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 taught 26 STMA Professional Development: When it’s “Showtime,” you can’t just show up
30 New panel technology for field construction bases
Irrigation & Drainage 32 Update on irrigating synthetic turf: tales from real life
Tools & Equipment 34 Blowers, sweepers, vacuums & more new products
Field of the Year 36 2010 School/Parks Soccer Field of the Year —Raider Stadium, Atlee High School, Mechanicsville, VA
Departments
6 From the Sidelines 7 STMA President’s Message 17 John Mascaro’s Photo Quiz 40 STMA in Action 43 STMA Chapter Contacts 43 Ask a CSFM 44 Marketplace 45 Advertisers’ Index 46 Q&A
On the cover: In 2002 Atlee High School became the first in Virginia to teach Turf Science as a rec- ognized course. Led by instructor Marc Moran, the students since have used the school’s ath- letic grounds as their “land laboratory.”
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