JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) - Johns Island Park sees a delay as safety concerns were found on a practice ball field requiring renovations. Renovations at the park are expected to be completed the first week of February, running on an on time schedule. This is part of a project to bring the ball fields up to equitable standards for the St. John's High School baseball and softball teams. However, as preseason practices begin, the players no longer have a home field to play on. "One of the additional ball fields at Johns Island Park, which is not associated with our renovation project, was approved for the school to use for the baseball team's preseason practices. While preparing the field for those practices, we realized some additional debris removal and groundwork needed to be addressed for safety reasons." "While that work is completed this week, the baseball team is temporarily moving its preseason practices to another location until they can use the renovated fields in early February," said Andy Pruitt, director of communications at Charleston County School District. Parents of the players said they are frustrated about what they say have been constant issues with the fields. "The advantage is they provided us with a place, alright, so I'll look at the positive. We have a place to play, it's going to be a field," Lindsay Jackson, parent of a St. John's High School student, said. "Disadvantage, our kids will have to collectively get them to go over them. Right now it is a challenge to get the kids, they're going off campus." Johns Island Park serves as the primary practice and game location for the high school, since they do not have one on their property. Officials said the project is expected to be completed by early February, but parents said getting the kids their own space is crucial for the players' development. "But I mean there's a lot of these kids that really stuck with St. John's. They love our coach, they love each other, they just want to play ball and the girls too. The softball team - some of the softball parents they're just like girls' sports are really taking off. We want to foster that. These girls and these boys, they deserve this. Like I said, it's some of their last chances to play competitive ball," Jackson said.