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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www.stma.org November 2016 | SportsTurf 19 STMA CONFERENCE PREVIEW STAY CONNECTED RED INFIELD CONDITIONER BULK DELIVERY 10, 15 AND 24 TONS DOUBLE PLAY INFIELD CONDITIONER HOME PLATE / MOUND CLAY 50 LB. BAGS / 40 BAGS PER PALLET AVAILABLE IN BULK NATIONWIDE JANUARY 24-27 ORLANDO, FL BOOTH #411 PLEASE JOIN US ON TUESDAY JANUARY 24th SAFE FOUNDATION 4 Person Scramble Golf Tournament LOCATION Hunter's Creek Golf Club 14401 Sports Club Way, Orlando, FL 32837 ® The Foundation for Safer Athletic Fields for Everyone The Foundation for Safer Athletic Fields for Everyone DP_SportsTurf_Nov_PreShow_Ad.indd 1 10/5/16 11:36 PM 2 - 3:15 pm Converting Commonwealth Stadium to Synthetic and Our Involvement Speaker: Marcus Dean, CSFM - University of Kentucky This talk will provide a behind the scenes look into the decision making process to convert a football stadium from natural grass to synthetic turf and the timeline on this decision. It will focus on who makes the decision, who writes the specifi cations, who selects the contractors, and who selects the fi eld's design. It will also discuss how the university valued the experience and knowledge of two sports turf professionals. Positive Coaching for Sports Turf Managers Speaker: Josh McPherson, CSFM - University of Missouri Positive Coaching is a new way to think about building a better team. You will learn how to invest in your co-workers and fi nd out what is important to them, as well as how to transition your team from a fi xed mindset into a growth mindset. This presentation will help you discover what you and your co-workers value and how you can use those strengths to guide your short term and long term goals. Converting to LED Sports Lights at your Facility Speaker: Dan Bergstrom, CSFM - BBVA Compass Stadium This presentation will cover the process of Minute Maid Park's sports light conversion from metal halide lights to LED sports lights. Discussion will include factors involved in the decision to make the conversion and specifi cations of LED sports lights. Kelvin temperature, electrical components, and the rapid changes in the LED lighting industry will also be covered. #WeedWatch2017 - Things to Watch for in Weed Management This Year Speaker: Jim Brosnan, Ph.D. - University of Tennessee This presentation will provide an overview of issues turfgrass managers might encounter in controlling weeds of warm- and cool-season turfgrass athletic fi elds in 2017. Topics covered will include new problematic weed species, management of herbicide resistance, as well as new weed management technologies entering the turfgrass marketplace this season. Sports Field Management on a Shoestring Budget - Part 1 Speakers: Mike Goatley, Jr., Ph.D. - Virginia Tech; Michael Skelton - Culpeper County Parks and Recreation Sports fi eld managers typically face budget restrictions that result in choices and sacrifi ces in strategies to best manage their fi elds. This presentation will focus on proven strategies to stretch budgeted dollars as far as possible by way of novel grassing alternatives and establishment/renovation techniques, strategies in building your soil, forming an equipment/tool inventory that best serves your needs, and modifying equipment to expand its usefulness. 3:30 - 5 pm Triage Tactics and Strategies for Pesticide- Free Heavily Used Sports Fields Speakers: Jason Henderson, Ph.D. - University of Connecticut; Victoria Wallace - UConn Extension There are standard and emergency care practices that are important to pesticide-free management of heavily used, often non-irrigated athletic fi elds. Cultural practices critical to the survival of pesticide-free fi elds, as well as aggressive overseeding and compost topdressing strategies specifi c to non- irrigated situations will be discussed. Effective preventative measures coupled with sound cultural practices serve as the prescription to maintain consistent, safe playing fi elds.