Media coverage helps alert the public to the importance of good field conditions to the game. It also points out some of the problems that sports turf managers encounter in attempting to maintain optimum field conditions. The media comments on such weather-related problems as excessive rain, snow, heat or cold and on field usage problems such as play during poor weather conditions or excessive field use over a short period of time. The public is tapping into the message that professional and college athletes need good field conditions to protect their safety and to play to the best of their ability. But we need to take our message to a broader audience.
Some young athletes end their careers at the youth league, junior high or high school level.
Some adults compete well into their senior years. These players deserve good playing conditions, too. The Sports Turf Managers Association wants to help you get these messages across. A major focus of the STMA Strategic Plan is to educate the public on the need for the best possible playing surfaces for all levels of play and to assist in promoting the positive, professional image of the profession and its professional practitioners. Exciting things are taking place at the Committee levels to make this happen.