STMA Board of Directors Formulate Strategy to Clarify Sports Field Surfaces Terminology

(LAWRENCE, Kan.) – The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) – the non-profit, professional association comprised of 2,700 men and women professionals overseeing sports fields worldwide and critical to athletes’ safety –  and its Board of Directors have put a plan in place to clarify sports field surfaces terminology throughout the industry.

The term turf has become ubiquitous when referring to playing surfaces. In clarifying proper terminology, this creates a standard dialogue for athletes, spectators and professionals within the industry to consistently describe a sports field surface in an accurate manner. STMA members have degrees in plant and soil science, turfgrass management, agronomy and other science based majors in which accuracy and details are vital. A profession that relies on science as its basis must be accurate to maintain credibility. 

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