Today I want to introduce you to two Americans who specialize in sports field maintenance, Corey Hull and Nicole Shirley. One is responsible for the maintenance of the school sports grounds and one is responsible for the maintenance of the professional baseball stadium. In the absence of general maintenance or improper maintenance of domestic sports fields, their experience may be useful for us. At the end of the article, there is also a view of domestic professionals on the maintenance of natural turf, which is worth a look. 1 Corey Hull: 8 years of experience, 2 working principles Corey Hull is the head of the sports arena at several schools in Fremont, Ohio. Hull started the work in the sports field in 2009. In the past eight years, he has only two working principles: first, to make the course safer; second, to make the course look more pleasing. Throughout the fall and spring sports, Hull works and communicates with the coaches to confirm what they want the venue to look like. "I will ask football coaches, they want a compact venue, they can run frequently; or they need a bigger venue to use more speed." Hull said, "It's a bit like home court advantage." Hull will strictly abide by the relevant regulations of the Ohio High School Athletics Association, but he also said that there is still room for discussion on the size of the football field. Hull is the only full-time venue maintainer in the school district, and he compares himself to a generalist. Although there are field care and maintenance workers to help care for the lawn, it is not enough. Hull is a perfectionist, trying to make the stadium the best. He often seeks feedback from coaches and athletes to ensure that the venue meets the highest standards of play. On natural lawns, Hull's main job is trimming, scribing and logo painting. In the artificial turf, Hull’s work became cleaned up. Hull said that the sweeper should clean up the stones and slag on the site and clean everything from black rubber particles and turf. Hull is trying to keep the school sports ground better, and he thinks it might motivate children to be interested in sports. "If one day, after a child has watched the game off the court, I decided to join the sport because I like it, then I will be very happy," Hull said. 2 Nicole Shirley: Female venue leaders need patience, perseverance and a good body In North America, there are 274 professional baseball teams, big and small, but only two teams are female. Among them, Nicole Shirley is included. She is responsible for the site maintenance work of the Baltimore Orioles, which is paved with natural grass. Nicole-Shirley and her team need to ensure that the lawn is level, accurate and so on. If the naughty sunflowers grow on the field, they should also be unplugged. A year later, there were 81 home games. Sometimes she needs to work 13 hours a day and work 10 days in a row. For venue maintainers, the biggest challenge is the weather. Before the game, I was most afraid of dark clouds, so Shirley always made the worst plan and prepared the team to adjust at any time. Many people think that the job of site maintenance is to trim and water the lawn. Shirley said that it is far more than that. She needs to understand the knowledge of agricultural science, horticulture and meteorology to optimize the sporting performance and aesthetics of the venue. In this male-dominated career, Shirley needs constant efforts to prove herself. 3 How do professionals view natural lawn care? Many football fields in China are built according to the standards of greening. Simply watering, cutting grass, and excessive use, so many football fields have become vegetable fields...Professional People believe that construction and maintenance are equally important. Here's what the last professional thinks about natural lawn care. · @林大陈雨峰, Lawn Research Institute, Beijing Forestry University Kaiping Yufa Sanitary Ware Co.,ltd , https://www.jmyufafaucets.com
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