NIAAA members who are the athletic directors for high schools jun-ior high schools and middle schools As an education partner STMAoffers to NIAAA information and access to local sports field managerswho can provide technical knowledge and advice Each organizationshares information and promotes each others events STMA exhibits atthe NIAAA annual conference and has provided an instructor to co-teach Athletic Administration Athletic Field Management Severalmembers serve on NIAAAs Sports Turf Advisory Committee

STtvlA its charitable arm The SAFE Foundation and NIAAA arealso partnering to produce a mound-building and home plate mainte-nance instructional videoDVD The video will be produced thismonth and be available to the members of each association

STMA continues to seek out and develop meaningful partnershipswith organizations and associations These alliances are important ontwo fronts

l) as organizations share resources and information opportunitiesare created for joint projects that enhance both organizations te themound building video with the N lAAA)

2) greater visibility leads to more influence and recognition for eachorganization and thus for each member of the organization

How do YOU benefit from partnershipsThe more exposure STMA has with credible national organizationsthe more awareness the profession receives And the more visibility forsports turf management the greater the recognition STMA membersreceive Organizations look to STMA members for their expertise in

STMA in Actionsports field management They understand that STMA members staycurrent with changing technologies and employ environmental stew-ardship This establishes STMA members as the experts and theresult is an increased respect for all sports turf managers Add this LO thegood work you do on a daily basis and the effects can be Significant

STMA also provides education to the National Recreation and ParksAssociation We have beeo a staple at its annual conferences by exhibit-ing at its trade show and by having members present educational ses-sions This year member Stephen Wightman is presentingMaximiliog Your Ball Fields on Real-World Budgets

Another partner Minor League Baseball (MiLB) supports STMAmembers through its Sports Turf Manager of the Year awards programThe STMA Awards Committee selects the winners and the STMApresident presents the awards to the winners at the Baseball TinterMeetings annual awards banquet STMA also provides information toeach attendee about the benefits of having an STMA member at theirbaseball facility This program promotes the importance of and thevalue minor league reams receive by having a sports field manager

The American Sports Builders Association (ASBA) halgt relied onSTMA for review of technical information on synthetic surfaces and foreducational presentations at its annual conference as did theInternational Association of Assembly Managers when it featured twoSTMA members at its annual conference

The association has many opportunities to further build importantpartnerships and will be lttggressively advancing this initiative through-out the remainder of this year and in 2007 bull

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m page 38Tbit own area is a result of a Dave Matthews Band con-cert h d at the University of Colorados Folsom Field in

llikI 4 weeks before the first scrimmage game of the2001 The small brown squares are where the stage footerswere on plywood blocks the larger brown area is the areadirectly in front to the stage Even though the area was cov-ered with commercial grade temporary flooring the dam-age was still evident The area was rejuvenated by using asolid tine aerifier four times during the fi-week windowThey also used a 2-inch spike roller that also drops seed tocreate nice holes to put pre-germinated seed into Theyseeded eight different times in order to be ready for theirfirst televised game 6 weeks after the concert They havenot had a concert on the field since this event but there aretalks about bringing them back againIf you would like to submit ~ photograph for John Mascaros Photo Quiz please send it to

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STMA Chapter NewsSports Turf ManagersAssociation of Arizona TheAZ STMA will be holding a one dayseminar on Sept 7 2006 at the PeraClub in Tempe AZ More informa-tion is available on OUI website atwwwazstmacom For informationon the Chapter or upcoming eventscontact David Oropeza bye-mail atdoropezacityofnogaleznet or520285-5781 or Felipe Garcia bye-mail atfgarciaciflagstaffazusor at 520774-2868

Chesapeake Chapter STMA(formerly called Mid-Atlantic AthleticField Managers OrganizationMAFMO Chapter STMA) Forinformation on the ChesapeakeChapter contact Glenn Sweet atgleno_sweetlandonnet or call301495-5522

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Florida 1 Cbapten The FIGAConference and Show will beSeptember 12-15 2006 in BonitaSprings FL for more informationvisit wwwftgaorg or call 800882-6721 For info visit the florida 1Chapter page 011 STMAs website orcontact Tom Curran bye-mail atctomsellao1com or at I54786-4138 or Bud Nolder al954797-2560

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Keystone Athletic FieldManagers Organization(KAFMOSTMA) The 6thAnnual KAFMO Cup Open isMon Oct 16 2006 Itwill be heldat a new location this year - the IronValley Golf Club There will be a100 pm shotgun start For moreinfo visit KAFMOorg or contactDan Douglas at 610375-8469 ext212 or email toKAFMOaolcom

Kentucky Sports TUrfManagers Association TheKentucky Chapter would like toexpress their condolences to thefamily of William Bill Youngwho passed away on June 292006 He retired in January after50 years in the agricultural chemi-cal business and was executivesecretary for our chapter The

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Lesson 14 Develop a safety checklistDevelop a one- or two-page safety-check-list that is reviewed each year andapproved by your boss Include field areassuch as bases mound irrigation heads etc

Also list non-field areas such as bleachers fences dugoutswarning signs etc List the priority of each item and indi-cate those thai are dangerous and need immediate atten-tion Make a column on the checklist for proposed workcompleted Sign and date each item that has been com-pleted and approved A checklist will document yourawareness of problems and that you are taking measures toimprove safety of the facility At first funding may bedirected toward non-field related items but eventuallyresources will be required for field maintenance as indi-cated by the safety checklist

Lesson 15 Be an effective communicatorManaging a sports facility requires coordination among theadministrator coach band director and grounds managerAdministrators should keep in mind that proper traffic con-trol costs nothing in terms of dollars and at the same timeoffers the most effective means of reducing dangerously

worn areas on game and practicefields Understanding your role asa user of the field is a first step incommunication

Coaches must take an activeinterest in scheduling practiceactivities and preventing exces-sive turf wear The coach and theturf manager can work together todevelop improved grass areasspecifically for drills that are con-ducted off the game and practicefields Really great head coachesusually have really great fieldsbecause they treat their sports turfmanager as an assistant coach and

view him or her as a valued player on the teamDan Devine the great athletic director from Notre

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Band directors should have a practice field painted onanother grass area or in a parking lot Areas should be sit-uated so that practice can be viewed from above as if youwere in the bleachers Band practice on the game fieldshould be limited to once per week and only when the soilis dry enough to resist compaction in marching paths Noactivity (band football or field maintenance) should beconducted on the field while there is frost on the grilllS

Grounds managers should realize that they are caringfor a multi-use facility rather than just a football fieldEvery effort should be made to accommodate all groupsthat have activities on the field Each group should takeresponsibility for the condition of the field Each groupcan be viewed as a potential resource for funding fieldmaintenance expenses Extra use requires additionallabor equipment and resources Contributions should berequested from the band and athletic booster dub If giventhe chance the band or athletic booster club may beresponsible for assisting With the purchase of a new coreaerifier

Administrators should clearly define conditions forusing and not using the field As much as possible reservethe field for games only In addition to field damageadministrators should consider field condition player safe-ty and potential liability

Lesson 16 Maintaining a cushion ofthatchmat between the players and the distinct layer ofsoil below is necessary to develop safe playing conditionson intensely trafficked fields Fields without an effectivelayer of thatchmat are easily compacted and quickly turnto mud because there is no separation between the playersand the soil It sounds simple but many sportltturf man-agers never inspect their thatchmat layer and have nostrategy to improve this valuable layer of cushion in high-traffic areas of the field For a more complete understand-ing of the Grass Systems Response to Traffic andRecovery go to httpturfgrasshortiastateedulextensionpoundGlrafficscenario pdf bull

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