The intramural soccer fields will be closed between June 9 and July 4, however, there will still be possibilities to play soccer on alternative fields.Even though the soccer fields located next to Larkins Hall close for the period of time, there will be other fields available at King Avenue and West campus. Mark Lamneck, who is responsible for the maintenance of the intramural fields uses a process known as subsoiling to keep the field in shape. Subsoiling includes several stages such as fracturing the subsoil, breaking apart the clay on the top of the ground, adding sand to it and finally fertilizing the ground, Lamneck said. “The fields are pretty stressed out at the moment, because of the great amount of playing and amount of rain and cold weather we had before,” Lamneck said.The resoiling process is necessary to give students a safe environment to play on, said Lamneck. Subsoiling is an ongoing and common process which is used 10 month out of the year, said LamneckBreaking up the clay gives the ground more water and oxygen and gives the grass roots a better penetration, said Bruce Maurer, associate director for the Recreational and Intramural Sports.The last two springs gave the most rainfall in Central Ohio between April and May since 1969, said Maurer. “The soccer fields are used eight to nine months a years,” Maurer said. “230 intermural soccer teams are using the fields.”In addition to 3,000 Ohio State faculty and staff members, the men’s and women’s soccer club teams, the ultimate disc club and a variety of physical educational classes use the fields for practices and competitions.The new planned facility “New Park Lane” is planned for the spring of 1999, but do not include soccer fields. Soccer players will remain to play on the fields and therefore it is important to keep the fields in good shape, Maurer said.”The soccer fields next to Larkins and on Coffey road are better locations for students to get to,” Maurer said.”Mark Lamneck and his staff really take great care of the soccer fields and spent long hours on the fields,” Maurer said. “There is a great desire to keep the fields in a good shape.”