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Placement of Field Events in a Multi-Use Synthetic Turf Venue

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Placement of Field Events in a Multi-Use Synthetic Turf Venue

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    1. Placement of Field Events in a Multi-Use Synthetic Turf Venue

    Presented by: Beals Alliance, Inc. Jay Beals President and CEO Tony Wood Associate Sr. Landscape Architect ASBA Conference Daytona Beach, Florida December 3, 2006 1:15 pm 2:30 pm

    2. CPR

    Context: Increasing demands placed on stadium facilities Purpose: Communicating design alternatives Intended Results: Provide historical context to current needs Provide understanding of multi-sport challenges Provide guidelines for alternative solutions

    3. Agenda

    Historical Context Current Challenges Meeting the Challenge Looking to the Future

    4. Why are we here?

    Increase in types of sport Multi-gender facilities Youth and adult participation Specialization Facility overuse Maintenance challenges Multi-sports

    5. Historical Context: Mid 1970s to 2000s

    440 Yard Track and Field 220 yard straightaway Equal quadrant 4 x 110 yrds 8 lanes @ 36 wide Shared Events Football Track & Field Graduation

    6. Historical Context: Mid 1970s to 2000s

    7. Historical Context: Mid 1970s to 2000s

    Football Only sport in town Standard field size 53 x 120 yards Fits inside 440 yard track

    8. Historical Context: Mid 1970s to 2000s

    Land Was Cheap Cost comparison of acreage in the US using Sacramento, CA as an example: An increase of 25 times, or 2500%

    9. Historical Context: Mid 1970s to 2000s

    Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 No person in the US shall, on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational programs or activity receiving federal aid.

    10. Historical Context: Mid 1970s to 2000s

    Title IX: Women to have equal opportunities as men on a whole, not individual basis Athletic financial assistance Accommodations of athletic interest and abilities Other program areas on program not sport by sport basis Locker rooms, practice and competitive facilities

    11. Historical Context: Mid 1970s to 2000s

    Comparison of sports

    12. Historical Context: Mid 1970s to 2000s

    Comparison to present

    13. Current Challenges

    Soccer Invasion Growth in #s since mid 1970s Data from National organization AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization) An increase of 18.5 times, or 1,850% (from 1974 to 2006)

    14. Current Challenges

    Shift in Sport Emphasis Soccer Football Track Baseball/Softball

    15. Current Challenges

    Use and Wear Factor Residential Front Yard .0 - .5 Park Walking/Light Play 1.0 Park Casual Play 1.25 Athletic Baseball/Softball Outfield 1.25 Athletic Physical Education 1.5 Athletic Baseball Turf Infield 1.75 Athletic Soccer 2.0 Athletic Football 2.0 Athletic Lacrosse 2.25 Athletic Field Hockey 2.25 Athletic Rugby 2.5 Clinics/Camps 2.5

    16. Current Challenges

    Reduction in manpower and funding Less people per acre More sports and people per acre Increased expectations Safety Keeping up with the Joneses

    17. Current Challenges

    Litigious Society Gmax Expanded landing areas Better athletes Better technology Expanded safety zones 2 yards for football 5 yards for soccer

    18. Meeting the Challenges

    The response: synthetics Track: all-weather Turf: synthetic infill

    19. Meeting the Challenge

    20. Meeting the Challenge

    21. Meeting the Challenge

    22. Meeting the Challenge

    23. Meeting the Challenge

    24. Meeting the Challenge

    25. Meeting the Challenge

    26. Meeting the Challenge

    Space: The Last Frontier Impact of soccer Lack of unused land Cost of land

    27. Meeting the Challenge

    Variance in Field Size 65X116 YRD 75X116 YRD 70X116 YRD 80X120 YRD

    28. Meeting the Challenge

    Track Size and shape Number of lanes Synthetics Other

    29. Meeting the Challenge

    Variance in Track Configuration

    30. Meeting the Challenge

    Field Events

    31. Meeting the Challenge

    Field Events

    32. Meeting the Challenge

    Field Events

    33. Meeting the Challenge

    Field Events

    34. Meeting the Challenge

    Example: American River College

    35. Meeting the Challenge

    Example: Woodcreek High School

    36. Meeting the Challenge

    Example: Rosenburg Stadium Burton Fields

    37. Meeting the Challenge

    Example: Joe Debely Stadium

    38. Meeting the Challenge

    Example: St. Ignatius Preparatory

    39. Meeting the Challenge

    Stadium Examples

    40. Meeting the Challenge

    Stadium Examples

    41. Meeting the Challenge

    Stadium Examples

    42. Meeting the Challenge

    Stadium Examples

    43. Meeting the Challenge

    Stadium Examples

    44. Meeting the Challenge

    Stadium Examples

    45. Meeting the Challenge

    Stadium Examples

    46. Looking to the Future

    Next Invasions? Lacrosse it fits Field Hockey it fits Rugby it can fit, but like soccer has variable field sizes

    47. Looking to the Future

    Increasing demand on land A motorized $ of land over the next 30 years Projected population growth Extrapolated translation to #s in sports

    48. Questions and Answers

    Questions & Answers

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