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| - It's not that I don't enjoy coming to Keva, I do, but it seems they regularly find ways to 'squeeze' you - mostly in terms of money and the quality and quantity of play.
Here are the pros:
The facility is sufficient and adequately can accommodate the leagues and activities they promote. From what I've experienced, the courts, fields, equipment, etc. are all good quality and mostly new/updated.
Their bar/food area is a nice surprise. Most notably, they have a VERY good beer selection. You wouldn't expect it as they're certainly not (nor should they be) a "go-to" for drinking, but of the six or so beers on tap, I can regularly find 3-4 that I really love. The prices on beer are good, too. Pitchers are between 10-13.00, which is more than a fair price.
The outdoor facilities and bar are also very nice. They've done a lot to improve the outdoor area (fire pit, covered shelter, etc.).
Their communication is good, the website (DASH), combined with updates from their administrators usually keep you in the loop of any changes or important info.
Here are some of the reasons I'm only rating Keva a two-star:
Prices for leagues seem to regularly go up, and they do so at a pace seemingly much faster than other leagues. This season, our seven-week volleyball league cost $425.00. I've never been a captain for soccer leagues, but I've learned they're quite expensive as well.
The folks I play with agree that the $15.00 'annual membership' is a bit chintzy, it seems to be a way to "nickel and dime" us. These last two factors (league fees going up and recently-added membership fee) are the reason my team and I have found alternative options for summer volleyball for the past few years.
We feel the 7-week volleyball season is quite short, we remember leagues, being 8-10 weeks in the past.
Also the volleyball matches went from 25 point games to 21 point games. If you do the math, that's a minimum of 84 points (7 weeks x 3 games x 4 points/game), or the equivalent of 4+ games that were taken away, or more, in addition to reducing the number of weeks we play.
The refs are hit or miss. Many are great, pleasant, fair, consistent. Kudos to them. Others seem disinterested. Some have even asked us if we want to play an 11 point game when it's later in the evening to 'save time'...no thank you, we'd prefer to play the full game.
I will state that if this were 2-3 years ago, Keva would have received a 4-star rating.
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