Trends and News on Sports Field Maintenance Operations and the Community. Tru Mark Athletic Field Marker
provides tips and notes on field marking equipment and operations, trends in the sports turf industry and
future trends impacting the local community.
What does it take to convert a Toro mower chassis into a self-propelled riding line striper? Well with some Tru Mark Athletic Field Marker parts and some ingenuity by Brad Foster of the Vancouver School District, Vancouver, WA a new line striper was born.
The school district purchased some Tru Mark and commercial parts to outfit a new line painter. The total cost of the parts (Tru Mark) were less than $2,000, to include two 20-gallon tanks, pumps (Shurflo 12-volt 3.3 GPM no flow control), switches, tank and pump connectors, brackets and hoses, spray assembly parts for the line striper assembly. Brian spent several hours creating and installing mounting brackets on the Toro chassis and configuring on the parts, connections, and hoses. He also added a line guide to the front of the unit to add more "guidance" for the operator. Check out more of
pictures of the converted Toro mower to a field marking line striper.
We continue to receive interesting requests from current and prospective customers. We would be interested in learning about your project and how we can help.
Labels: Demos, Services, Sports, Turf _Tips
During annual Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) conference there are workshops to help ground maintenance staff save time and money for their organizations. One of the more recent "how to" work shops covered field marking strategies without using manufactured field stencils.
Mike Hebrand of Athletic Field Design has developed two formulas for two very common shapes that you'll likely paint on sports fields. The formulas require that you know the traditional measurements of the shapes beforehand and then have string and stakes (and a tape measure) available to layout the dimensions of the stencils before you paint them.
Check out these
ellipse and star/pentagon freehand formula descriptions.
Labels: Sports, Turf _Tips
National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and Inter-Association Task Force (ATC) Consensus Statement released
Guidelines for Preparedness and Management of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Among High School and College Athletes“Unfortunately sudden cardiac arrest can be mistaken for other causes of collapse, which can lead to treatment delays,” said Ron Courson, ATC, task force co-chairman. “Increased training will help rescuers correctly identify SCA and prevent critical delays in beginning resuscitation. In fact, access to defibrillation within three to five minutes is essential, because each minute lost reduces the chance of survival by approximately 10 percent.”
American Heart Association scientific statement, 03/13/2007, 12-step screening may help reduce sudden death in high school and college competitive athletes. The screening includes 12 questions about personal and family medical history and a physical examination to uncover aspects of a potential athlete’s health that could signal a cardiovascular problem.
Labels: Sports
SportsKnowHow.com web site provides Rules and Governing Body information for a variety of sports. Besides
Tru Mark Athletic Field Marker this is a good place to start your web research.
Athletic Business Magazine web site has an excellent listing of sport field design specifications that are in PDF format.
Labels: Sports, Turf _Tips
