Professional Instruction for Individual, Institutional and Organizational Athletic Field Managers

Interested in becoming a member?
Download a copy of our membership brochure,

Complete the form and return with payment to:

SFMANJ
PO Box 205
Pennsville, NJ  08070

Job Posting:

Sports Field Technician, Ridgewood, NJ Public Schools

Field of the Year Information:

There’s still time to enter your field in our field of the year contest!

AWARDS: The winner will be honored with a plaque at the New Jersey Turfgrass and Landscape Conference & Expo in December, 2009 and will be featured in an article in SFMANJ “Update” newsletter.

The winner will also receive a two-night stay at the Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City and three full days of education and trade show admission at Expo 2009.

ELIGIBILITY:
Must be a current member of SFMANJ
Only school and parks/recreation fields are eligible
Must be a natural grass field/fields

CRITERIA:
Award will be based on:
Playability and appearance of the playing surfaces
Description of your maintenance program and what you did to improve your field
Description of your yearly budget for this field
(Sports groups may be used in your photos)

SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY:
Entries are to be submitted by mail and must be received by September 30, 2009.
Entries are limited to 10 color photos. Please include the name, location and owner of the facility, along with your name, position, and contact number.

Mail to:
SFMANJ 2009 FOY Contest
PO Box 205
Pennsville, NJ 08070

OR E-mail:
mail@sfmanj.org

• Field Dimensions
  • Little League Baseball/Softball
  • High School & College Football
  • Babe Ruth Senior League
  • US Youth Soccer

• STMA Publications
  • STMA's Guide to Synthetic and Natural Turfgrass for Sports Fields
  • Determining the Right Sports Field for Your Athletes
  • Suggested Equipment List
  • In-House;Architect-Bid-Contractor; Design-Build;Owner’s Representative... What works best for building your sports field?

• Rutgers University Fact Sheets
  • Tall Fescue Varieties for New Jersey Sports Fields
  • Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties for New Jersey Sports Fields
  • Perennial Ryegrass Varieties for New Jersey Sports Fields
  • Turfgrass Establishment Procedures for Sports Fields
• Additional Resource
  • A new study correlates lower extremity injury risk with football playing surfaces.
  • New York City Turf Report.
  • The Center for Disease Control issued on June 18, an advisory about potential exposure to lead in artificial turf.
  • On July 30, the Consumer Products Safety Commission finds that synthetic fields are okay to install and play on for people of all ages.
  • You may also find helpful research that is being conducted about synthetic fields, by Dr. Andrew McNitt.
  • NEW - Bermudagrass Athletic Field Maintenance Calendar
  • NEW - Sports Field Painting Tips
  • STMA Certification Recruitment Brochure
  • Baseball Maintenance Guide!
  • Baseball Maintenance Guide IN SPANISH!