By Jason Jacks

December 12th, 2007

A hill crests in the middle of the splotchy field behind Newton-Lee Elementary School in Ashburn, where Matt Curry's 10-year-old daughter plays soccer. Patches of grass create mounds that are seemingly tall enough to turn an ankle if stepped upon. And that's not the worst of it.

"Look at this rock," said Curry, pressing down on the 6-inch-diameter slab with the ball of his foot. "A child could fall and hit her head on this. This is what our kids play on."

To combat safety concerns like these, as well as the problem of not having enough fields to accommodate a growing number of youth sports teams in Ashburn and Dulles South, Curry, president of the year-old Dulles South Youth Sports, and other parents are putting part of their hopes in, of all places, a housing development.

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