SFMA’s Committees produce a wide variety of educational bulletins that address seasonal challenges encountered in sports field management, annual field maintenance and personal and organizational development.
Annual Field Maintenance
- Annual Athletic Field Maintenance Calendar for Cool-Season Turfgrasses
- Annual Athletic Field Maintenance Calendar for the Transition Zone
- Annual Athletic Field Maintenance Calendar for Warm-Season Turfgrasses
- Maintaining Athletic Fields on a Limited Budget
Seasonal Field Preparation
- Sports Field Management Practices – Athletic Field Management in the Spring
- Sports Field Management Practices – Preparing a Field for Winter
- Utilizing Soil Tests in Nutrient Management for Sports Fields
- Preparing Your Warm-Season Sports Fields for a Successful Spring Season
- Preparing Your Cool-Season Sports Fields for a Successful Spring Season
Renovation
- SFMA Field Renovation Guide
- Benefits and Limitations of Fraze Mowing
- Laser Grading Sports Fields
- Sod Installation
- Sprigging Bermudagrass
- Thatch Management
Drought and Heat
Traffic and Wear
- 8 Steps to an Easy Field Facelift
- Field Hardness Testing
- Football Practice Techniques that Help Minimize Field Wear
- Strategies for Managing Heavily-Used Fields
Pests
- Developing an Integrated Pest Management Plan
- How to Control Moles and Reduce Turfgrass Damage
- Submitting a Sample for Turfgrass Problem Diagnosis
Baseball/Softball Infield Care
- How To Properly Construct and Maintain a Baseball Infield Skin
- How to Properly Maintain a Baseball Home Plate and High Traffic Areas
- How to Properly Maintain and Reconstruct a Baseball Pitcher’s Mound (Part 1)
- How to Properly Maintain and Reconstruct a Baseball Pitcher’s Mound (Part 2)
- How to Properly Maintain and Reconstruct a Baseball Pitcher’s Mound (Part 3)
- Properly Laying Down Baseball Infield Skin Is Important
- Best Practices on How to Maintain Wet Baseball Fields Through Moisture Management
- Laser Grading Sports Fields
- Managing Skinned Infields
- Infographic: Infield Care
Facility Resources
- Common Questions from the Field: How long can you leave a tarp on a sports field?
- Have You Considered Lighting Your Sports Field?
- Snow Removal on Natural and Synthetic Athletic Surfaces
- Sports Field Painting Tips
- Route to Recovery – Healing Through Sports Part II
- Route to Recovery – Healing Through Sports
- Crisis Sports Field Management – Dr. Mike Goatley, Jr., Pam Sherratt, and Dr. Brad Fresenburg
- Road to Recovery: Field Management after COVID-19 – Dr. Adam Thoms, Dr. Nick Christians and Dr. Grady Miller
- Where Do I Start to Maintain My Athletic Fields Again? – Dr. Adam Thoms and Dr. Nick Christians
- Abandoned But Not Forgotten – Dr. Grady Miller
- COVID-19 – I Want My Field Back! – Josh Koss, CSFM, Dr. James Baird
Calibration Series
- Backpack and Hand-held Sprayer Calibration
- Boom Sprayer Calibration
- Drop Spreader Calibration
- Rotary Spreader Calibration
Drainage, Irrigation, and Water Management
- Conducting an Irrigation Audit
- Drainage – A Crucial Component for Athletic Field Performance
- Effective Water Use
- Field Management During a Drought
- Flooding on Sports Fields
- Water Conservation Best Management Practices for Sports Facilities
Environmental Stewardship
- Best Management Practices for the Sports Field Manager: A Professional Guide for Sports Field Management
- Environmental Infographics
- Best Management Practices to Reduce Stormwater Runoff and Pollution at your Sports Facility
- Compost Applications to Sports Fields
- Developing an Integrated Pest Management Plan
- Water Conservation Best Management Practices for Sports Facilities
Sports Field Safety
- Baseball/Softball Safety and Maintenance Checklist
- Field Hardness Testing
- Football/Soccer Safety and Maintenance Checklist
- Improving Field Safety for Athletes
- Lightning Safety at Your Sports Facility
- The SFMA Collection of ASTM Standards for Athletic Fields
- Disinfecting Sports Fields – Natural Grass and Synthetic Turf
Natural Grass Field Promotion
- A Guide to Synthetic and Natural Turfgrass for Sports Fields – Selection, Construction and Maintenance Considerations
- Injury Research Review – Natural Grass and Synthetic Turf Playing Surfaces
- Benefits of Natural Grass
- Defending Your “Turf” – Play Offense
Synthetic Field Bulletins
- A Guide to Synthetic and Natural Turfgrass for Sports Fields – Selection, Construction and Maintenance Considerations
- Injury Research Review – Natural Grass and Synthetic Turf Playing Surfaces
- Advisory Bulletin 1: Determining the Right Sports Field for Your Athletes
- Advisory Bulletin 2: Suggested Equipment List
- Advisory Bulletin 3: In-House; Architect-Bid-Contractor; Design-Build; Owner’s Representative… What works best for building your sports field?
- Advisory Bulletin 4: The Fundamentals of Project Management
- Advisory Bulletin 5: ‘Lessons Learned’: Peer Advice on the Management of Synthetic Sports Fields
- Field Hardness Testing
- Snow Removal on Natural and Synthetic Athletic Surfaces
- Disinfecting Sports Fields – Natural Grass and Synthetic Turf
Professional Development
- Are You “Interview-Ready”?
- Balancing Work and Family
- Effective Verbal Communication with Employees
- Employee Engagement: Fostering Employee Engagement with New Employees
- Employee Engagement: Fostering Employee Engagement with Long-Term Employees
- Making Peace with the Rules: A Guide to Getting Along with Human Resources
- Turfgrass Education and Recruiting for the Future
Business Practices
- Lease vs. Buy
- Marketing to the Sports Turf Manager in a Challenging Economy
- SFMA Return on Investment Case Study
- Strategies for Weathering the Economic Downturn
- Top 10 Tips on How to Create a Successful Partnership with your Field Provider
International Resources
- Guia Internacional SFMA para a Manutencao de Campos de Futebol
- Estrategias de Mantencion para Campos Con Uso Excesivo
- Guia de la SFMA para la mantencion de campos de futbol internacional
- Lista de Seguridad y Mantencion de Los Campos de Futbol y Futbol Americano
- Manejo del Campo Durante una Sequia
- Mantenimiento del Area del Plato
- Mantenimiento del Cuadro de Arcilla
- Reconstruccion del Monticulo de Beisbol Parte 1
- Reconstruccion del Monticulo de Beisbol Parte 2
- Reconstruccion del Monticulo de Beisbol Parte 3
- SFMA’s Guide to International Soccer Pitch Maintenance
