Sports Turf Management

Caring for Turf is a science of its own and it is worth getting to understand how to care for it to the best of your ability.

• Gain specialised turf care knowledge
• Increase the scope of your business
• Learn maintenance, greens, sports grounds and cultivation techniques

This course assumes a basic knowledge of turf care, either through experience or prior study (eg. Our Turf Care course) From there it develops your ability to manage the maintenance of sports turf. It is relevant to the maintenance of all sports turf including golf courses, bowling clubs, playing fields, cricket wickets and other sporting facilities. 

There are 10 lessons in this course:

1. Turf Variety Selection
2. Mowing - selection, use and maintenance of equipment.
3. Cultivation Techniques -spiking, coring, thatch removal and other techniques.
4. Preparing for Play on Sports grounds - rolling, marking, etc.
5. Preparing for Play of Greens - rolling, marking, etc.
6. Turf Protection & Preservation
7. Irrigation & Drainage
8. Soil Treatment & Sprays - pesticides, fertilisers, etc.
9. Evaluate Maintenance Facilities
10. Develop a Management Plan.

Aims

• Select turf varieties to suit different sports surface requirements; including different climates & soil types.
• Select turf varieties to suit different sports surfaces (eg. lawn bowls, fairways, greens, league football, cricket)
• Identify turf blends, their application and reason for use.
• Explain alternative procedures for sports turf maintenance, used for different types of facilities.
• Explain specific wear problems and solutions for the five types of turf facilities
• Evaluate procedures being used to maintain different types of facilities.
• Determine the resources required to maintain a selected sports turf.
• Develop management plans for different types of sports turf facilities.
• Explain the management of a turf nursery to produce a reliable supply of sod.
• Explain the irrigation and drainage requirements for sports turf fields ..............and lots more!

For more information on this course, please request your free course information pack.