A soccer field in Wappingers Falls now bears the name of a hometown star.

The soccer pitch at Martz Field has been renamed the Tyler Adams Soccer Pitch in honor of the 26-year-old U.S. Men's National Team captain.

It's where Adams first learned the game. On Tuesday, he returned to host a clinic that drew more than 100 families.

Adams said he loves introducing the game to young people. He hopes the pitch will help him do that.

"They gave me full freedom of picking where I wanted to renovate pitches and where I wanted to give back. My first immediate thoughts was here because this is where I grew up, and this is where my first experiences of playing soccer were," he said.

Adams partnered with Scott's Lawncare and the Town of Wappinger to revamp the field.