F.O.Y.
F i e l d o f t h e Ye a r
Waukegan (IL) SportsPark Field #2
Level of Submission: Schools/Parks
Category of Submission: Soccer
Head Sports Turf Manager: Noel
T. Brusius
Title: Parks Maintenance Worker III
- Athletic Fields
Education: Bachelor's degree, GIS &
Sports Turf Management, University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Experience: 1999-2004: Oshkosh
Area School District: Athletic Field Maintenance Worker. 2005: St. Paul Saints,
Ground Crew Intern. 2006-2007: Detroit
Tigers, Ground Crew. 2008-2010: Peoria
Chiefs/Bradley University, Head
Groundskeeper. November 2010-Present:Waukegan Park District SportsPark
Sports Turf Manager.
Full-time staff: Noel Brusius, Tony
Diaz
Other crew to recognize: Steve
Ems, Carlos Aguayo, Joe Ayala, Ted
Holisky, Lance Moon, Billy Biang, Stan
Cielesz, and Taylor Carlile
32 SportsTurf | August 2013
Original construction: 2010
Turfgrass variety: 70% Kentucky
bluegrass: NuChicago, Rush, Everest,
Award, Beyond; 30% perennial ryegrass:
CSI, Reverge GLX, Accent
Overseed: Entire field in
Spring/Fall using a Seed-a-vator set at 2
lbs/1000 - 70/30 mix. Goal mouths overseeded weekly during use: in-play months:
100% Perennial Ryegrass with 50% CSI
(Rhizomatic); out of play months: 70/30
Kentucky Blue Mix. Centers, sidelines,
etc. overseeded as necessary; routinely
after tournaments. 2012 Totals through
10/1 - (fall seeding not yet started): Seeda-vator: 4 times (3/27, 5/21, 8/21, 9/14)
= 300 lbs. Goal mouths: 18 times = 54
lbs. Other areas (centers, sidelines, etc):
19 lbs. Total overseed (through 10/1) =
373 lbs.
Drainage: Fields 2&3 were graded in
pairs, in a uniform plane diagonally at a
consistent 1.25% slope. The slope is from
the NW corner to the SE corner.
CHALLENGES
The overwhelming challenge in maintaining adequate turfgrass on this field is related to two very common issues that occur
when a field is constructed using native
soils: 1, the soil was aggressively compacted
by the contractor in order to meet grading
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