FIELD OF THE YEAR PROFESSIONAL SOCCER
Level and category of submission: Professional Soccer Field manager: Aaron Fink Title: Field manager Education: Associate degree in Turf Management
Experience: Interned for one season with the Louisville Bats and Louisville City FC; seasonal employee with the Philadelphia Phillies at their spring training complex for six months; assistant groundskeeper for the Louisville Bats and Louisville City FC for three years; promoted to head groundskeeper of the Louisville Bats for one season( 2020); assistant groundskeeper for Louisville City FC for 1 year; promoted to my current role as field manager of Louisville City FC and Racing Louisville in 2022.
Full-time staff: Matt Skidmore, Darrell Clark, JR Williams Original construction: 2020 Turfgrass: Tahoma 31 Overseed: Ryegrass Rootzone: Loamy sand
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