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October 2024

September 27, 2024

Welcome to the October digital edition of SportsField Management. This issue profiles the 2024 SportsField Management magazine Rising Star Award winners, detailing their career journeys and the impact they have had on their organizations, communities, peers and the sports field...

September 2024

September 3, 2024

The September issue of SportsField Management magazine (official publication of the Sports Field Management Association) highlights the Schools and Parks Football Field of the Year, Donald Lambert Field, and the Brentsville Turfgrass Management Program. Also in this issue are ecological principles for your field; an interview with Jeremy Driscoll, CSFM; a synthetic turf update; results of our recent consumer survey; and much more.

August 2024

August 2, 2024

In the August issue of SportsField Management magazine young sports field managers share their perspectives regarding the profession, we continue our series on college and university turfgrass programs, and we share some of the latest industry research. Plus, sports field lighting and much more.

July 2024

July 8, 2024

This issue of SportsField Management magazine delves into plant health care, sports field irrigation, field paint, professional development, spring dead spot and much more.

June 2024

June 3, 2024

In this issue, we examine the ongoing influence of The Foundation for Safer Athletic Fields for Everyone (SAFE) through interviews with past SAFE scholarship winners.

May 2024

May 7, 2024

In 1988, STMA (predecessor to SFMA) began recognizing the top natural grass sports fields in the country through its annual Field of the Year program.

April 2024

April 5, 2024

In addition to athletic fields, many field managers are tasked with care of the campus grounds or parks facilities. In the April issue of SportsField Management, John C. Fech shares tips for proper plant selection and care of flowers and shrubs.

March 2024

March 1, 2024

The 35th Annual Sports Field Management Association (SFMA) Conference and Exhibition was held at the Ocean Center Convention Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 22-25, 2024. The February issue of SportsField Management includes a detailed recap of conference highlights.

February 2024

February 9, 2024

Welcome to the February digital edition of SportsField Management. Click the cover image to get started. The February issue typically features a profile story about the incoming SFMA President. However, with Sun Roesslein, CSFM, serving a second year as leader...

January 2024

January 5, 2024

Welcome to the November digital edition of SportsField Management. Hardwood and coniferous trees provide many benefits to campus and sports field properties, including shade, wildlife enhancement, songbird habitat, color in summer and fall, framing, texture and more. In the January...