July 2022 - PRB+ Magazine

Waterpark Safety Depends On Logistics, Training, And Maintenance

Waterpark safety is often positioned as the responsibility of a particular group—families must take precautions to look after their children, lifeguards must oversee a certain pool or feature, and so on.

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Aquatics 6 min read

Working With Water

Water-balloon wars were the outdoor equivalent of prime-time specials on the hottest days of my childhood.

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Aquatics 5 min read

Branding Sand

I’ve done hundreds of logos in the past 40 years of working on athletic fields for games, playoffs, special events, and corporate functions.

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Sports Fields 3 min read

Returning What Once Was

One quarter—or 15-million acres—of Missouri was considered a prairie prior to European settlement.

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Parks 5 min read

Play Your Part

There are approximately 39,000 golfing landscapes globally. Because the sport is played outdoors, we all have a duty to be responsible custodians of the land.

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Sports Fields 5 min read

The Show Must Go On

As park and recreation professionals, we know capital construction rarely goes as planned; there are often delays and change orders that are out of our hands.

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Rec Facilities 7 min read

Youth Sports Administration 101: Lead The Charge

To participants in a program, coaches are its face, so it is imperative that the goals and expectations be engrained in them.

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Youth Sports Administration 101 3 min read

Break Body-Image Barriers

Lately, I have been lucky enough to view some of the interviews the National Alliance for Youth Sports is collecting from top experts for a free, new training that will be offered to coaches, parents, and youth leaders, which deals with understanding good mental-health habits.

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Columns 3 min read