Magazine - General Sports (Page 4)

Helping hands at Hartpury
30 Jul 2010 - General Sports - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 31 - Jun / Jul 2010
Stewart Ward, Grounds and Sport Turf Manager, Hartpury College, is highly qualified, highly committed and highly motivated to deliver the best possible facilities for the students. Here he talks about his career to date and the plans he has for improving all aspects of the grounds

Security & Theft II
23 Jul 2010 - General Sports - Tom James - Issue 31 - Jun / Jul 2010 - 1 comment
Most crime reduction measures are common sense but, sadly, they are not common practice. In part II of his article, Tom James questions the police about security issues, investigates what deterrents there are on the market and finds out what one manufacturer is doing to make their products more secure

The Wracks Progress!
17 Jul 2010 - General Sports - Steve Nicholls - Issue 31 - Jun / Jul 2010
Perhaps the most sustainable crop on the planet, seaweed is being heralded as the answer to the ever decreasing list of chemical products for the turfcare industry. Sea-Chem's Steve Nicholls reports.

IOW Festival - Earley and on time!
12 Jul 2010 - General Sports - Gregg Doggett - Issue 31 - Jun / Jul 2010
At the mention of the Isle of Wight you’d be forgiven if Cowes Week came first to mind, the largest sailing regatta of its type in the world. However, the island is also home to another monumental annual event.

IPM Scouting
8 Jul 2010 - General Sports - Editor - Issue 31 - Jun / Jul 2010
In the first of a series of articles written by sports turf students, William Gray, currently studying at Askham Bryan College in York, looks at Integrated Pest Management

Stress busting
5 Jul 2010 - General Sports - Conor Nolan STRI - Issue 31 - Jun / Jul 2010
Mowing is the most widely used maintenance operation in the preparation of grass surfaces for sports use. It is generally regarded as the most influential treatment affecting both the playing quality of the surface and plant health.

Divine Intervention?
1 Jul 2010 - General Sports - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 31 - Jun / Jul 2010 - 3 comments
A recent message board thread on the ancient practice of dowsing - often referred to as water divining - prompted our editor to investigate the subject further. As you might expect, members’ views ranged from “divine intervention” to “a complete load of b......”. Well, you get the idea!

The best in the world ...
1 Jul 2010 - General Sports - Dave Saltman - Issue 31 - Jun / Jul 2010

Back to Coventry ...
2 Jun 2010 - General Sports - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 30 - Apr / May 2010
Coventry University has allocated £160 million over the next ten years to develop the city centre campus, all extra work for Site Services Manager, Stephen Beasley, and his small team.

Are YOU Compliant?
14 May 2010 - General Sports - David Mears - Issue 30 - Apr / May 2010
As with many other industries, legislation applicable to our own is often updated and it is increasingly difficult keeping abreast of changes. Here, Highspeed Group’s David Mears guides us through recent developments

How best to control moss
4 May 2010 - General Sports - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 30 - Apr / May 2010
Having come through one of the worst winters in years it not surprising that many playing surfaces have suffered from the consequences of this poor weather. One of the biggest problems facing groundsmen and greenkeepers is the amount of moss and algae that has flourished and infected many playing surfaces.

Thaw's for thought!
15 Mar 2010 - General Sports - Dave Saltman - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
Hopefully, we are now seeing the back end of this winter's weather. It has been the harshest ever, certainly in my working lifetime. Golf clubs and sports facilities were closed for weeks, with a virtual permafrost biting into the top few inches of the ground, coupled with some copious amounts of snow.

Chief Execs & Directors of Professional Clubs guilty of false economies
31 Jan 2010 - General Sports - Michael Heal - 2 comments
Groundsmen across the country are expected to have their pitches in mint condition throughout year, no matter how severe the weather conditions, to enable professional sportsmen and women to perform at their best to entertain large crowds.

Croke Park - In the name of love!
28 Jan 2010 - General Sports - Richard Hayden STRI - Issue 28 - Dec / Jan 2010 - 1 comment
Remove your pitch mid season, host the world’s biggest rock concert, returf the pitch in just two days, host six fixtures 24 hours later, go on to play over forty fixtures of GAA, football and rugby in the following three months..

Counter Point
25 Jan 2010 - General Sports - Jerry Spencer - Issue 28 - Dec / Jan 2010
Jerry Spencer of Endeavour Turf Products took exception to an article in the August/September issue. So, from the other side of the world, he wants to put the record straight