reason. This is more like 18+ not family rated / approved to watch games . To the lady who works there when a fight was going on please do better ! I understand it's your job but as a minority you do not understand how people get in these types of situations and is best to remove them from the field than have them stay .. please do better. I'd be careful brining kids when team players can't keep good sportsmanship. Pros : pricing on snacks Cons : needs Nicer staff , to that lady ... how can you shove a minor out the door/ touching a minor ... ridiculous . You know exactly who you are . I enjoyed watching games here but after this incident with the female staff , I will no longer bring family. read more

Definitely not the same vibes as 2010... employees are trash now, as someone who's played here for 10 years the difference in staffing is so noticeable... 100% miss the old indoor. Hire people who actually play soccer to referee and aren't bias or people that actually give a damn to be doing their job that we pay them to do... ref fees? For crappy reffing? Lol no read more

Every time I have been there with the boy the staff is helpful and nice. I spilled a drink and they cleaned it up for madame klutz rather quickly. Thanks guys. The refs at this area have been hit or miss. One of the good ones was Christopher he seemed to work well with the kids. My boy is known as a kid who leaves it all out on the field. He plays hard and sometimes needs to be told to simmer down. Christopher did just so. I am glad our coach chose this indoor soccer field to play. Hopefully it will be here again next soccer season. Thank you for your upkeep to the facility and for employing such a great referee as well as other staff there! read more

Well this place has gone to shit!! The refs can suck and the management especially Judy, can care two shits I tried bring something to her attention and basically said go somewhere else they have plenty of teams anyways like really what kinda business or who is letting her run business. Stay away go else where!! read more

La mesa indoor soccer is nice. Good place to play soccer and it seems the teams and league are pretty well organized. The price is a little higher than you would expect, but the quality of the league is nice. They also are located right by the Charcoal House which is a plus because you can go there after and listen to your great grandma sing karaoke., Its Indoor Soccer in San Diego. You aren't gonna have the greatest refs and/or players, so it is good for what it is. For people who don't like it (Like the review Adrienne J put out) , there are always other options in San Diego with lower prices and/or better fields. Some are a little more professional, but why not play some where with plenty of parking, good people and great times? read more

Refs are the absolute worst. They play favorites, ruin games, and inexplicably manage to let a little whistle go to their head with power. Each week the refereeing somehow manages to get worse than the previous week. The best part about this place is the scoreboard/sideline guy - super nice. There is black mold in the little warm-up room... but somehow I would rather take deep breaths in that room than have to play another minute under referees who clearly don't understand the game they are so desperately attempting to manage. read more

My team signed up to play on Monday nights, with the possibility of an occasional Wednesday night game. For the first game, the opponents did not show. This is not the fault of the venue. For our second game, we showed up to play to find that our entire schedule had been changed hours before. Another team had been notified 3 hours prior that they needed to play in our slot. We were not notified of the change at all. All of our games were switched to Thursday and Friday nights - not the schedule for which we signed up. Even today, mid season, they changed the scheduling again. It's obvious La Mesa Indoor is managed and run poorly. Their staff can't seem to create and commit to a schedule. Their management seems unapologetic and unconcerned about a poorly run business. I would strongly advise against playing at La Mesa Indoor. There are many venues around San Diego with very competitive leagues, but without the bullshit. read more

Referees allow aggressive unsafe behavior. Both my daughters have been injured to the point of going to the ER. We stopped going and tried again. Nothing has changed, it's actually gotten worse. Punching, pushing, intentionally tripping and slamming into the wall is all legal play according to the referees and managment. I was even told to get off the field by the referee after my daughter was slammed into the wall and intentionally kicked while down. She was severly injured and he just kept telling me to get off the field. If you want your kids to be safe and have fun playing don't let them play here. read more

The refs have gotten better....they seem to have a better rapport with the players, and keep in tune with the games. There are still a lot of glaring issues though...the prices, the facilities...still...sub par for the charge. I do appreciate the effort to address concerns (b/c God knows they are reading what I wrote and taking it into consideration) read more

Refs are hit or miss. Some are good, some are extremely bad. They allow games to get dangerous Schedule- no consistency, changes all the time, signed up for mon league but sched mon & wed Don't like the fact that players can wear cleats. read more

The owner is a jerk! He was sitting in the stands next to me constantly complaining about the ref making bad calls, apparently the team that he was going for was getting beat badly. Every time I stood up he told me I have to sit down I'm blocking his View. At one time he proceeded to grab my arm and tell me to sit down, as I told him that I do not have to sit down he then told me that he is the owner and he could throw me out of the place. I then told him to go ahead and throw me out. at that time one of the parents from the other team threatened me and told me to shut my mouth. I was blown away with the actions of the owner of La Mesa indoor soccer. read more

I don't EVEN want to give this place a 1-star but I did, because, well, you have to rate. My son was an employee of theirs. They are REFUSING to give him his W-2's (after not giving him his final paycheck when he was termed *termed employees are to be handed a check when they are terminated* and they are trying to convince him he is a 1099 employee although he is NOT an independent contractor of any kind, AND filled out a W4. I went to talk to "Judy" last night (who is the "manager" when things are easy, but NOT the "manager" when confronted with inappropriate business operations such as the above. You see, she flip flops on her title depending on the situation). I come from an HR background and I am aware of business and employee laws. When Judy was confronted by, first my son, and then later by me (bc she is trying to take advantage of him) she tried to shut the metal shade on my head & later my arms (I DO have this on video), she pushed me physically away from her counter and told me this is Elio's problem (and Elio is.....? the owner?, HR? the manager? - I don't know who Elio is because she refused to give us his information & for some odd reason, this "Elio" dude is NEVER in or available.) Judy is BEYOND UNPROFESSIONAL, Rude, and Obnoxious. They are running a complete SHAM business and the soccer tent should have circus-music and monkey's in the joint - as Judy showed me what a CIRCUS it is in there (I too think the monkeys would have more professionalism than Judy). And whomever Elio is, if he even exists is committing tax fraud and isn't hip to his HR laws. Off to the IRS and Labor Commission we go - to report this "Heinous, Fraudulent, Dubious, Circusy-Sham of a business!!! read more

So...I used to play here long ago and recently was asked to play...after agreeing I was told I was banned from ever playing because....oh wait there was no answer. I was told Management banned our whole team, even though there are still players who were on our team who play, hummm...does this sound like a law suit?? Belive me, Judy is the most bias, childish person and she's management?? Come on...everyone complains about her but it's time for get ass to go...if there was a better manager, one who is not bias, La Mesa indoor could be making much more money...Judy will ONLY allow teams who she hand picks...basically if you don't kiss her ass she will ban you! So stupid and childish...grow up Judy!!! read more

Update - My knee is aching today, which I blame entirely on slipping around the field here yesterday. I'd much rather run the risk of some incompetent player cleating me than the possible injuries to ankles and knees from having no traction - their no cleat policy is inane and dangerous. Honestly, I've played at most indoor places in San Diego - Let's Play Soccer AKA the Water Tower, YMCA Mission Valley, YMCA Toby Wells... and even Wing St and Parkway Pool and Tennis back in the day. So, I'd like to think I have an idea of what to expect - La Mesa is the WORST. GO ANYWHERE ELSE. I manage three teams and have always fiddled with the idea of moving them to La Mesa since it's closer to my house (literally 2 miles away). However, after my experience tonight, I can safely say my teams will stay at Let's Play for the indefinite future. The facilities - It's nice to have an actual indoor indoor field, in theory. However, keeping dry for the one week of the year that it rains in San Diego does not make up for the 51 weeks where you sweat/freeze your ass off. You sweat on the field because the dome radiates heat, but you freeze on the sideline because they pump A/C on the benches. They play music, which sounds entertaining at first, but is obnoxious. And the fields are the newer turf that everyone else has, but they don't allow you to wear cleats. So you slip all over the field. This is a huge reason I'd never bring a team here. The staff - I complain a lot about the refs at Let's Play and loathed Manny from YMCA MV, but the ref who had our game tonight was the biggest prick I've ever encountered. I was off balance when switching the ball to the other side of the field (as I was slipping without cleats) and some girl hip checked me after I had gotten rid of the ball without any legitimate attempt at the ball. After landing in a flip on my shoulders, the ref proceeded to laugh at me and tell me that I was being stupid to kick the ball off balance. Seriously, to not call such a flagrant foul is one thing, but to actually call my play "stupid" has no excuse. This is the main reason I will not bring my teams here. No other place I have ever played will tolerate a referee speaking to a player like that. He also spent the majority of the game at the sidelines chatting with the scorekeeper and some players and very little time actually doing his job. And there is rarely someone manning the office - as they save money by doing this - which is annoying as well. This ref isn't the exception there, he's the rule. I've played on and off at La Mesa for 10 years and times I've subbed over the last 3 years, the referees have all had attitudes, don't seem to pay any attention and just generally don't seem to understand soccer. Oh, and they're really inconsistent about their own rules. When I was 24, I went to sub as the 'underage' player on a women's over 30 team and the owner told me I was too young. He let me play after I pointed out that I knew the girl who was on the top of the over 30 high scorers list and she was only 21. If you're going to have age limits, CHECK ID. read more

I think they should condemn this shit box it would make for a long overdue holiday. It's gone down hill over the last 3 -4 years from a decent spot to crappin with cheapest turf I have ever seen layed on concrete of all the idiots they top the list read more

This place is terribly run. If you want a good indoor experience then go elsewhere. The seasons are shorter than most other places but cost the same as well as random schedule changes for games. The referees do not pay attention to the game they just talk/flirt with the scorekeepers the entire game and they let the games get out of hand. You try and tell them but they don't care they are just there for their quick 10 bucks. They also pick and choose rules they want to imply or rules that aren't even in the rule book. Even after bringing it to their attention they did nothing. Depending on if the ref has friends on a team or not they will hold up games to wait for those players to show or will let the game clock run bc players can't get there on time and are still getting ready but won't start the game. I've even witnessed them taking minutes off the clock during a game so they could finish quicker! There is never any management in the office on the weekends to answer questions or to handle situations. Please do yourself a favor and get a good experience elsewhere. read more

I really like playing here, but the scheduling process is ridiculous. Josh is a nice guy but get a program to help you with schedules and stop trying to do it manually. Very hot in the summer and freezing in the winter, so come prepared. read more

Not worth the money. Disorganized scheduling. The bathrooms are not well-maintained and smell like bug spray. The refs are too busy talking to scorekeepers instead of paying attention to the game. One of the refs is also the manager's son, who is still in high school, and cannot control any game. I have seen an all-out bench brawl in the Men's league because the ref could not control the game. And, oh, if you are a woman (especially a good-looking one) and want good calls, just flirt with the manager Josh because he will make sure you get what you want. Basically, for the exorbitant prices you get terrible refs, a dilapidated field and a manager who is too lazy to do his job correctly. Basically, you are better off playing at the Water Tower which has 3 brand-new pitches and much better refs! read more

"Indoor" indoor in San Diego, no rain delays screwing it up. Sure it's a giant microwave oven in the summer, and and icebox in the winter, but you won't have 1,000,000 reschedules. Josh knows the place better than the back of his hand, and most of the players as well. Can't go with 5 stars because they don't have beer like POway, but would give them 1/2 a star more because they are close to Casa de Pico. read more

i have played at other indoor facilitys and this is by far the best. Nice turf, clean facility and your able to wear cleats. All in all it is a good place to play read more

This place needs to find some refs that actually pay attention to the games rather than punk kids that stand around talking to each other. Plus the facility as a whole could use some maintenance. There is potential here that just isn't being reached. read more

This league is terrible and full of favoritism. If you don't play for a Hotspurs team, don't expect anything good from this league or its refs. They will allow your kids to get bullied & hurt on the field with no consequences. Always a blind eye & unfair calls in favor of Hotspurs teams. This unfairness has been witnessed on numerous occasions & multiple games. If you wanna play fun, competitive soccer with fairness & equality, this is the WRONG place to go! Unfortunately, I had to give a 1 star rating since I don't have an option for a negative one. -A very concerned parent read more

Please stfu. Im trying to sleep. And tell people when they are leaving to shut up. Thank you.

Worst experience ever. We went for a kids soccer game n it turned out to be favouritism. Kids were injured intentionally n no one seemed to care. Very discouraging. Glad it's over I will never go back n have my kid experience that again read more

It was a nice enough venue for what it needs to be! Considering its pretty far from home for me, and we were just in the area to support a friend playing here, it wasn't so bad! Thankfully it wasn't too hot on Monday because otherwise we would have been ROASTING! It's not really INdoors, it's more like a tented room with the ability to have the sides of the walls closed up! read more

LMIS needs a new Manager. Although we have made several attempts to work with management they have decided to place my team into a higher division even though we didn't win our own division two seasons in a row. This goes against their own rules that are outlined on the wall inside the dome right next to the front desk. This decision forces us to disband the team because we will not have enough players to continue since some of our players are already on teams in the division they are trying to place us in. They just lost $600 because the manager cannot keep a non-bias approach while scheduling. She holds a grudge from the field. If you cannot separate your work from the game, you shouldn't be playing . read more

Been playing here for couple years. Love that they have no breaks here. Seasons start following week. FULL schedule is out before first game of the season and no cancellations due to rain since it's under I would call it a huge tent lol now parking has been assigned for players since the parking lot is shared by 2 restaurants. Staff is friendly and games are ALWAYS on time. Front desk has drinks for sale and they also sell shinguards and tape basic soccer needs. I like the fact that $100.00 deposit secures your teams spot for the coming season. Remaining fees are due before 3rd game so u don't feel rushed to pay the fees. read more

Even though you add a coat of paint you people still suck, the worse refs in all the world you should go ref for cal south they don't care if a kid gets hurt , well as long as it's not your favourite team. Change the ref read more

Save your money.. Go somewhere else. The referees are bias, the place is hotter then hell without any type of ventilation for the players!!!! read more

I have played here for a while! It is a great place with great people. They treat you with kindness and respect. I used to play at Parkway indoor where Judy managed and I would follow her again if she were to move to a different location. She is absolutely amazing! read more

I'll keep this short and sweet. The facility is atrociously maintained. Everything is dirty and in disrepair. The employees are extremely rude. And scheduling games at ten o'clock at night is ridiculous. I'd much rather spend three bucks to get in to sportsplex for every game than come here again. read more

We watched a 12 year old girl punch another player in the face in front of everyone, and they are only giving a two game suspension. The rules clearly state that is a one year penalty. Not to mention they are a completely disorganized and unprofessional facility. The lack of a clear response on why this player would not be suspended is troubling. There is also video of this incident. If your child's safety is important, stay away from La Mesa Indoor. read more

I finally have time and write a review for the La Mesa Indoor Soccer Center. This is a really good place to play indoor soccer. Josh the manager is a good guy and makes everyone feel like they are part of the family at La Mesa. I have played on and off at La Mesa for many years and enjoy each time I do. I trust when I bring a team to the La Mesa Indoor Soccer Center my players will have a good time. I have played indoor soccer all over San Diego County and at each facility. La Mesa by far is one of my favorites. The refs are always bad because as a player we only see what we see. I know this because I ref a lot. I work hard to ref a good game because I understand each of you pay me to ref. I move with the ball and try and call the foul right away and explain why I called it the way I did. But most the refs I see now do it just to make extra money. They don't care about doing a good job. So most of them sit near the scrorekeeper bench and chat it up. That causes them to miss calls and then they loose control of the game. Josh understands this and tries to keep good refs. But at the end of the day, its hard to find people to commit to an entire night of reffing and do their day job. Hence why you get the snot nosed kid reffing your game. This is a good place to play. If you do get a good ref, make sure you tell him he/she did a good job. It means a lot for those of us that do take your game seriously. read more

Schedule changes at last minute without notice. Been here twice now to be told the game has been changed. Waste if my time and gas driving here. It wouldn't be too bad of a place if they could get their act together on the schedule. Once a schedule is set, it should remain that way. read more

im 19 and trying to look for a place to play some soccer but im new to san diego...is there anywhere that i can go and join like a team indoor or outfield team? read more