JOHN MASCARO ’ S PHOTO QUIZ
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The cause of the blackish-brown area and depressions near the hash marks on this stadium football fi eld might surprise you . A player was injured during one of the county ’ s high school football games , and an ambulance pulled onto the fi eld to tend to the injuries . As the player was evaluated , the hot exhaust from the ambulance ’ s tailpipe blew down on the turf , causing this blackish-brown spot . Thankfully , the injured player was checked out and released in good health . The following day , the turfgrass turned brown-to-straw colored in the area when the exhaust had blown down on the turf . The crew aerifi ed the fi eld in the area where the heavy ambulance ’ s tire tracks depressions were left after driving across the sand-based fi eld . The heat-damaged area from the exhaust recovered on its own after about 10 days .
Photo submitted by SFMA President Sun Roesslein , CFSM , sports stadium manager at the North Area Athletic Complex for Jeffco Schools in Golden , Colorado .
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If you would like to submit a photograph for John Mascaro ’ s Photo Quiz , please send a high-resolution digital photo to John Mascaro via email at john @ turf-tec . com . If your photograph is selected , you will receive full credit . All photos submitted will become property of SportsField Management magazine and the Sports Field Management Association . www . CoviaCorp . com For more information about our high-performance sports turf sand , call 800.243.9004 or email BestSand @ CoviaCorp . com . sportsfieldmanagementonline . com April 2024 | SportsField Management
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