The STA Travels to the City of Brantford
Site of the 22nd Annual Field Day

Located just an hour's drive from the City of Toronto, Brantford "The Telephone City" will host sports turf managers from across the province for the Sports Turf Association's 22nd Annual Field Day, Thursday, September 17, 2009. 

Brantford is home to the Alexander Graham Bell Homestead National Historic Site. It was here the great inventor conceived his ideas for the telephone. Brantford is also the hometown of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky. Walter Gretzky will be on hand to welcome us to the Steve Brown Sports Complex at Lion's Park. 

The Field Day Committee is in the midst of applying the finishing touches to this year's program. For topnotch turf education, a mouthwatering chicken and rib BBQ, and the opportunity to network with peers, industry suppliers and "The Great One's" dad, answer the Call of The Telephone City; join us in Brantford on September 17th!  Check back often for details as they become available!

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Bringing uniformity to the construction of grass athletic fields, this manual is long overdue as a staple reference for those in the sports turf industry. It establishes standards for the design and construction of the root zone. The standards are based on a classification system (1-5) for the athletic field which is primarily based on the root zone material and the provision of drainage, irrigation and lights. Also included are permitting hours and maintenance costs for field categories; a checklist to evaluate the condition of existing fields; and more than 20 diagrams outlining the approved field dimensions for most field sports using a turf surface (more...)

More than twenty years since inception, the Sports Turf Association continues to promote safe, natural sports turf through education and professional development. The STA was conceived in 1987, when, at a "brain storming" session held at the University of Guelph, a broad segment of the turf industry endorsed its need. Of particular concern at that meeting was the need to minimize and avoid injury to participants using athletic facilities where they relate to sports turf. The STA celebrated 20 years in 2007.

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