Articles
From The Ground Up
Tennis has been around since ancient times, but your tennis courts donХt have to look like they it. If courts suffer from sagging fences, cracked surfaces and torn nets, it is time for a makeover.Befo
Putting Turf To Bed For Winter
By the time you read this article, the campers will be gone, the golfers will be few, and most school fall sports will be winding down. Although it may be tempting to close up shop for the winter
And Surface For All
Imagine the look on a childХs face when he or she is able to actually play a game on a reasonable surface. The hard-to-negotiate turf has disappeared, and the fear of falling on concrete has vanished.
The Root Of The Issue
If you rely on athletic fields for most outdoor programming, take a proactive approach in influencing the budget and quality of the fields. Strategic planning and caring for the fields--especially
The Crown Jewel
Collecting awards is easy for the Village of Woodbury, a new residential community in Irvine, Calif., designed and developed by the Irvine Community Development Company. Voted ТBest Master-Planned Com
Camp Organic
The smell of freshly made Peace Coffee, a locally distributed organic fair-trade coffee, fills the room. Organic chocolate chip cookies with no-hydrogenated oils await eager little hands.
Code Enforcement
In 1981, the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) published voluntary, non-mandated, safety guidelines for public-use playgrounds. These guidelines were revised in 1991 as a single document
Pleasant Surprises
As I worked to set up the orange cones and untangle the seemingly bottomless pile of flag-football belts, I kept my eye on the reaction of the boys showing up to our first practice. What would they
Good Grief
It was Christmas Day 2005 and the phone rang. The voice on the other end of the line informed me that a well-respected, long-term fellow employee and his wife had tragically drowned. It would be
Questionable Behavior
Managers who wisely follow the Six-Step Program Planning Cycle (PRB, December 2006) know that checking in with stakeholders occurs on two occasions--during the needs identification and assessment
America On The Move
After-school programs that only offer video games, the use of portable game stations and other sedentary activities are growing at an alarming rate because parents want to see their children happy,
Blast Off And Paint!
After 40 layers of paint and bumpy patch jobs, the swimming pool is looking old and tired. A job that used to entail touch-up paint and small fixes has become a battle of putting Band-Aids on chunks
Fluid In Motion
The importance of hydraulics in swimming pool/spa design and application has been misunderstood by some aquatic professionals who believe that understanding hydraulics is only necessary when first
Southwest Park
Okay, so I chose the name ТSouthwest ParkУ because itХs the first name I could think of in a general way to talk about all parks and recreation facilities in America. These are the facilities where hu
The Hands Of Time
ТHe makes it look so easy, look so clean. He moves like GodХs immaculate machine. He makes me think about all of these extra moves I make and all this herky-jerky motion and the bag of tricks it takes