WHLL Joseph Field Install with KMI Sports

April 15, 2019

Recently Sporturf dealer KMI Sports Construction installed a baseball field for the Western Hills Little League. Western Hills Little League serves the Westlake and Central Austin area. WHLL supports the physical facilities, volunteer services, and resource programs for children, families, and communities to enjoy the sport of baseball in a way that is engaging, exciting and fun.

WHLL has eight fields at all of their complexes and for the Joseph Field they chose Sporturf’s Fielder’s Choice 50z. KMI installed over 10,000 sq. ft. in the colors of Field Green and Terra Cotta.

Sporturf Fielder’s Choice provides excellent ball roll, ball bounce, wear resistance and slide comfort. This system is specifically designed for baseball. Rest assured the system will perform to the highest expectations.

KMI Sports Construction is the complete one-stop solution for sports complex construction

KMI has managed multi-million dollar complexes, fields, and facilities across the country that has benefitted many students. Our clients range from elementary schools, private sport complexes, city parks, baseball academies, and high school fields. Our services includes recreational land design, project management, and construction services for sports field complexes, athletic fields, athletic facilities, golf courses, golf practice facilities and site improvements, since 2007. While our roots come from baseball design and construction, we’ve become a recognized company and brand in the design/build market for sports facilities of all types

Introducing Sporturfs Newest AIA Course!

March 28, 2019

Sporturf recently launched our newest AIA CES Course: Synthetic Turf Then & Now

Course Number-ST2019.

This is a 200-level course that allows Sporturf to offer highly requested Learning Units (LU) and requires an in-person presentation by our sales team.

With our new level to course you earn 1 LU.

We look forward to meeting you and educating your team on the history, technological advances and varying applications of synthetic turf.

Please contact your respective Regional Account Manager to set up your in-person presentation today.

Dustin Loggins

Midwest Regional Account Manager
(706) 508-2526 | dustinloggins@sporturf.com

Hunter Pratt

Gulf Coast Regional Account Manager
(706) 980-8915 | hunterpratt@sporturf.com

Demond Moore

Southeast Regional Account Manager
706-913-5033 | demondmoore@sporturf.com

Mac Clark

Northwest Regional Account Manager

Greg Holloway

Southwestern Regional Account Manager
706-671-0029 | gregholloway@sporturf.com

Sporturf Introduces Facility Designer on Website

March 8, 2019

 

The Sporturf Facility Designer can be used to design a customized training area for your facility.

First set the turf color and outer dimensions, then add hash lines, ladders, and agility dots. Upload your logo (a PNG file with transparent background works best) and drag-and-drop it into place. Your logo can be rotated and scaled to the desired size.

Finally, fill out the Contact Information section and submit the design. An email with a link to the design PDF file will be sent to you and you will be assigned an Account Manager! Test our facility designer today!

 

Featured Install: McDonald Mustangs

February 19, 2019

Recently McDonald County High School worked with Sporturf dealer Craig Shonk of Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals to install a brand new custom football field for their athletes.

Bo Bergen, graduate of MCHS and the school’s Athletic Director, lead the charge for updates to the athletic department, including their new synthetic turf field. MCHS wanted to provide their student athletes with a top of the line surface that would not only be incredibly safe to play on but also incredibly eye catching.

Craig Shonk started Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals LLC as a way to pair together ISO 9001 synthetic turf manufacturing with an ASBA Certified Field Builder for synthetic turf fields to better serve clients throughout the Midwest.

The Mustangs chose Sporturf™ PowerHouse for its increased durability thanks to the 13,000 denier design.

Power House is one of our most advanced system designs that provides high resilience and increased comfort and safety. The series is made up of some of the most proven and durable fibers in the world. Power House truly is a workhorse and will withstand the rigors of wear and tear for many years.

Features:

  • Dual Parallel Slit Film
  • Over 50% More Wear Layer

Applications:

  • Football
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer

Sporturf Player of the Week in the Major Arena Soccer League: Nelson Santana

February 1, 2019

KANSAS CITY (Feb. 1, 2019) – The MASL announced that the SporTurf Player of the Week for Week Nine is Harrisburg Heat defender, Nelson Santana. This is the first Player of the Week award for Santana and the Heat this season. Santana was also featured on the Team of the Week back in Week Two.

The Heat is on a roll, winning two games last weekend over Utica City FC and the Baltimore Blast. Santana contributed one assist and two blocks on Friday night against Utica. He followed up with an amazing performance on Saturday by earning a hat trick and adding two more blocks to end the weekend.

The Heat get to rest this week, but Harrisburg will look to continue their winning streak when they head to Baltimore next week. The game is scheduled to kick off at 3:05 p.m. ET from The SECU Arena in Towson, MD. The match will be broadcast live on MASLtv at MASLSoccer.com.

ABOUT THE MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE
The Major Arena Soccer League represents the highest level of professional arena soccer in the world. The MASL features teams across North America, with teams playing coast-to-coast in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The MASL is currently incorporated as a 501(c)6 not for profit corporation formed to promote the business and sport of arena soccer.

Sporturf Introduces New Northwest Regional Manager

January 18, 2019

Mac Clark has not been too far from a sports field since his childhood. Spending the latter half of his younger years in Leavenworth, WA he played football, basketball, and ran track. After high school, he attended Central Washington University (CWU) where he was the student manager and video coordinator for the Men’s Basketball program and majored in Public Relations with a minor in Communications. During his time at CWU he worked in the Sports Club department while also writing for the school paper. Throughout college he coached high school football at Ellensburg, Hanford, and now North Creek High School.

During college Clark landed an internship with the Yakima Valley Pippins and helped launch the most successful West Coast League franchise in league history. He finished as the Operations Manager with the Pippins and then pursued a career in the sporting goods industry with Lids Team Sports, BSN Sports, and most Recently Mizuno. He is excited to grow the Sporturf brand in the Northwest.

As Northwestern Regional Manager Clark will be responsible for growing and managing the indoor and outdoor field dealer networks in the Northwestern states and Canada, while working with the A&E community as well as meeting with end users.

Territory: Nor Cal (Bakersfield, CA North), Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Alaska, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia

Sporturf™ and Combat Turf™ Partners With CrossFit Athlete Scott Panchik

January 9, 2019

Sporturf™ is proud to announce its newest partnership with seven-time individual CrossFit Games veteran Scott Panchik. Scott has qualified for every CrossFit Games since 2012 finishing 11th or better each year. Panchik took back-to-back fourth-place finishes in 2012 and 2013 as his highest rankings.

Panchik is known for his mental endurance and physical strength, always pushing to win and refusing to be deterred by setbacks. He was a college running back and high school teacher before owning his own business, CrossFit Mentality in Mentor, Ohio. When asked why Panchik chose Sporturf™ he had this to say, “I chose Sporturf™ because they are the best in the business. Everything they make is high quality, and I believe it will last a long time.  Our members at CrossFit Mentality deserve the best!”

When you walk into CrossFit Mentality, it is impossible to miss the prominent black and blue Combat Turf™ with the CrossFit Mentality logo prefabricated into it.

“As training facilities look for ways to improve the athlete experience Combat Turf™, provides the high performance surface athletes demand,” said Matt Riggs Business Director of Sporturf™. “We are excited to have Scott Panchik as a partner with Sporturf and his commitment to the success of Combat Turf™ in the CrossFit community.”

Enhance your facility with Combat Turf™, the turf of CrossFit athlete Scott Panchik. No more mess, crumb rubber or sand littering your facility or damaging your training equipment. The blend of nylon and polyethylene is an almost perfect 50/50 combination which provides both durability and skin friendliness.

Sporturf™ worked closely with Panchik to provide the best turf to fit their specific needs due to their unique facility and training requirements. The agility training area of today must easily to adapt to the ever-changing fitness climate. Combat Turf™ is a durable and customizable surface that delivers excellent comfort to athletes and versatility to owners. It is clean, low maintenance, and designed to fit your budget. Visit www.combatturf.com

About Controlled Products and Sporturf™:

Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, Controlled Products (www.cpturf.com) produces the highest quality synthetic turf in the industry for every possible application. Sustainability, innovation, research, the ability to customize deliverables and the use of advanced, state-of-the art technology are key priorities for the organization. Established in 1989, Controlled Products is an ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 company. As a founding member of the Synthetic Turf Council (STC), and a STC Certified Manufacturer/Supplier, their expertise is unmatched in the industry. Their synthetic turf products are currently in use in thousands of athletic fields, playgrounds, landscape projects, golf courses and indoor sport facilities throughout the world.

 

Sporturf™ is leading the way in the synthetic turf industry with Game Ready, an entirely new product line up that allows owners, coaches and players to focus  on the training, speed of the game and safety, all the things that matter. Game Ready is a no-nonsense product that was developed with all the performance characteristics players, coaches and owners demand. Game Ready is designed to provide facilities a premium and hassle free solution.  The product installs in days and has no infill requirements making the product sand and rubber free.

Sporturf Wishes You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

December 21, 2018

As the holiday season is upon us, we find ourselves reflecting on the past year and those who have helped to shape our business. It has been quite a year for us all!

We would like to thank you all for the trust that you have placed in us in creating your synthetic turf fields and athletic surfaces. Your trust and cooperation has blessed us with a successful year and has given us such a sense of pride.

The New Year is just around the corner and we sincerely wish you and your families a prosperous and satisfying year ahead.

We truly hope that 2018 has been just as memorable for you, your colleagues and your loved ones as it has been for us. Thank you for being part of the Sporturf family. We look forward to working with you in the years to come.

Sporturf Keeps You Training

December 6, 2018

It is important for athletes to remember that varying up your workout routine is key to staying motivated and continuously improving, but how do you keep it interesting when your environment limits you? You’re training on the same old surface, in poor weather and the results just aren’t there.

We all know an hour of the same monotonous reps over and over again is not something many people would run and jump out of bed for. Workouts need to be new, challenging and most of all fun! If they aren’t, Netflix and potato chips will always sound like a better alternative.

Performing agility training on synthetic turf will allow you to train in exciting and challenging new ways, making workouts something you look forward to and something that is going to provide results. With Sporturf™ supplying both indoor and outdoor synthetic turf, weather is no longer an obstacle for your fitness development.

Not only does indoor synthetic turf provide more opportunities for variety, it provides better support and is visually appealing compared to your typical concrete or rubber gym floor. Sporturf’s solid product design and available color options, make our products a must have item in gyms and CrossFit.

In the sports world we know the appropriate playing surface can make all the difference in an athlete’s performance and career. Which is why Sporturf™ is here with turf for every application. The Sporturf™ team of highly qualified sales managers strategically placed across the United States will help you select the perfect synthetic turf for you next project. We know that our turf is the most durable and highest performing product on the market. We will deliver your project on time, on required spec and within budget.

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