| Turf
Management |
| Texas
A&M Aggie Turf |
A place to find answers to your turf grass questions. |
| Texas
A&M Turfgrass Management |
Turfgrass Management
and Use, from the files of Dr. Richard Duble, Professor
of Soil and Crop Sciences. |
| University
of Nebraska Turfgrass Entomology |
Reference charts for
life cycles, identification, diagrams and drawings |
| Turfgrass Publications by Iowa
State Extension |
A listing of publications by
Dr. Dave Minner featuring tools and tips for maintaining athletic fields.
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| Iowa
State Insect Search Engine |
A directory and search
engine of insect-related resources on the Internet.
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| seedland.com
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Grasses for Sports and
Athletic Fields |
| Top Dressing with Crumb Rubber
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Michigan State University,
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Dr. J.N. Rogers, III,
the pioneer in crumb rubber top dressing for sports turf
since the early 1990s. |
| Grounds
Maintenance |
| National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities |
SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELDS -- NCEF's resource list of links, books, and journal articles on the design, construction, and maintenance of school and university sports fields. |
| Floyd
Perry's Grounds Maintenance Services |
For athletic field management-especially
baseball and softball facilities - a respected leader
in the field on education and equipment -- difficult
to find someone with more knowledge and experience than
Floyd Perry. |
Floyd
Perry's Yearlong Care for Athletic Fields (156KB)  |
A 5-page guideline on knowing your field, sports turf management, maintenance tips for weed, disease,
and insect control, fertilization, irrigation, mowing, and other cultural practices. |
| Dave Minner's ISU Dept. of
Horticulture Cultivation Practices (194KB) |
A 9-page athletic field maintenance guide covering cultivation practices for coring and top-dressing, pre-germination of divot mix for repairing fields, end of season practices, and seeding schedules.
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| Grounds
Maintenance web magazine |
Grounds
Maintenance is the technical magazine of landscape construction,
design and maintenance, serving landscape contractors
and superintendents of golf courses, parks, institutions
and recreational areas since 1966. GM's principal mission
is coverage of practical topics such as pest control,
equipment, irrigation, plant establishment and care,
business and design. |
Grounds Maintenance Magazine
Rutgers University Publication
Auburn University Publication
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Benefits of Turf Aerification on Athletic Fields:
Managing Athletic Fields on a Tight Budget
Maintaining Athletic Fields
Going Deep: Study Shows Benefits of Deep-Tine Aerification on Heavily Compacted Athletic Fields
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Crown III Crumb Rubber TopDressing |
Tru Mark Athletic Field Marker
is the Nebraska Distributor for JaiTire Industries, Inc. crumb rubber products.
From sports turf wear resistant topdressing to playground coverings,
a cost effective reuse of recycled tires for your organizations outdoor activities. |
NE DEQ Grant Application for Crumb Rubber Top Dressing
(62 KB) |
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality Partial Reimbursement (50%)
Grant Application for recycled tire products including Crown III Crumb Rubber Top Dressing. |
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Football Field Marking Requirements |
Extract of 2002 NCAA Football Rules & Interpretations document with images. |
Field Painting Strategies
(50 KB Adobe .pdf file ) |
Easy reading tutorial
that covers the customer, field marking paint, plant growth regulators, precautions,
football season preparations, game week activities, field marking tools, paint mixing, field striping, and painting logos from manufactured
stencils and do-it-yourself layout. |
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Soccer Field Marking Requirements |
Extract of 2002 NCAA Soccer Men's and Women's Rules document with image. |
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Soccer Field Layout Tool |
Automated desktop tool using an MS Excel template to calculate all the soccer field line intersections.
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Youth Soccer Program & Rules (112KB) |
An organization youth soccer program and rules emphasizing
player development as adopted from the US Youth Soccer teaching philosophy
with respect to small-sided soccer in U-06, U-08, U-10 and U-12. The program's philosophy allows the game to be the teacher by
maximizing each player's touches on the ball and encourages all the players to develop their skills in all positions. The program
focuses the coaches role in helping player skill development, with particular emphasis on ball control, i.e., dribbling. This program
uses all USSF and GYSA rules with some modifications. Send us an email requesting a
Microsoft Word document for customizing your own soccer program and rules. |
Lacrosse Field Marking
Requirements & Layout
Size Calculator |
Lacrosse Men's and Women's Field Dimension Requirements. Use a desktop application
to layout staking intersections for striping your lacrosse fields. |
Rugby Field Marking
Requirements & Layout
Size Calculator |
Rugby Field Dimension Requirements. Use a desktop application
to layout staking intersections for striping your rugby fields/pitches. |
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Paint
Suppliers |
TK Products
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Field Marking Paint system provide users of synthetic turf a removable, reliable, chalk-like water based latex paint.
TK Products Trail Blazer removable paints include Solar Trail permanent marking paint for artificial turf, Trail Wash and Solar Wash removing agents for helping remove the Trail Blazer field marking paint on artificial turf.
Their products also include the Switch Back brand of natural turf water-based field marking paints in three formulations, Cheap Seats (2:1), Ground Boss (4:1), and Trail Head MVP (8:1). Check out these
synthetic turf field marking paints. |
US Specialty Coatings
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A premier supplier of aerosol paints and chalks for both natural and synthetic turf. Their Dura Stripe aerosol paints have been
well received by the turf industry and was the first to put removable field marking paint in an aerosol can. Check out these
aerosol turf field marking paints. |
Davis Paint Co.
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A premier supplier of bulk latex paint for natural turf. Besides the 0720 paint formulation they produce a very competitive
35403 formulation that compares favorably to the Mautz 8830 concentrate paint.
Contact us for pricing, especially if you are in the Kansas City area.
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| Conco Paints |
Field Marking Paint sold through Mernards stores in the Midwest. Excellent value for the money.
Performs well in 12v diaphragm pump field marking equipment. |
| Eco Temp-Line Field Marking System |
Field marking paint system that allows for removal of paint on artificial surface sports fields. |
| Re-Markable Paint Company |
Field Marking Paint system for both grass and artificial surfaces.
Their paint and paint remover system allows managers of athletic fields to paint lines on their fields and completely
remove the paint at their convenience with a removal solution. |
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Utilizing the technology
of today and the experience of over 50 years, Suntec
Paint provides premium athletic field marking paints
to professional, college and high school athletic stadiums.
Game Day¨ Athletic Field Marking Paint |
| Equipment
Maintenance |
| BriggsAndStratton.com |
RS-500
Engine Support & Maintenance, Basic Engine Care, Maintenance
Schedule, Maintenance Reminder Email Service, Fuel
Recommendations
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| User’s Guide to Spray Nozzles |
An educational booklet on spray nozzle terminology, selection, use and maintenance
is now available from Spraying Systems Co., the manufacturer of TeeJet spray products.
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Shurflo External By-Pass 12 Volt Pumps
3.3 GPM Pump
1.46 GPM Pump |
SHURflo Pump
Manufacturing Company is a Technology and Fluids Innovations Company
with over 30 years of experience providing quality and innovation
solutions for all fluid delivery and dispensing needs. Shurflo is
the leading manufacturer of pumps, systems and accessories for
diverse applications in RV, Marine, Food Service, Industrial, Water
Purification and Advance Motor Technology Industries.
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TurfTracker Foam Marking |
A Richway Industries
Product line for both home and professional users. The Pro-line is a
new product introduced to prevent overlap and gaps in spraying.
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| Associations |
Baseball
(1) USA Baseball
(2) American Amateur Baseball Congress
(3) National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(1) USA Baseball, 4825 Checkerstone Drive, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27703, (919) 474-8721, Fax: (919) 474-8822, www.usabaseball.com
(2) American Amateur Baseball Congress, 1180119 Redfield Plaza, Marshall, MI 49068, (269) 781-2002, Fax: (269)781-2060, www.aabc.us
(3) National Collegiate Athletic Association, 700 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 917-6222, Fax: (317) 917-6888, www.ncaa.org
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Football
(1) National Football League
(2) National Collegiate Athletic Association
(3) National Fed. of State HS Ass.
(4) National Indoor Football League
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(1) National Football League, 280 Park Ave., New York, NY 10017, (212) 450-2000, Fax: (212) 681-7599, www.nfl.com
(2) National Collegiate Athletic Association, 700 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 917-6222, Fax: (317) 917-6888, www.ncaa.org
(3) National Federation of State High School Associations, PO Box 690, Indianapolis, IN 46206, (317) 822-5700, Fax: (317) 822-5700, www.nfhs.org
(4) National Indoor Football League, 600 Loire Avenue, Lafayette, LA 70507, (337) 896-4456, Fax: (337) 896-7652, www.nationalindoorfootballleague.net
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Field Hockey
National Fed. of State HS Ass.
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National Federation of State High School Associations, PO Box 690, Indianapolis, IN 46206, (317) 822-5700, Fax: (317) 822-5700, www.nfhs.org
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Rugby
USA Rugby
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USA Rugby, 1033 Walnut St., Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80302, (303) 539-0300, Fax: (303) 539-0311, www.usarugby.org
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Lacrosse
(1) U.S. Lacrosse Inc.
(2) National Collegiate Athletic Association
(3) National Fed. of State HS Ass.
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(1) U.S. Lacrosse Inc., 113 W. University Pkwy., Baltimore, MD 21210, (410) 235-6882, Fax: (410) 366-6735, www.lacrosse.org
(2) National Collegiate Athletic Association, 700 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 917-6222, Fax: (317) 917-6888, www.ncaa.org
(3) National Federation of State High School Associations, PO Box 690, Indianapolis, IN 46206, (317) 822-5700, Fax: (317) 822-5700, www.nfhs.org
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Soccer
(1) U.S. Soccer Federation
(2) American Youth Soccer Organization
(3) U.S. Youth Soccer
(4) Major Indoor Soccer League
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(1) U.S. Soccer Federation, 1801 S. Prairie Ave., Chicago, IL 60616, (312) 808-1300, Fax: (312) 808-1301, www.ussoccer.com
(2) American Youth Soccer Organization, 12501 S. Isis Ave., Hawthorne, CA 90250, (310) 643-6455, Fax: (310) 643-5310, www.soccer.org
(3) U.S. Youth Soccer, 1717 Firman Dr., Suite 900, Richardson, TX 75081, (972) 235-4499, Fax: (972) 235-4480, www.usyouthsoccer.org
(4) Major Indoor Soccer League, 1175 Post Road East, Westport, CT 06880, (203) 222-4900, Fax: (203) 221-7300, www.misl.net
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Softball
Amateur Softball Ass.
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Amateur Softball Association, 2801 N.E. 50th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73111, (405) 424-5266, Fax: (405) 424-3855, www.asasoftball.com
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Track & Field
(1) U.S. Tennis Court and Track Builders Ass.
(2) USA Track & Field
(3) National Fed. of State HS Ass.
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(1) U.S. Tennis Court and Track Builders Association, 3525 Ellicott Mills Drive, Suite N, Ellicott City, MD 21043-4547, (410) 418-4875, Fax: (410) 418-4805, www.ustctba.org
(2) USA Track & Field, Once RCA Dome, Suite 140, Indianapolis, IN 46225, (317) 261-0500, Fax: (317) 261-0481, www.usatf.org
(3) National Federation of State High School Associations, PO Box 690, Indianapolis, IN 46206, (317) 822-5700, Fax: (317) 822-5700, www.nfhs.org
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Proud
member of
Sports
Turf Managers Association
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Leader
in the sports turf industry, enhances, promotes and
improves professionalism through excellence in communication,
training, research, education and services.
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| Golf
Course Superintendents Association of America |
GCSAA is the professional
association for the men and women who manage and maintain
the game's most valuable resource -- the golf course.
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Proud
member of
Iowa
Turfgrass Industry
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State organization that brings together professionals from
Iowa Turfgrass Institute, Iowa STMA chapter, Iowa Golf Course Superintendents Association,
and Iowa Professional Lawn Care Association. References to research articles, meetings, job openings, and links.
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Proud
partner of
KidsFirstSoccer.com
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Site with a child centered approach
to the organization and instruction of youth sports. Special emphasis
is placed on the promotion of the game of soccer as a life-long,
family oriented activity, that provides for child-parent bonding,
team work and friendships, as well as, adequate aerobic exercise. |
Proud
partner of
SoccerNova.com
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Worldwide non-profit soccer clearing house for news and information on the sport of soccer. |
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A supplier of ours since 2002. Great service and excellent quality products. Worked closely with us to create our company logo. Always have great specials and closeouts. |
The Virtual Library of Sport |
Provides global
links to key resources in all sports. |
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WalleyeFishingLure.com |
Nebraska Custom Tackle specializes in walleye fishing spinner rigs,
jigs, bottom bouncers, and crawler harness stingers. They will custom make a walleye fishing rig. |
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Norfolk Visioning 2026 |
Looking at future trends and utilizing transformational learning skills to help Norfolk, NE
plan for a vibrant and healthy community.
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| Zepti.net |
A Web Search Engine
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