SportsTurf

June 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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Facility&Operations ASBA recognizes new Certified Field Builders cently recognized as Certified Field Builders (CFB). ASBA’s voluntary certification pro- gram allows builders of specific athletic facil- ities (currently tennis courts, running tracks and sports fields) to demonstrate proof of their experience, as well as their knowledge of sports facility-specific construction. ASBA developed the program in order to help raise professional standards and im- prove the practice of sports facility con- struction. The CFB designation encompasses both natural grass and syn- thetic turf fields; however, an individual may choose to specialize and become either a CFB-N (the designation for those special- izing in natural grass fields) or CFB-S (for those specializing in synthetic turf ). T HE AMERICAN SPORTS BUILDERS ASSOCIATION (ASBA) has announced the names of the individuals most re- To become a certified builder, an indi- vidual must meet specific criteria set forth by ASBA; he or she must complete an ap- plication that shows proof of a set amount of experience in the chosen type of sports facility, and then pass a comprehensive exam on construction and maintenance. In order to maintain the designation, an indi- vidual must recertify every 3 years by docu- menting a sufficient level of continuing education activities in the relevant field or by passing the examination again. ■ The following individuals recently completed all requirements to become Certified Field Builders: Derek Delmonico, CFB (R.A.D. Sports, Rockland, MA) Mark Heinlein, CFB (The Motz Group, Cincinnati, OH) Jason Hester, CFB (Sports Turf Company, Inc., Whitesburg, GA) Jonathan Holland, CFB (Precision Turf, LLC, Buford, GA) John McSweeney, CFB-S (AstroTurf, Trenton, MI) Aaron McWhorter, CFB (Sports Turf Company, Inc., Whitesburg, GA) John Plaia, CFB (Hellas Construction, Inc., Austin, TX) Christopher Polk, CFB, CTB (Hellas Construction, Inc., Austin, TX) Matt Schnitzler, CFB, CTB (Hellas Construction, Austin, TX) Craig Shonk, CFB- S (AstroTurf, Grain Valley, MO) Joseph Williamson, CFB (Sports Turf Company, Inc., Whitesburg, GA) www.stma.org SportsTurf 19

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