Did you know that different kinds of sports require different kinds of playing fields? The next time you go out to play soccer, baseball, tennis, or any field sport, take a look at the ground beneath your feet. Can you tell how each field differs from the other? Check out the links below to learn more about groundskeeping, turf management, and the different materials used to construct and maintain playing fields:

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Sports Athletic Field Education URL: http://stephenville.tamu.edu/~TAEX/safe/safe.html Source: Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University Non-Irrigated Turf Maintenance - Lawns, Parks, School Grounds, Sports Fields and Golf Courses URL: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/turf/irri.htm Source: Texas A&M University Athletic Field Construction and Establishment (PDF file) URL: http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/ukturf/Athletic%20Field%20Pubs/AthFConstruc.PDF Source: University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture, Turfgrass Science, Turf Publications Green Giant: University of Hawaii administrators and coaches are thrilled with Toma's work on practice fields URL: http://starbulletin.com/2000/05/25/sports/story2.html Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin Recommendations for the Drainage of Sports Fields URL: http://www.drainage.org/factsheets/fs10.htm Source: Land Improvement Contractors of Ontario, Factsheets Soils for Cricket and other sports URL: http://www.stadiumturf.com/soils.htm Source: Stadiumturf.com "Player's Choice" Sport Clay Products URL: http://www.marcoclay.on.ca/scp.htm Source: Mar-Co Clay Products Inc. Diamond Pro URL: http://www.diamondpro.com/ Source: Diamond Pro TURFACE Sports Field Maintenance URL: http://www.profileproducts.com/turface/sfm_1.html Source: Profile Products LLC Sports Turf Managers Association URL: http://www.sportsturfmanager.com/ Source: Sports Turf Managers Association Golf Course Superintendents Association of America URL: http://www.gcsaa.org/ Source: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Athletic Field Construction and Maintenance (short course description) URL: http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~ocpe/courses/current/at0501ca05.html Source: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Cook College Office of Continuing Professional Education Return to the top