24 Personal and Professional Development Networking Is Not Just for Extroverts
34 Industry Education Observations in Self-efficacy from a Turfgrass Science Event
50 Q & A with Pamela Sherratt The Benefits of Switching to Improved Turf Cultivars
10 Field of the Year College Soccer
16 More than Grass with Alpha Jones The Emotional Discipline of Leadership
18 The Research Playbook How Field Variability Impacts the Athlete: Quantifying variations in key metrics within and between natural and synthetic surfaces
Contents
AUGUST 2025 VOL. 41, NO. 8
24 Personal and Professional Development Networking Is Not Just for Extroverts
34 Industry Education Observations in Self-efficacy from a Turfgrass Science Event
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50 Q & A with Pamela Sherratt The Benefits of Switching to Improved Turf Cultivars
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10 Field of the Year College Soccer
MSU Soccer Field: Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
16 More than Grass with Alpha Jones The Emotional Discipline of Leadership
18 The Research Playbook How Field Variability Impacts the Athlete: Quantifying variations in key metrics within and between natural and synthetic surfaces
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DEPARTMENTS
5 Obituary
6 Editor’ s Note
7 From the CEO
8 SFMA In Action
17 John Mascaro’ s Photo Quiz
28 PFFMA News
30 Chapter News
32 Innovations
36 From the Feeds
40 Accessing the Archives
42 Industry News
44 Equipment and Technology Focus
46 Calendar
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