Sports

Coach Dave Gray's 'Sports and Courts' Indoor Complex Coming to Area

Gray has held sports youth programs and events in the area for more than 15 years.

A new indoor sports complex is in the works for the intersection of Franklin and Warrendale roads in Pine Township near the border with Cranberry.

Glenn and Carol Foglio are partnering up with Dave Gray, better known in the area as “Coach Dave,” on the project, which will offer children and adults the opportunity to play a variety of sports, including basketball, flag football, volleyball and more.

There also are plans to add a concession stand as host wellness and nutritional seminars for the community.

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“But what were really want to do is get kids playing,” Gray said.

A McCandless resident, Gray has been holding youth sports programs and events in the area since 1996. The outdoor sports camps, which can attract up to 200 participants from across the Pittsburgh region, are held at Blueberry Hill Park in Franklin Park.

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Operating under the name Coach Dave Gray, Gray’s coaching philosophy is that life lessons, including good sportsmanship, confidence and teamwork, can be found in playing sports.

The new complex will be a place where kids can have fun playing sports in a pressure-free environment, Gray said.

“There really is a need for parents to take their kids to an environment where they’re nurtured without the aggression and competiveness of some of the leagues and the schools,” he said.

Gray said the new facility, which is located in a 6,000 square foot former warehouse once owned by Heurich Construction, would include a multi-purpose sports floor for basketball, football, dek hockey and other activities. 

“We really want it to be interchangeable,” he said.

For the second phase of the project, the owners plan to add a large field house with turf flooring for baseball, soccer and lacrosse training.

Gray said he met his business partners after giving private individual sports skill lessons to Glenn Foglio’s sons.

In a proposal to Pine Township officials outlining plans for Sports and Courts, Glenn Foglio, owner of Graciano Corporation in RIDC Park, said there is a need for an indoor sports facility in the area.

While there is is plenty of demand in the area for recreational sports, there is limited space for where to practice them, he said. 

“We reside in Pine Township in Woodside Estates and the feedback we already have received regarding the project from our immediate neighbors as well as friends and acquaintances within and around our school district, along with potential interested tenants, has been enormous, positive and really has people excited for such a place to be so readily available to their children,” the proposal said.

Pine Township planning officials are set to review plans for Sports and Courts at the June 10 planning commission meeting.

If the board recommends the plans, Sports and Courts will move before the Pine Township Supervisors for final approval at the June 17 meeting.

Gray said he hopes to have the complex open for business by mid to late August.

“We’re really excited,” he said.  

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