February 2017 | Volume 33 | Number 2
STARTING LINEUP
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FEATURES
Tim Van Loo, CSFM, President of STMA
8 Tim Van Loo, CSFM, was officially installed as STMA's 24th President at
last month's Annual Meeting in Orlando. Tim is Manager of Athletic Turf
& Grounds for Iowa State University in Ames.
Field Science
12 Impact of fraze mowing on Spring Dead Spot in bermudagrass
16 How about the micronutrients?
Irrigation & Drainage
20 Irrigation water testing and interpretation
Facilities & Operations
23 Resurrecting a field at the K-12 level
28 Steve Cockerham: building on experience to craft the future
32 My disaster and how I overcame it
36 Influence of playing surface on ACL injuries for non-contact sports
2016 STMA Field of the Year Award
38 Schools/Parks Softball: Champs Field, Gulfport SportsPlex, Gulfport, MS
Tools & Equipment
43 Field groomers
DEPARTMENTS
6 From the Sidelines
07 STMA President's Message
19 John Mascaro's Photo Quiz
46 STMA new member list
47 STMA Chapter Contacts
48 Marketplace
49 Advertisers' Index 50 Q&A
ON THE COVER: For the third consecutive year,
STMA members elected someone raised on a farm.
There must be something about growing up in an envi-
ronment that requires a strong work ethic and dealing
with Mother Nature that breeds leadership traits. Tim
Van Loo, CSFM, is Manager of Athletic Turf & Grounds
for Iowa State University in Ames.
O F F I C I A L P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E S P O R T S T U R F M A N A G E R S A S S O C I A T I O N
OVERCOMING DISASTERS
Meet New
STMA
President
TIM VAN LOO, CSFM
February 2017
ORTS FIELD AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
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ALSO INSIDE:
Fraze mowing,
spring dead spot
& bermudagrass
How about the
micronutrients?
Resurrecting
a K-12 fi eld
Field groomers
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