Articles, links, and additional information: industry resources you will find helpful.

Sports FieldsArticles

Infields

“Profile Products Assists with Construction of Olympic Game Fields” (Grounds Maintenance: June 28, 2004)

Article discussing the use of Profile’s Pro League® Red on baseball and softball fields at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Sports Turf

Who's on First? Hard to Say, but He's Wet

New York Times article highlighting the rainy conditions in the northeast, and profiling the use of Turface All Sport Pro on local fields.

“Weathering the Storm” (Ryan Field) (SportsTurf: December 2001)

Article focusing on the performance and use of Profile™ Porous Ceramic on Ryan Field at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

“Give Your Field a Backbone” (Athletic Turf: November 1, 2001)

Article discussing the selection and use of amendments to improve native soil root zones on playing fields.

Soil Amendment Considerations for Sand-Based Root Zones (SportsTurf: June 2000)

Article discusses how to the use of inorganic amendments can significantly improve water and nutrient retention in athletic field root zones.

Iowa State University

Web site to Iowa State University’s commercial turf grass program. Site also provides viewers with links to several studies related to athletic field construction.

General

“Pros Make Sports Field Maintenance Look Easy” (Landscape Online.com: November 2003)

Reporting on the Hall-Irwin Corporation’s 2003 Sports Field and Pathway Symposium at the Aurora Sports Complex in Colorado, article discusses proper maintenance and repair of baseball infields.

“Onsite: The British Embassy” (Grounds Maintenance: January 1, 1999)

Article focuses on how the use of Turface® and Profile™ Porous Ceramic have created attractive and inviting grounds for the British embassy in Washington, D.C.

Useful Links

AthleticTurf.net

Web site for Athletic Turf Magazine. Informs readers of the latest news in outdoor field construction, maintenance and industry events.

SportsTurfManager.org

Web site for the Sports Turf Managers Association, an organization created to inform and educate sports turf managers of best management practices in the care and maintenance of their fields.