+SportsTurf: May 2011
SportsTurf provides current, practical and technical content on issues relevant to sports turf managers, including facilities managers. Most readers are athletic field managers from the professional level through parks and recreation, universities.
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“ Cover”
May 2011 green media TM OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SPORTS TURF MANAGERS ASSOCIATION
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contents (page 3)
Contents SportsTurf MAY 2011 | VOLUME 27 | NUMBER 5 Features Field Science 8 Levels of use before field conditions affect the playability and safety 12 Managing insect pests Facilities & Operations 16 Cleaning and the condition of artificial surfaces 20 Turf textbooks 101: what’s currently being ...
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“ From the Sidelines” (page 5)
From the Sidelines Eric Schroder Editor eschroder@m2media360.com 717-805-4197 SportsTurfTu 1030 W. Higgins Road Suite 230 Park Ridge, IL 60068 Phone 847-720-5600 Fax 847-720-5601 The Official Publication Of The Sports Turf Man- agers Association Jobs, jobs, jobs just promised someone he or she is...
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“ Presidents Message” (page 6)
M2MEDIA360 PRESIDENT/CEO Marion Minor VP OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Gerald Winkel VP OF CIRCULATION AND COLLATERAL SALES Joanne Juda-Prainito PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Mary Jo Tomei DIRECT MAIL LIST SALES Cheryl Naughton 678-292-6054 cnaughton@m2media360.com SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES Phone 847-...
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“ Study: Natural turf use levels” (page 7)
FieldScience | Dr. William M. Dest and J. Scott Ebdon Study: Natural turf use levels NJURIES ARE OF MAJOR CONCERN to par- ents, coaches and, of course athletes. Few studies have been conducted to relate actual field conditions as well as maintenance practices to reported injuries. We conducted a ...
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“ Managing insect pests” (page 11)
FieldScience | Jennifer Lemcke Managing insect pests B ECOMING AN EXPERT in identifying pests, determining their life cycles, and managing the insect population are valu- able skills for turf managers. Detecting the presence of an insect is the first step in good pest control. Insect management b...
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“ Cleaning and the condition of artificial surfaces” (page 15)
Facility&Operations | David Frey >> THE CLEANING PROCESS has been im- proved due to the better cleaning equipment now available. surfaces regularly. I then talked to some executives at the leading artificial turf supplier in the US about disinfecting and cleaning turf. They seemed to be in de- ni...
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“ John Mascaros Photo Quiz” (page 16)
John Mascaro’s Photo Quiz John Mascaro is President of Turf-Tec International Can you identify this sports turf problem? Problem: Green turf with brown rectangular area Turfgrass area: Private boarding High School Location: Dedham, Massachusetts Grass Variety: 50% Bluegrass/50% Ryegrass Answer to...
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“ Turf textbooks 101: whats currently being taught” (page 19)
Facility&Operations | Turf Textbooks 101 Turf textbooks 101: what’s currently being taught Editor’s note: The idea behind this article was hatched at a meeting for STMA Committee members before the association’s conference opened in Austin last January. Chad Follis, a hor- ticulture instructor at...
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“ When its Showtime, you cant just show up” (page 25)
Facility&Operations | Max Utsler STMA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT When it’s “Showtime,” Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of 2011 Professional Development articles provided by the Sports Turf Managers Association. Y OU HAVEN’T TOUCHED THE CHICKEN CORDON BLUE that is still laminated onto y...
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