Turf Use - Athletic Turf

Misapplication destroys high school football field

September 25, 2015By AT Staff

The St. Edward Central Catholic High School football team in Elgin, Ill., was forced to relinquish its home-field advantage Sept. 18 after a chemical mix-up destroyed its field, the Chicago Tribune reports. The lawn care company responsible for maintaining Greg True Field, St. Edward’s home field, accidentally applied weed killer instead of fertilizer on Sept. 4. The mishap killed two-thirds of the field’s grass. The... read more

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California park installs fields with EPDM alternative infill

September 25, 2015By AT Staff

The City of San Mateo, Calif., has installed a GreenFields USA synthetic turf system with an environmentally friendly infill at Los Prados Park, home to many of the city’s soccer, baseball and softball teams. The city selected GreenFields’ SlideMax XQ product along with an ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) non-SBR rubber infill. SBR rubber is made of recycled car tires. Granules based on EPDM contain about 20... read more

This article is tagged with California, Greenfields USA, recycled turf and posted in News, Parks/Recreation

Dollamur and Shaw debut GymTurf 365 portable sports surface

September 23, 2015By Joelle Harms

GymTurf 365 offers an indoor alternative for outdoor sports Dollamur Sport Surfaces has launched GymTurf 365, a new portable sports surface developed in partnership with Shaw Sports Turf. GymTurf 365 is a portable synthetic turf surface that is placed on top of flat surfaces in buildings, such as gymnasiums, to create an indoor practice field. The product is designed to eliminate any weather or scheduling... read more

This article is tagged with Shaw Sports Turf and posted in Baseball/Softball, Football/Soccer, News, Products

Video: How to keep your ball field ‘SAFE’

September 21, 2015By AT Staff

The Foundation for Safer Athletic Fields for Everyone (SAFE), the charitable arm of the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA), has released its newest instructional video, which provides the basics to creating safe and playable baseball and softball fields. The video, Baseball and Softball Field Inspection, examines how to identify unsafe surfaces – including skinned areas – and offers best practices specific to... read more

This article is tagged with The SAFE Foundation and posted in Baseball/Softball, News, Top Stories

Turface accepting applications for maintenance, scholarship awards

September 21, 2015By AT Staff

Turface Athletics is accepting applications for its 2015 Field Maintenance and Scholarship Awards through Oct. 1. The awards, given in partnership with the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), recognize outstanding field maintenance at the high school and collegiate levels, while the scholarships provide assistance to two schools in need of field improvements. “Turface is dedicated to educating sports field managers,... read more

This article is tagged with scholarships, Turface Athletics and posted in Baseball/Softball, News