Athletic Field Special Topics:

Baseball/Softball Infield Skin Construction & Management

Notify me of future Landscape courses
Date

March 10, 2010
8:00 am - 12:00pm (1/2 day)

Description

This class will train you how to select the proper infield mix for your facility based on your site-specific environment and management regime. The course will also address construction of skinned areas, pitchers’ mounds, and batters’ boxes as well as proper management techniques for these areas.   

This half-day class was added to the expanding Rutgers athletic field management program in direct response to requests from participants in the Three-Day Athletic Field Construction and Management program.

Agenda
Who should attend Infield Skin Construction & Management?
Check out similar courses you may be interested in taking

Fees
Early Registration Fee
$175.00
5/18/2009 - 2/24/2010
Registration Fee
$195.00
2/25/2010 - 3/10/2010
Multi-Person Registration Fee
$155.00
Anytime
Location
New Brunswick, NJ.
Online Registration

Click Here To Register Online

NOTE: If paying with a PURCHASE ORDER, online registration is NOT available. Please use our Registration by Mail or Fax option below

Mail / Fax / Phone Registration
Registration by Phone
Please call our Registration Desk: 732-932-9271
 
Registration by Mail or Fax
Print out our Mail / Fax Registration Form and mail or fax it back to us. Our address and fax number can be found at the top of the form.

Attention U.S. Veterans:

This course was approved by the New Jersey State Approving Agency for Veterans Training

For more information about the G.I. Bill Education Benefits click here

Or for a complete listing of Rutgers NJAES OCPE VA Approved Training Courses click here

Agenda

● Overview of soil physical properties and ASTM specifications for skin surfaces
● Selection of infield mixes and pitchers mound and batters box construction
● Renovation of skin surfaces
● Field instruction -- Maintenance of infield surfaces at a New Jersey high school

Back to top

Who Should Attend
This comprehensive half-day program was developed specifically for sports turf professionals including:
- College/university athletic field maintenance personnel
- Parks/recreation personnel
- School maintenance personnel
- Residential community managers
- Public works personnel
- Professional grounds managers
- Athletic field contractors/consultants
- Board of education administrators
- Little league and midget football leagues officials
- Those planning to take the National Sports Turf Managers Certification Exams

Back to top

Related Courses of Interest to Athletic Field Professionals
Athletic Field Construction & Maintenance
Basics of Turfgrass Management
Integrated Pest Management

Pest Management of Landscape Turf
Managing Turfgrass Insects
Turfgrass Disease Management
Managing Turfgrass and Landscape Weeds
Professional Parks Maintenance
Water Management and Drainage
Roadside and Right of Way Vegetation Management
Snow and Ice Removal
Introduction to Small Engine Repair
Advanced Small Engine Repair

Back to top