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Slugging Through Maintenance
As parks administrators—and parents—know all too well, children are plugged into electronic devices and tuned out of “live” action for too many hours in the day. The quintessential childhood experience of running out the back door and spending the day outside has largely disappeared, as have other critical developmental processes: group socialization, physical fitness, competition, and just plain play.
Draw A Crowd
Parks and recreation projects add value to a community’s quality of life and make the area more attractive to new business and industry. Constructing top-notch, multi-purpose athletic facilities that can attract large tournaments also puts dollars back into the community in the form of full hotel rooms and restaurant seats.
Tending To Turf
Long before the first kids take the field, long before the first parent shows up with a folding chair, and certainly long before the umpire yells ТPlay ball!,У baseball and softball facility managers
Spring Training For Fields
While the pitcher is kicking at the dirt on the mound, wondering what to throw next, the batter stands in the box in the ready position. And what about you? As a parks manager, if you've done all
Get A Game Plan
An effective baseball coach wouldn't think about sending his team onto the field without a game plan--a strategy the players can use to outplay and outscore their opponents. Why should you, as a
Blending With The Neighborhood
Sometimes, the biggest concern is not keeping up with the neighbors--it's keeping a profile so low they barely know you're there. When Verde Design Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., began designing a new softball stadium for Foothill College,