SportsField Management Podcast
Whether you are in the field or on the go, you can be listening to sports field management education, information and interviews. Through conversations with industry experts, the SportsField Management Podcast brings you in-depth insight to better manage your sports field and facilities. And it’s all available whenever – and wherever – you are. * SportsField Management is the official publication of the Sports Field Managers Association (SFMA)
Episodes
Jun 23, 2021
Jun 23, 2021
13 min
In this edition of the SportsField Management podcast, we speak with Marcela Munoz – technical manager for turf and landscape for the Europe, Africa and the Middle East region for Syngenta – about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international sports field management.
Apr 20, 2021
Apr 20, 2021
30 min
This edition of the SportsField Management Podcast is an excerpt from an STMA Conference presentation on the topic of smart irrigation. The speaker, Ben Polimer, is fields and grounds coordinator, Town of Weston, Mass.
Feb 23, 2021
Feb 23, 2021
19 min
This edition of the SportsField Management podcast is an excerpt from our interview with new STMA President Nick McKenna, CSFM, athletic field maintenance manager at Texas A&M University. President McKenna discusses the benefits of STMA’s Certified Sports Field Manager designation, sports field management during a pandemic, and shares his vision for STMA.
Sep 2, 2020
Sep 2, 2020
19 min
This edition of the SportsField Management Podcast is an excerpt from our SportsField Management Interview with Eric Harshman, grounds superintendent, Berea College, Berea, Ky.
Jul 7, 2020
Jul 7, 2020
13 min
Trevor Vance, Kansas City Royals senior director of groundskeeping and landscaping, shares advice for dealing with current challenges and how to present safe, visually stunning fields no matter the circumstances.
Jun 4, 2020
Jun 4, 2020
9 min
John Watt, CSFM, director of fields and grounds for North Kansas City School District in Kansas City, Mo., recently joined John Kmitta, associate publisher/editorial brand director of SportsField Management, to discuss fields and grounds maintenance amid the challenges brought on by COVID-19.
Jun 4, 2020
Jun 4, 2020
15 min
Chris McGinty, superintendent of parks maintenance and cemeteries, City of Framingham, Mass., and vice president of the New England Sports Turf Managers Association (NESTMA), recently joined John Kmitta, associate publisher/editorial brand director of SportsField Management, to discuss fields and grounds maintenance amid the challenges brought on by COVID-19.
Jun 4, 2020
Jun 4, 2020
11 min
Darren Criswell, turf manager for the University of Arizona, recently joined John Kmitta, associate publisher/editorial brand director of SportsField Management, to discuss fields and grounds maintenance amid the challenges brought on by COVID-19.
Jun 4, 2020
Jun 4, 2020
8 min
Ben Polimer, fields and grounds coordinator, Town of Weston, Mass., and president of the New England Sports Turf Managers Association, recently joined John Kmitta, associate publisher/editorial brand director of SportsField Management, to discuss fields and grounds maintenance amid the challenges brought on by COVID-19.
Apr 29, 2020
Apr 29, 2020
44 min
This edition of the SportsField Management Podcast is archived content from an STMA Conference education session on the topic of Practical Reductions in Pesticides and Fertilizers. The presenter, Ryan DeMay, is sports facilities administrative manager for the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department.
About the Host
John Kmitta is associate publisher and editorial brand director of SportsField Management magazine (official publication of the Sports Field Management Association). He has spent more than two decades covering the green industry, including the sports field management, landscape/lawn maintenance, horticulture, arboriculture, golf and outdoor power equipment markets. As a result, John brings his wide-ranging industry insight to the SportsField Management podcast.