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Author(s):Whirty, Bill
Author Affiliation:Parks Supervisor, Parks Divison, Fort Collins, Colorado
Title:Field assessment: If you can't measure it, you can't manage it
Source:SportsField Management. Vol. 1, No. 9, November 2006, p. 26-29.
Publishing Information:Moose River Publishing LLC
# of Pages:4
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Quality evaluation; Turf Maintenance; Sports turf maintenance; Trafficability; Renovation
Abstract/Contents:Describes a system at the Parks Division of Fort Collins, Colorado, "to identity and quanity [quantify] key elements of [the] athletic field use and maintenance programs." Details the system, beginning with a field assessment. States that "the next step is tracking the contact hours on each field." Explains that the crew uses "a software program called Event Management System (EMS, which is used by a lot of hotels and performing arts centers." Mentions that the "current maintenance program for [the] native soil fields is not aggressive" and briefly discusses maintenance practices.
Language:English
References:0
Note:Pictures, color
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Whirty, B. 2006. Field assessment: If you can't measure it, you can't manage it. SportsField Management. 1(9):p. 26-29.
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