athletic facilities
Give your indoor sports floors a preseason tune-up
Summer camps are winding down. Fall sports are gearing up. Soon, students will be filling the halls and covering the campus. Are your indoor facilities ready? If the answer to that question was a slack-jawed stare, it’s time to do a walk-throu...
Extending the life of your track & field surface
We already know that today’s high school track & field athletes are tomorrow’s college track & field athletes. But did you know that high schools (and colleges) make up the talent pipeline for Team USA as well? Unlike many sports (like so...
Field-painting robot helping athletic directors in Illinois
Technology is revolutionizing the way athletic directors get grunt work done. In Illinois, a field-painting robot is helping athletic directors create pristine markings on their athletic fields with less stress on the body. A recent article from t...
Schools pursuing naming rights for athletic facilities
Soon after Aaron Zupka took over as athletic director at Milford High School, he knew his department would need to produce creative fundraising ideas. Two months after he started his new position, local voters in his school’s eastern Cincinnati cou...
University of Louisiana-Monroe students approve new athletic fee
University of Louisiana-Monroe students narrowly voted to increase athletic fees to bolster their athletic department. Last Thursday, students voted and approved the $75 fee in an effort to help the Louisiana-Monroe athletics department get closer to...
Coastal Carolina to offer free concessions at football games
Concessions at future Coastal Carolina football games will be free, according to the university's recent announcement last week. Chance Miller, vice president for intercollegiate athletics and university recreation, announced last week that Coasta...
Considerations for natural grass and turf surfaces
There are plenty of choices to be made when putting in a field but one of the first is whether that field will have a natural grass or a synthetic turf surface. To be clear: There is no right choice or wrong choice; there is only the choice that...
What’s trending in athletic facilities?
While the dictionary definition of evolution might not necessarily relate to sports facilities, recent advancements are generating serious buzz. Here’s a rundown. Technology: For decades, the electrical needs for sports facilities were focused o...
