Pioneer Athletics

The sight of a new synthetic turf field after installation is very exciting. It provides a new look for your facility and generates excitement for the athletes who will be competing. But, during the first month or two after installation, it’s important that you are aware that paint may not be able to adhere to [...]

Annual maintenance on natural turf grass is a must if you want to have a robust field. In cool-season turf grass zones, October and November provide an ideal time for turf establishment, renovation, overseeding, coring, and liming. In warm-season turf grass zones, this time of year is ideal for overseeding and liming. Additionally, now is [...]

Our experience and our tests have shown that the issue is not so much that humidity affects the adhesion of paint to grass as that humidity strongly affects the drying and curing process. In general, paint may be dry to the touch in a relatively short period of time. This could be 5 minutes or [...]

What time of day or type of weather is best to maintain a synthetic turf field? Of course, there are many different types of fields from a variety of companies and each has its own recommendations as to how to maintain a field. But there are a variety of techniques that will help give you [...]

The STMA developed a series of Advisory Bulletins on synthetic and natural fields. The bulletins are sequenced to provide information and resources throughout the process of selecting and building a new sports field. From the decision of natural vs. synthetic turf, to project management, these bulletins provide information and guidance to help plan such a large, important project and keep you well organized throughout the process.

Pioneer Athletics recently sponsored a Field Day put on by Pro’s Choice Sports Field Products. The event took place at WaterWorks Park in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Two days leading up to the event it rained and rained, leaving the baseball field quite wet and sloppy. The goal was to renovate the field using infield conditioner, so we had our work cut out for us considering the conditions.

I had the opportunity to work with Mike Hebrard painting logos for the Abby’s Invitational Golf Tournament at the Roseburg Country Club in Roseburg, Oregon. Mike taught me his grid system and the results speak for themselves. I learned a great deal and Mike got free labor for the day. I considered that a fair trade!