Eight steps to an easy field facelift
By Jeffrey T. Fowler
In the last 20 years, I have been called countless times to lend advice to an athletic-field manager, school custodian, or school board member who wanted a “better” field for the athletes. After a few conversations with similar answers, I realized many people were forgetting the basic steps needed to properly maintain athletic fields. Many of these steps have been written in book form or at least in a university publication, but this article serves as a friendly reminder of the basics.