The fall sports season, especially for practice, is underway throughout most of the Northeast US. Repetitive use of areas often commonplace for soccer and American football can lead to dramatic wear and thinning of turf areas. This can be solved through regular communication with Coaches, Administrators, Players and Community members that utilize the fields. Our new Cornell University Safe Sports Field Website offers valuable information for “non-turf” folks that could help their understanding of the challenges sports turf managers face as well as helping to do their part in maintaining safe fields. Check it out at: http://safesportsfields.cals.cornell.edu/