RAVE Mini Pitches

It was a landmark goal set by RAVE Foundation when Seattle's World Cup Host City bid was officially accepted in 2022. Building a community mini pitch takes years of planning, fundraising and partnership. Building 26 would take an entire state.

Recognizing RAVE Foundation's mission to expand free play in communities where access has historically been limited, SeattleFWC26 joined the effort as a Legacy partner. Together with Tribal Nations, schools, nonprofits, governments, philanthropists, and private supporters, the initiative reached its original goal two years ahead of schedule.  

By the time the FIFA World Cup arrived, RAVE 26 had become RAVE 52, creating permanent places where thousands of children and families could play the world's game for free.

Two new mini pitches opened at Lummi Nation School in 2025 through a partnership between Lummi Nation, RAVE Foundation and SeattleFWC26.

The brightly colored fields gave Lummi youth permanent places to play, but Tribal leaders saw an opportunity that reached beyond soccer: a place for young people to build confidence, connect with one another and experience the global community surrounding the game.

At Chief Leschi Schools, a new mini pitch became another expression of the historic partnership between the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and SeattleFWC26.

Opened in 2024 with RAVE Foundation and Seattle Sounders FC, the field expanded free access to soccer for Puyallup youth while supporting the Tribe's growing presence within Washington's soccer community. It was the 23rd RAVE playfield to open and arrived just as the initiative was preparing to surpass its original 26-field goal.

For the Puyallup Tribe, the field was part of something larger: investing in the next generation while using the World Cup to share the Tribe's history, culture and future with people around the world.

In East Tacoma, the idea of strengthening community through soccer found another permanent home.

The new street soccer park was named wələx̌ʷildubutali meaning “Place to make yourself strong” in Lushootseed. Its name connects the place where people will gather and play with the language and history of the people who have called this region home for generations.

Together, these fields show what RAVE 52 was built to do: create places to play that belong to the communities around them.