PROFILE

In this edition of the SportsField Management Interview, we meet Andrew Felix, manager of grounds at Sandhills Global Youth Complex, Lincoln, Nebraska.

SportsField Management( SFM): Can you tell us a bit about yourself and what led you to a career in sports field management? Andrew Felix: My initial fascination with sports fields was just from playing on them. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to play several different outdoor sports, including soccer, football and baseball.

I was also an Eagle Scout, so I was very active in volunteering for neighborhood cleanups. My dad had a huge garden, and, as a kid, I was always outside mowing, pulling weeds or helping out around the household.

When I went on to college, I wanted to be a teacher and a coach, so I got my degree in history. While I was in college, I came back during the summer to work for Park Hill School

District on the athletic fields I grew up playing on. I eventually worked as a full-time seasonal assistant eight months out of the year and I would go to class at night or on the weekends.

After graduation, a full-time job opened up at Park Hill School District managing the north half of the district, and it was right place, right time. I knew the role and the pace, and I thought this might be just as good of a gig— if not better— than teaching. I got to be on fields, and I got to be outside. I don’ t regret that decision at all.

I worked at Park Hill School District for 14 years overall— nine of which were full time. During that time, the cam-

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