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by Shelby Becker
Truman State University has held the standing as the top public university in the Midwest for the past 21 years. The highly selective liberal arts and sciences university has selected Act Global’s artificial grass as the playing surface for the Bulldog football team.
The synthetic turf used to create the Bulldog’s new field has been specifically engineered for maximum player safety and performance. This has been proven through laboratory tests as well and benchmarks against top natural grass facilities. This means that the Truman State Bulldogs now have a top-quality surface that is designed for professional play and will aid in quicker recovery from fatigue. We are grateful to our partners at Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals for their exceptional work on this installation.
The team will be remaining in Kirksville, Missouri this weekend for their first game of the 2017 season at Stokes Stadium. The Bulldogs will be facing off against Missouri S&T Miners. The first two games of the season the ended with an upset for the Bulldogs, so we hope their homecoming on their new turf field will result in a win for the team!
Good luck this Saturday Bulldogs!
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
Leading synthetic turf manufacturer issues open statement of congratulations
Act Global participated in the 15th edition of the Homeless World Cup event in Oslo, Norway last week through its donation of three top quality artificial grass pitches. These fields hosted hundreds of players from around the world in an effort to help each of these players and numerous other players in their home countries away from homelessness.
The United Nations estimates a 100 million people are homeless worldwide. As many as 1.6 billion people lack adequate housing. The Homeless World Cup Foundation (co-founded by Mel Young) works to “Beat Homelessness through Football” through 74 different grassroots social programs. The efforts continue to raise new heights as men’s and women’s teams representing 50 countries participated in this year’s event in Oslo.
Act Global CEO John Baize remarks, “We want to thank and congratulate the Homeless World Cup players, the numerous volunteers and staff, its sponsors and the organization. As synthetic grass suppliers, Act Global has seen poverty in its sales in 80 countries around the world. We see how homelessness is caused by death, poverty, lack of sufficient employment, disability, trauma or many other reasons. While extreme poverty is pervasive around the world, in my home country of the United States every year 3.5 million people including over 1 million children are homeless. These homeless people are not ‘them’ – they are ‘us’. They are fathers, mothers, uncles, sisters, grandparents, and daughters. Homelessness is a world problem, but not one without hope for change.”
“We all know and understand how playing sports can have a tremendous impact on a person’s physical and mental health. Through the use of synthetic turf, we can give millions of adults and children around the world the ability to spend more time building themselves up and a time away from the streets. The Homeless World Cup Foundation is another example of this and will serve as a tool for homeless people to change their lives while opening our eyes and hearts. Act Global is so blessed to be a small part of this event by donating the playing surfaces. To the players, we are cheering for you not just for this event but in reminding all of us that you are important, you are needed and you have brilliant football skills.”
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About Homeless World Cup
The Homeless World Cup operates via a network of 74 national partners, supporting football-based programmes and social enterprise development around the world. These street football organizations run local projects in 420 cities, reaching 100,000 homeless people every year. So far, the Homeless World Cup and its partners have impacted the lives of 1 million homeless people around the globe. Some of the ambassadors for the organization include Colin Farrell, Honey Thaljieh, Tegla Loroupe, Scott Brown, David Eustace, Desiree Scott, Irvine Welsh, Kevin Carroll, Jason Roberts, Whitney Mercilus, and Jeb Brovsky.
About Act Global
Act Global is a world leader in synthetic turf technology, with manufacturing facilities on three continents and sales in more than 80 countries. The company carries a full range of products for sports (Xtreme Turf, UBU, and Xtreme Grass), landscaping (Xtreme Lawn), aviation (AvTurf) and land reclamation (LiteEarth). Act Global is a FIFA Preferred Producer for Football Turf, Synthetic Turf Council Certified Manufacturer, World Rugby Preferred Turf Producer, FIH Preferred Supplier, and holds ISO 9001 Certification. Its products have undergone hundreds of independent laboratory tests for quality, durability, safety, environmental soundness and performance. For more information, visit http://www.actglobal.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
Philippine’s mid-size municipality of Carmona is preparing to welcome the country’s first FIFA Goal field.
Carmona has been nicknamed the “Center for Sports” of the Phillippines. The city promotes an emphasis on health and wellness for its citizens through facilities and services. The artificial grass pitch currently being installed will reinforce this message by providing a focal point for football within the city.
The synthetic turf used for the field offers a durable and versatile solution that will require little maintenance. The durable turf pitch will offer elite level performance and will greatly increase training hours for the players in the area.
The installation team has been working around the clock to lay our turf on the ground.
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
Marin Catholic is a private college preparatory school dedicated to providing students with a foundation in faith, knowledge, and service.
For the Wildcats, renovations to the Bishop Daly field could not come soon enough. Last season teams were forced to navigate tree roots growing in the outfield from the bordering vegetation. Because the field is co-occupied by both the baseball and the field hockey team, Marin Catholic utilized the summer break to address growing safety concerns.
After 15 years, the school selected Act Global’s synthetic turf for both the infield and the outfield. Our California partner, The KYA Group, helped in arranging and installing the Wildcat’s new surface.
Adan Callan, the school’s athletic director has noted that “Everyone is excited for the project to be complete… and the students are excited to play on it.”
The multi purpose turf offers high-speed play with ideal traction and stability to enhance player protection. Our artificial grass is benchmarked against top natural grass facilities to ensure precise engineering of our surfaces. Because our products are developed using maximum UV inhibitors to withstand heavy use, our synthetic turf is a durable surface that will last longer and perform better under the use of multiple teams.
To minimize undergrowth trip hazards in the future, the previous trees in place will be replaced with palm trees.
Yesterday was the first practice of the women’s field hockey team on the new turf at Bishop Daly. Good luck on the fall season, and Go Wildcats!
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
From 2012-2016 there has been one single surface that has seen the most professional football games played on it-the S5. It’s 350 matches within this time frame lends to the dependability of synthetic turf for player safety and performance. It’s only when athletes are confident in the tools they are given that they can excel. For fans, this means great football. With preseason in full swing and just 16 days until the 2017 season kickoff, we though what better way to celebrate artificial grass then look at the NFL’s top plays on our surface from 2016.
Watch our playlist of these top 10 plays here.
Photo source: The New Work Times
10. Jets Fumble and Recovery
This week 4 play with the New York Jets and the Seattle Seahawks left most players looking around confused on the field. The Seahawks were able to block a throw from quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, but that didn’t stop Charone Peake from scooping the ball and running straight to the in zone. Both teams were startled and confused, letting Peake run straight for the touchdown without anyone stopping him.
9. Brandin Cooks 98-Yard Touchdown
It was the first week of the NFL season when Brandon Cooks surprised both Saints and Raiders fans with this touchdown. The Saints were leading 17-10 in the third quarter starting off a play at 1st and 10 with the ball in their hands. Quarterback Drew Brees threw the ball right into Cooks hands, allowing him to continue running full speed towards the in zone.
Photo source: NFL RUSH
8. Cordarrelle Patterson’s 104-yard kickoff Return Touchdown
This play is an exceptional example of an entire team working together perfectly. The Cardinals kicked off the third quarter with a punt straight into the arms of Cordarrelle Patterson. Patterson immediately took off, weaving in between the Cardinal’s defense as the Vikings blocked many that came close to him. After the 40-yard line, Patterson had a straight 60-yard sprint to the in zone.
7. Willie Snead’s Wide Open 50-Yard Pass
During week 12 of the 2016 season, running back Tim Hightower found himself wide open during a 4th quarter play. Quarterback Drew Brees handed off the ball to wide receiver Willie Snead, who saw the running back completely unguarded. The perfect pass led to a touchdown for the Saints.
6. Odell Beckham Jr.’s Stiff Arm
It was week 3 and the Giants were playing the Redskins at home at the MetLife Stadium. Near the beginning of the 4th quarter, ODJ made a reaching one-armed catch with little space then caught Josh Norman off guard with a spin move past him. During this move, Beckham Jr. also put the stiff arm to Norman’s face mask, block him from following.
5. Vikings Interception Against Packers
Photo source: NFL.com
This 4th quarter interception by Trae Waynes solidified the Vikings defeat over the Packers. With 1:50 left on the clock and a score of 13-17 in favor of Minnesota, the Packers were running out of time to make a comeback. Waynes’ interception meant that the Vikings could maintain their lead to win the game.
4. Cooks and Brees 87-yard Touchdown
Following this duo’s week 1 98-yard touchdown, Brandon Cooks and Drew Brees follow up in week 6 with an 87-yard touchdown. This perfect first quarter pass from Brees to Cooks was the Saints second touchdown of the game, making the Saints lead 13-0 over the Carolina Panthers.
3. Jets’ Trick Play and Bilal Powell Touchdown
This second-quarter play started like an ordinary play with a pass to wide reciever Brandon Marshall. The Jets took the Rams off guard by flipping the ball back to Bilal Powell where he was able to run straight into the in zone. This touchdown helped the New York Jets take a 6-3 lead over of Los Angeles Rams.
2. Xavier Rhodes’ 100-Yard Interception and Touchdown
This record setting play during the 11th week of the 2016 NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings raised their 13-10 lead to a 19-10 lead over the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals were 3rd and Goal when Xiavier Rhodes cut in front of his man, intercepted the pass, and took off towards the Viking’s in zone. Outrunning everyone else on the field, Rhodes completed a 100-yard touchdown,
Photo source: Newsday
1. Odell Beckham Jr.’s Game-Winning Touchdown
In the final 2 minutes of the final quarter against the Ravens, ODJ makes a cut inside-causing the Ravens CB and SS to collide. Left wide open, OBJ catches the pass, cuts around the Raven’s last defender, and runs into the in zone. This play was followed by ODJ’s iconic proposal to the net.
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
Truman State University has held the standing as the top public university in the Midwest for the past 21 years. The highly selective liberal arts and sciences university has selected Act Global’s artificial grass as the playing surface for the Bulldog football team.
The team will be remaining in Kirksville, Missouri this weekend for their first game of the 2017 season at Stokes Stadium. The Bulldogs will be facing off against Missouri S&T Miners. The first two games of the season the ended with an upset for the Bulldogs, so we hope their homecoming on their new turf field will result in a win for the team!
Act Global participated in the 15th edition of the Homeless World Cup event in Oslo, Norway last week through its donation of three top quality artificial grass pitches. These fields hosted hundreds of players from around the world in an effort to help each of these players and numerous other players in their home countries away from homelessness.
Philippine’s mid-size municipality of Carmona is preparing to welcome the country’s first FIFA Goal field.
Learn how our synthetic turf is beneficial to athletes. 
Marin Catholic is a private college preparatory school dedicated to providing students with a foundation in faith, knowledge, and service.
