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Premier Sports Complexes
So, you have built a premier sports complex. How do you make it pay? By keeping it busy every day.
Triple Play
In Oxford, Ohio, this quote fits well for a field-renovation project that’s been ongoing for nearly half a decade and has finally wrapped up. Divvying up one adult softball field into three youth baseball and softball diamonds is almost as exciting as a triple play in youth baseball.
When Residents Reject Youth-Sports Fields
Youth-sports fields generally offer positive benefits for communities. Most notably, they encourage children’s participation in team sports, where they can establish healthy habits, hone their skills, and fortify social bonds.
Youth-Sports Administration 101: Preventative Field Maintenance
Whether you own and operate sports facilities or have a user-group agreement, you still have the responsibility to ensure those facilities are safe and last the test of time. Maintaining them properly is the key.
A Legacy Reborn
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation reopened the iconic American Legion Memorial Stadium (ALMS) with a small ceremony on July 7, 2021. The $40.5-million stadium—located in Charlotte, North Carolina’s center city, on a 9.80-acre site adjacent to the main campus of Central Piedmont Community College—was built during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program of the New Deal.
Stretching The Season
In Anchorage, Alaska, where snow and ice pile up for six months or longer, synthetic surfaces are gaining in popularity. These surfaces are expanding recreational
Natural Grass Or Synthetic Turf?
The good news is that you're acquiring a new multi-sports field. The bad news is that your desk suddenly resembles a city skyline, with different stacks of brochures and catalogues advertising
Fields Of Green
The Thurston County/City of Lacey Regional Athletic Center (RAC) is already regarded as one of the finest outdoor sporting venues in Washington state.
Striping For Several Sports
With the identity crisis they face, multi-sport fields could spend the entire playing season on a therapist's couch. At the very least, they could wind up in a sports-medicine clinic from over-use
A Tale Of Two Types Of Turf
Multiple factors should be considered when installing playing fields for parks and sports complexes, and chief among them is whether to install synthetic or natural turf. Each type has
Practice Space
As the city of Lee's Summit, Mo. grew over the years, the youth-sports associations and the parks and recreation department have kept pace.
Playing It Cool
Depending on whom you ask, the shredded Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (SBR) infillСor crumb rubber as it is more commonly knownСtypically used in synthetic-turf athletic fields, is perfectly safe or frighteningly hazardous.
Keep A Clean Complex
Maintaining a youth-sports complex is not a 9-to-5 job. As sports-turf managers, we help generate revenue for the local economy and provide a venue for teams to compete on safe, playable, environmentally friendly fields.
Give ФEm A Break
With more than 240,000 residents, the city's 62 parks, six recreation facilities, and six aquatic centers serve hundreds of thousands of people each year. One area that receives the most impact from this continuous use is the 47 athletic fields.
Capital Improvement Planning 101
Expanding or renovating an athletic complex is never easy. The decision to proceed is often determined by othersСor from various sourcesСand your task may be to help make the project come together.
BBS Designs School Athletic Complex
The North Shore School District in Glen Head, N.Y., recently celebrated the official opening of its new athletic field, running track, and supporting facilities. A view of the new track and athletic
Blades Of Green
Really, it's so much easier when it's your own yard. You mow it as often as necessary, you spread fertilizer, and depending upon your location, you water it to keep it lush. Figure out what the best
This-N-That
PRB welcomes the following members to our Insider program:City of ShelbyvilleShelbyville, Ind. Town of ErieErie, Colo. City of Safety HarborSafety Harbor, Fla. Village of PoynettePoynette, Wis. City
A Never-Ending Battle
In the last few years, the term, Тhome-field advantage,У has taken on a whole new meaning. With modern technologies, the athletic-sport field has advanced in durability, comfort, aesthetics and safety