Tru Mark's Trail Blazing Blog

We continue to receive positive feedback on our soccer field layout tool.

The original tool was built using the MS Excel spreadsheet formulas and focussed on starting with a center line through the center of the two goals and the center of the field.

The latest update comes from Norm Paquette of Dracut, Massachusetts who has converted the formulas to MS Excel macros, VBScripting and improved the visual layout of the tool. As long as you enable macros as an option within the security settings of the spreadsheet you should experience a very handy and time saving tool.

Norm has added some tips on the progression for staking out the field as well as stringing the intersections for painting. In addition he has added a formula for calculating the amount of aerosol and diluted bulk latex paint needed for the particular sized field. The paint usage formula calculates the linear feet and uses 300 linear feet per aerosol can and 400 linear feet per diluted gallon of bulk latex paint.

Here are a couple more improvements that Norm has incorporated into the original soccer field layout tool:

1) Added banner text box so a customer could identify an individual field

2) Changed format of stake locations to white fill with border so each stake location can be seen when printing in black and white

3) Enlarged field input box

4) Added note to input box to hit "enter" key when making a change otherwise dimensions won't reflect the change you just made

5) Allows for zero (0) entries for the goalie and penalty box dimensions for smaller sized fields, thus removing references to these staking positions.

6) A self-help string winder description similar to the Tru Mark Heavy Duty and Light Weight String Winders.

Please send us an email at TruMarkAthletic@gmail.com and we'll gladly send a link so you can download this latest upgraded soccer field layout tool to your desktop (we will not share your email address!).

Learn more about soccer field dimensions and laying out and striping a soccer field at Tru Mark Athletic Field Marker.

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