Testimonials
Penrith Panthers Rugby League
“The Club has hosted a number of senior men’s competition fixtures at Blacktown International Sports Park. The playing surface and ancillary facilities including the gym and aquatics recovery within BEST are of the highest quality. The onsite support staff are extremely knowledgeable, friendly and professional at every level”.
Lee Hopkins
Pathways Manager
July 2025
"The Penrith Panthers first ever Harvey Norman Women’s squad have been fortunate to call BEST home in 2025. The high performance environment has allowed us to hold all our field based training, gym, aquatics recovery, trial matches and home game fixtures onsite. The feedback from both players and our coaching staff has been exceptionally positive."
Kylie Fitzpatrick
Female Pathways Operations Manager
July 2025
Football Australia
"The Lodge accommodation and BEST facilities create such ease for our u20s women’s national team operations. The proximity, quality and integration of facilities make logistics seamless from player accommodation to managing our training schedules. It is a one stop hub that supports high performance preparation without compromise."
Alexander Epakis
Head Coach - u20's Women's National Team
July 2025
Wallaroos
Baseball
"My son was involved in the recent baseball state champs at BISP, and I want to thank you and the staff for the wonderful service. The fields were in great condition, Jack and the team did an excellent job maintaining them between games.
The infields were dragged and lines re-marked, which was greatly appreciated. Please pass on my thanks to Jack and the boys. It was a pleasure to play on first-class fields, and the boys really enjoyed it."
April 2025
Cricket
"Now that we’re through this hectic opening to the season, I wanted to reach out to give thanks and congratulations for your hard work through the first few months of the season.
In particular, I wanted to say what a fantastic job on the 2nd XI match at Joe Mac. The feedback was strong coming out of the game with the wicket allowing for a terrific contest right to the end of the match!
The Match Referee rated the wicket as Very Good (5/5) and the outfield as Good (4/5). Their comments were:
For an early season pitch, the groundstaff did an excellent job. It had good pace, bounce & carry.
- The entire wicket square was well grassed & the pitch itself offered just enough seam movement across the four days of the match to keep the faster bowler interested.
- There was minimal spin other than on Day 1 due to the moisture in the pitch. In an ideal world you'd like the pitch to deteriorate as the match progressed, but the weather was cool & it held together.
- NSW successfully chased 357 in the 4th innings & won by 2 wkts which demonstrates what a very good pitch it was.
I commend you for the genuine care you have for your craft, your openness to feedback, your ability to communicate well, and overall delivering a high quality surface for this fixture."
October 2024