4 SportsTurf | October 2015 www.sportsturfonline.com
October 2015 | Volume 31 | Number 10
FEATURES
Facilities & Operations
12 How to keep fans safe and informed at sporting events
14 What does "leadership" mean?
16 10 questions to ask your turfgrass provider
20 How, for better or worse, has social media affected
your daily job activities?
22 How to handle inherited problem employees
Field Science
8 Plant Growth Regulators 101
28 Wetting agents and sports turf
30 How to tackle a complete infield dirt renovation
The SportsTurf Interview
34 The SportsTurf Interview: Chris Powell, Cleveland Browns
Tools & Equipment
36 STMA Commercial Member Spotlight:
World Class Athletic Surfaces
37 Getting your fields ready for winter stresses
Field of the Year
40 Schools/Parks Football: Clover Memorial Stadium, Clover, SC
DEPARTMENTS
6 From the Sidelines
7 STMA President's Message
27 John Mascaro's Photo Quiz
44 STMA in Action
47 STMA Chapter Contacts
48 Marketplace
49 Advertisers' Index
50 Q&A
A soil core shows varying degrees of water repel-
lency throughout the soil profile. Photo courtesy of
Aquatrols.
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