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by Shelby Becker
Renovations of Falcon Stadium, Richard L. Coppola Field, and a new practice field maximize playability for the school and community.
Ground broke on November 8th, 2017 on Austintown Fitch’s new sports complex to feature professional-quality artificial grass on the school’s football, baseball, and soccer fields. Despite climactic conditions caused by Northeast Ohio’s variable winter weather patterns, the fields were substantially completed in April 2018.
Synthetic turf was selected by the Austintown Fitch athletic department to give players an upper hand in their training by canceling fewer practices and games due to volatile weather. The three-field renovation is helping to brand Austintown Fitch as a host of choice for many district, regional, and state athletic events. Richard L. Coppola Field, the only synthetic turf baseball field in the area, now appeals to local college teams and tournaments that require extremely durable, consistent, and safe surfaces. Athletic Director Lewis VanHoose comments on how Austintown is setting the standard for baseball in Ohio, “It’s a showcase. We are trying to bring baseball to the valley- we’ve already played five games that no one else in the area could play due to poor weather conditions.”
The renovation was made possible through the collaboration of installation experts SCG Fields and synthetic turf manufacturer Act Global. SCG and Act Global’s Xtreme Turf were selected for the project due to both company’s commitment to providing superior sports surfaces that enhance playability and performance. From commencement to completion, VanHoose has been impressed by the quality and attentiveness of both Act Global and SCG Fields.
“The experience was great we are very happy with how the fields turned out,” VanHoose notes. “We have one of the top facilities in the state of Ohio now… that’s really impressive.”
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About Act Global
Act Global is a global leader in high-performance synthetic turf, with a manufacturing facility in Dalton, Georgia, and delivering field installations in more than 90 countries. Act Global’s football turf systems have been selected for premier venues, including the New Orleans Superdome (2013, 2017, and 2018), MetLife Stadium (2014), and U.S. Bank Stadium (2016 and 2019), reflecting the company’s commitment to safety, performance, and innovation.
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
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by Shelby Becker
Yesterday, Sunday, July 22 kicked off the 2018 convention of the Texas High School Coaches Association in San Antonio, Texas. The comprehensive conference brings together coaches and administrators from across the state alongside leading individuals at the collegiate and professional level to discuss how to better shape student-athletes and provide them with exceptional tools for success.
Our Act Global team loves to have the opportunity to attend events in our home state and meet local leaders in our community athletic departments. Events such as THSCA give us the opportunity to speak directly with coaches and administrators helping to develop young athletes and understand their needs for sports surfaces. The open dialogue at this summit has allowed us to educate school districts on the importance of selecting synthetic turf surfaces that are more than aesthetic and low-maintenance. Act Global’s Xtreme Turf is designed, engineered, and tested for safety and performance with systems designed for every sport.
Want to learn more about Xtreme Turf artificial grass? Come find our team at booth #3450!
Learn how our synthetic turf is beneficial to athletes.
Be sure to keep up to date on all of our turf projects and more by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
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by Shelby Becker
High-performance, turn-key solutions for athletic infrastructure from the prominent KYA brand are now available to Texas public sector.
Austin, TX- KYA Active, a division of The KYA Group, specializes in delivering consistent and unparalleled design and construction services that will facilitate in building high-class sports facilities in Texas. The expansion to the Texas market is being headed by the experienced leadership of Regional Manager Jeremy Gauche.
Jeremy Gauche has an impressive background that includes a degree in Turfgrass Science from Rutgers University and a 15-year history working in the turf industry. After serving as the Superintendent of sports field construction at the Cincinnati-based company The Motz Group, Gauche spent 10 years in leadership positions for the synthetic turf and sports industry including 3 productive years with Act Global. Jeremy Gauche began his new role with KYA to aid in the brand’s arrival in this new territory.
“I am honored and excited for this opportunity to expand KYA’s reach into a new market. The KYA Group has grown tremendously through its success in California, and I look forward to continuing that success here in Texas,” comments Regional Manager Jeremy Gauche.
The success of KYA is founded in its commitment to exceptional service, installation, testing methods, and sourcing of only the highest quality materials. KYA has specifically selected Act Global’s Xtreme Turf for its reputation of safety, demonstrated performance, and durability through extensive testing measures. The partnership between KYA and Act Global has helped deliver world-class stadium and multipurpose synthetic turf fields across the state of California, and now in Texas.
The new KYA Texas headquarters are located in Austin, Texas.
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About KYA
KYA Active specializes in high-performance sports fields, auxiliary fields, sports equipment, field lining, tracks, scoreboards, bleachers, and athletic courts. KYA’s main goal is consistency and quality assurance. KYA has established best practices for selection, installation, testing, and maintenance that allows for each field to be of equally high quality every time. For more information, visit http://www.theKYAgroup.com
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
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by Shelby Becker
Often traditional grass within airports is subject to harsh climatic factors that lead to brown spots or full-on browning of the entire patch. To combat this takes detailed maintenance and upkeep and a significant amount of planning for runway and taxiway closures. In many cases, especially during hot and dry summer months, this maintenance is fruitless and the patch will remain brown. This discoloring has serious implications for pilots in the air. Overhead, it can be much more difficult to best differentiate between brown grass and gray pavement than a vibrant green patch of grass would be. Additionally, any painting of infield islands within the airport bears another continued cost and necessary maintenance.
AvTurf helps to combat this issue with industry-leading synthetic turf that combines the aesthetics of healthy natural grass and the extreme strength of sports turf. Even with a 30-year life expectancy, AvTurf never loses its bright green visibility all while virtually eliminating the need for maintenance. The high-quality artificial grass system maximizes the use of runways and has been identified by the FAA as a tool to increase visual delineation for multi-entrance taxiways and other painted infield islands. AvTurf’s visual conspicuity is unmatched by natural grass and has the potential to substantially increase airport operational efficiency.
For more information on AvTurf.
Be sure to keep up to date on all of our turf projects and more by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
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by Shelby Becker
Located on the northern edge of the island city-state of Singapore is a progressive secondary school with a new, state-of-the-art multi-use athletic field. Committed to the ideals of a holistic education, Yishun Secondary School (YSS) has built an environment for students that allows for individualized growth in a multitude of ways. This foundation of nurturing education helps to create innovators, thinkers, and contributors that carry the school’s vision: “Quality Mind, Caring Heart”.
Part of this vision is the physical and mental benefits that are associated through recreational and competitive play. In order to ensure students have access to a reliable and safe athletic field, regardless of the city’s abundant rainfall, Yishun Secondary School selected Act Global’s Xtreme Turf for its new field. The artificial grass system eliminates the need to delayed/canceled practices after following storms and is tested to be strong enough to withstand several practices each day for years to come.
This installation was possible through the expertise of our partner, Singapore ATS Landscape & Construction. Providing the best products, installation, and customer service available in the city, Singapore ATS Landscape & Construction helped to craft a one-of-a-kind sports field for YSS that is professional quality.
Learn how our synthetic turf is beneficial to athletes.
Be sure to keep up to date on all of our turf projects and more by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
