tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91680903364545376382024-03-19T09:10:05.039-07:00Motz NotesThe Motz Group is a full service athletic field design, consulting and construction company. We specialize in synthetic and natural turf systems for professional, collegiate and high school sports teams in addition to other recreational outlets.The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-15839548385759900332013-04-04T06:48:00.001-07:002013-04-04T06:49:35.500-07:00Baltimore Orioles Unveil New Warning Track at 2013 Home OpenerOriole Park at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles, is
opening the 2013 season with a fresh addition. This Friday, April 5th,
the Orioles will be taking on the Minnesota Twins with their recently
updated warning track, unique from any of its predecessors. Since the
ballpark opened in 1992, Oriole Park‘s warning track has been replaced
several times but has always been made out of synthetic material, that
is…until now.<br />
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With goals of achieving optimal playability, improving drainage
performance, and perfect aesthetics, the Orioles called upon their
trusted partner, The Motz Group (TMG), to handle their warning track
conversion. TMG had done a complete field replacement project for them
in 2001, retrofitting their old <a href="http://www.themotzgroup.com/natural-turf/pat-prescription-athletic-turf">Prescription Athletic Turf (PAT)</a> system with new PAT technology and engineering.<br />
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TMG launched the Oriole Park warning track conversion with the
removal of the synthetic rubber topcoat and asphalt layer, an 8-inch
depth around the entire perimeter of the field. The effort to remove the
existing track was successfully completed, while still managing to keep
the original stone base.<br />
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Once the existing synthetic warning track was removed and the
framework was in place, it was time to install its natural crushed brick
and limestone replacement. Keeping playability in mind, the replacement
material was a much-needed improvement. With the all-natural material,
players can count on a reduction in ball bounce that yield ground-rule
doubles and a cooler surface for those hot summer days.<br />
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Along with the warning track revamp came an improvement in drainage
performance. The previous track was impervious in certain locations,
causing water to sheet and pond on the field. Now, with the revised
structure in place, water is draining vertically through the track and
at a rapid pace.<br />
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In addition, it was imperative to capture the nostalgia of Oriole
Park and match its surroundings accurately to create the perfect
finishing touch! The color blend, made up of over 102,000 individual
crushed bricks, was chosen based on its coordination with the ballpark’s
wall foundation and attached warehouse. Once the selection was made,
TMG pressed on installing a 4-inch depth of #8 limestone topped with
another 4-inches of crushed brick throughout the entire warning track.<br />
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Now, for the 2013 season, Oriole Park has a warning track that plays
more similarly to those in other major league ballparks across the
United States with improved drainage and a cohesive look, finished look! <br />
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For more information on TMG’s natural and synthetic turf solutions, contact us today at 513.533.6452 or at <span id="eeEncEmail_PQTqxWgMOf"><a href="mailto:info@themotzgroup.com">info@themotzgroup.com</a></span>!The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-88857130510897932992013-03-29T07:29:00.002-07:002013-03-29T07:29:41.564-07:00Great American Ball Park’s Stabilized Turf Sure to Yield All-Star Performance on Opening DaySpring 2013 is officially here and so is Opening Day for Great
American Ball Park! On Monday, April 1st, Cincinnati Reds fans will pour
into the stadium expecting an exciting game against the Los Angeles
Angels. But, what spectators might not know, is that this game will be
taking place on a <a href="http://www.themotzgroup.com/natural-turf/tsii-synthetically-stabilized-turf">TS-II® Synthetically Stabilized Turf System</a> installed by The Motz Group in the Fall of 2012.<br />
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The Motz Group’s TS-II system is a patented combination of natural
grass growing in a unique stabilizing mat. The combination produces a
system that delivers the manageability, playability and flexibility
demanded by today’s world-class venues. It is the perfect solution that
is sure to score!<br />
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With TS-II, athletes will find value in the horizontal stability,
increased wear tolerance, and decreased divoting seen on many
all-natural grass fields. In addition to exceeding the aesthetic demands
of today’s sport field market, it provides a great deal of flexibility
for rapid replacement of logos, aiding displacement damage and worn
areas with immediate play upon installation or rotation. Equally suited
for warm and cool season grass species, its 100% natural grass surface
meets all governing body regulations.<br />
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Do you want to get a sneak peak before the Cincinnati Reds’ big home opener? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfMbB3j8Evk">CLICK HERE</a> to see The Motz Group take the field and watch the progress as the surface undergoes a complete transformation!<br />
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For more information on our TS-II, contact us at 513.533.6452 or <span id="eeEncEmail_QNmUzHCebi"><a href="mailto:info@themotzgroup.com">info@themotzgroup.com</a></span> today!
The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-87732264913401635842013-03-14T05:17:00.002-07:002013-03-14T05:17:20.095-07:00NKU Norse Take on Doubleheader with TMG’S TriplePlay
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turf system for Northern Kentucky University’s Bill Aker Baseball Complex. With
this installation came many benefits for the NCAA Division I team, including a
reduction in daily upkeep and dependable playability. The NKU Norse team
members no longer have to be concerned with wet weather conditions that make
for a messy infield, inconsistent playability, and even worse, rainouts! Now,
they have the competitive advantage of a pristine field with lasting
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Norse baseball team played a doubleheader just a few short days after one of Greater
Cincinnati’s worst winter storms of 2013. Bringing with it 3-5 inches of snow,
typically, this amount of precipitation would have taken this field straight
“out of the game”. Luckily, with their recently installed synthetic turf system
in place, NKU’s fighting Norse were able to take Marshall University’s
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awaiting a nail-biting finish in Sunday’s series nightcap. In the end, the
Thundering Herd sought victory over the Norse, pulling two consecutive wins at
the Bill Aker Baseball Complex to add to their four-game weekend sweep. For
more detailed highlights on Sunday’s doubleheader, </span><a href="http://www.nkunorse.com/news/2013/3/10/BB_0310135233.aspx"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">click
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The Motz Group’s TriplePlay synthetic
turf system is the most realistic and best performing baseball specific synthetic
turf system I’ve been on. Our players and coaches love the ball bounce that
comes off the TriplePlay surface,” said Todd Asalon, NKU Head Baseball Coach. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The entire group at Motz was a
pleasure to work with and did a fantastic job completing our project. I would
highly recommend Motz to anyone looking at installing a synthetic turf baseball
field,” added Coach Asalon.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">About
TMG’S TriplePlay™ Synthetic Turf Baseball System</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
Designed specifically for baseball, TriplePlay’s durable, all-weather surface allows
for more games throughout the year, while significantly increasing consistency
and reducing maintenance costs. TriplePlay is a value-engineered synthetic turf
system and has widespread appeal across all levels of baseball. It’s
manufactured using the highest quality, wear resistant pile fiber available,
and infilled with crumb rubber and sand. Designed for extended play and minimal
maintenance, this system hits a homerun every time! </span></div>
The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-64167105082674014922013-02-13T09:26:00.001-08:002013-02-13T09:30:50.721-08:00The Motz Group Takes on Bishop Chatard and Cardinal Ritter<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">The
Motz Group was busy in Indianapolis this past summer transforming two local
preparatory high school sporting facilities, Bishop Chatard and Cardinal
Ritter. Both schools opted to install new synthetic turf fields, and Bishop
Chatard took it one step further installing a state-of-the-art synthetic turf
baseball field. With this installation, the school made history becoming the
first high school in Indiana to install a full synthetic turf baseball field.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">These
new fields have become home to each school’s football practices, soccer
matches, track meets, and various other sports programs. With these new
complexes come opportunities that these schools hadn’t been able to pursue in
the past. They can easily host tournaments and playoffs, along with community
events for local youth leagues and neighborhood associations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">“We
were really impressed with the quality, look, and feel of the fields that The
Motz Group had done. We did our research, explored all of our options, and in
the end they were the obvious choice,” said Bill Sahm, President of Bishop
Chatard.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">The
Motz Group strives to deliver exceptional quality and consistency in each field
that we construct. We have been building fields and building trust for over 35
years, with quality craftsmanship in the forefront of our focus. Our philosophy
begins with a solid foundation and is followed by layers of experience,
dedication with undisputed character that creates the perfect environment for
success. </span></div>
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number one reason we selected The Motz Group is their proven commitment to
service,” shared Greg Perkins, President of Cardinal Ritter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">Bishop
Chatard and Cardinal Ritter both enjoyed impressive first seasons with the help
of their new facilities in place with Bishop Chatard claiming another state
title and Cardinal Ritter becoming a state finalist. The schools are very
pleased with all the benefits their new fields provide and their team members
alike are looking forward to a successful 2013!</span></div>
The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-7796155713195820192013-01-22T10:28:00.000-08:002013-01-22T10:28:07.709-08:00The Motz Group Takes the Field at Great American Ball Park<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">As the 2013 preseason rapidly approaches, it is imperative that Great American Ball Park, home of the Cincinnati Reds, is ready for action! This past fall, The Motz Group took on the field as it underwent a complete transformation...check out this video for a sneak peak!</span><br />
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The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-81049237583634564562013-01-02T08:55:00.002-08:002013-01-02T08:55:56.382-08:00<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year from The Motz Group!</span></div>
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<br />The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-36532585804511622432012-11-14T12:47:00.000-08:002012-11-14T12:56:13.173-08:00<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Piqua High School
Named 2012 Top Winner in the Athletic Field Category of STC's "Our Field
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The Motz Group would like acknowledges one of our valued
field owners, Piqua High School, for placing as a Top Winner in Synthetic Turf
Council's "Our Field of Dreams" contest.</span></div>
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selection, use and maintenance of synthetic turf systems in sports field, golf,
municipal parks, airports, landscape and residential applications. The
organization is also a resource for current, credible, and independent research
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The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-8695609782339181892012-11-07T07:40:00.000-08:002012-11-07T07:46:23.204-08:00<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Zach Burns, President of The Motz Group, Inducted Into Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame </b></span><br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Wednesday, November 7, 2012</b> - The Motz Group’s very own President, Zach Burns, was inducted into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 3rd, for his exceptional athletic accomplishments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Burns, who graduated from the university in 1999, has been notably recognized as one of the greatest tight ends in Brown football history. Burns played for Brown all four years of his college career, earning All-Ivy League status two times and was the first Brown football player ever to be named first team Associated Press All-American his senior year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“This honorable recognition of Zach’s performance is very well deserved. His strong leadership and team-oriented manner has proven to carry throughout both his athletic and professional career,” said Joseph Motz, CEO of The Motz Corporation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">For more details on Burns’ impressive athletic performance while at Brown University, please <a href="http://www.brownbears.com/genrel/HOF2012" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">As an organization that takes great pride in our employees’ personal and professional achievements, The Motz Group would like to congratulate Zach Burns on this incredible accomplishment. We are very proud to have one of the best tight ends in Ivy League history as a valued team member.</span></div>
The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-88140122669697895812012-10-24T11:41:00.000-07:002012-10-24T11:46:31.308-07:00<h2 style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Cincinnati, Ohio</b> – Zach Burns, President of The Motz
Group, was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Synthetic
Turf Council (STC) during its Annual Membership Meeting in Dallas, TX.
The STC promotes the industry, educates the general public, and assists
buyers and end users with the selection, use and maintenance of
synthetic turf systems in sports field, golf and landscape applications.
Burns’ election to the Board recognizes his leadership position within
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<span style="font-size: small;">“Our Board plays an extremely active role in shaping the strategic
direction of the Council,” explains Rick Doyle, President of the
Synthetic Turf Council. “Zach's contributions to the industry are
tremendous, and we are confident the association will continue to grow
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<span style="font-size: small;">Based in Cincinnati, The Motz Group specializes in design and
construction of natural and synthetic turf athletic field systems. The
company has provided design, construction, installation, and maintenance
for sporting fields for more than 35 years. The Motz Group has been
especially committed to advancing STC’s mission of maintaining the
highest quality practices and standards throughout the industry. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Demand for synthetic turf has escalated over the past few years, with
about 7,000 athletic fields currently in operation across North America.
Each year, thousands of residences, businesses, parks, municipal spaces
and golf courses turn to synthetic turf for its numerous benefits.
Synthetic turf conserves billions of gallons of water each year, and
eliminates the need for pesticides and fertilizers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Based in Atlanta, the Synthetic Turf Council was founded in 2003 to
promote the industry and to assist buyers and end users with the
selection, use and maintenance of synthetic turf systems in sports
field, golf, municipal parks, airports, landscape and residential
applications. The organization is also a resource for current, credible,
and independent research on the safety and environmental impact of
synthetic turf. Membership includes builders, landscape architects,
testing labs, maintenance providers, manufacturers, suppliers,
installation contractors, infill material suppliers and other specialty
service companies. For more information, <a href="http://www.syntheticturfcouncil.org/">CLICK HERE</a>. </span></div>
The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-44831830071899434722012-04-03T13:31:00.000-07:002012-04-09T11:11:48.322-07:00The Joe Nuxhall Miracle League Fields<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; line-height: 21px;">On Friday March 30th, employees from The Motz Group - field <i>and </i>office staff - spent the day installing turf and infilling Envirofill® for the </span></span>Joe Nuxhall Miracle League Fields<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;">. You might be thinking that we installed the baseball turf, since that's something we do quite often. Not so this time! We actually installed two landscape areas in front of what will soon be the concession area. The ball fields of the Miracle League Field will actually be made of rubber. A durable, spongy, painted rubber surface that will allow wheelchair-bound individuals or individuals with trouble walking to play safely. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;">The Miracle League Fields are making it possible for handicapped children to play baseball. It's enough to bring a tear to your eye when you see the joy on the children's faces that might not have ever had a chance to play a sport that so many of us take for granted. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;">We, at The Motz Group, consider ourselves very lucky to have had a chance to be a small part of this enormous project that will touch the heart and souls of so many children and families!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;">Special thanks to Kim Nuxhall and Cliff Bown for your hospitality and education regarding this wonderful project.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/themotzgroupofcompanies/sets/72157629733844717/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see images from our Day </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nuxhallmiracleleague.org/nuxproject.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> to learn more about The Joe Nuxhall Miracle League Fields</span></span>The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-22422880692641710972012-04-03T10:42:00.001-07:002012-04-03T10:42:14.207-07:00TMG • Committed to Quality<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoAi_WGYoGDAqWrbvTTwVinvMXm3C48HZM9CjdPRiI1jyOWpiyCG3bVB9JRcw_KKkGQ_jVQO4Abh-DjsdYpZMGSgcoWqcBtc4WyQ1kkv6oI41438hbKqFXxPo_iW6CwaBCZJUHCq2OC6b/s1600/CFB+Staff+Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoAi_WGYoGDAqWrbvTTwVinvMXm3C48HZM9CjdPRiI1jyOWpiyCG3bVB9JRcw_KKkGQ_jVQO4Abh-DjsdYpZMGSgcoWqcBtc4WyQ1kkv6oI41438hbKqFXxPo_iW6CwaBCZJUHCq2OC6b/s320/CFB+Staff+Logo.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Another TMG Certified Field Builder. Just one more way that The Motz Group is showing commitment to and focus on quality. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Paul Schinner, Vice President of Operations for The Motz Group, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> has earned his American Sports Builders Association (ASBA) Certified Field Builder (CFB) certification. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"We are really proud of this recognition for Paul" says Zach Burns, President of Cincinnati based Motz Group. "TMG promotes and encourages professional and personal growth throughout its employees. Paul's </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">hard work and commitment to building top notch athletic fields is apparent. His recognition is well deserved."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The CFB program was developed by the ASBA to help raise professional standards and </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">improve</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> the practice of field construction. The CFB designation is awarded to individuals who have passed a comprehensive examination to demonstrate knowledge of all facets of sports field construction. The ASBA's certification program has become recognized as the standard of achievement for sports facility construction. CFB implies an overall knowledge of sports field construction and maintenance, for both natural grass and synthetic turf facilities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Burns continued, "The Motz Group is only one of 24 sports field construction companies that have a Certified Field Builder on staff, and one of only 8 that have two! Paul is the second person on our team to receive such a high honor."</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For more information please contact:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Erin Richards, Office Coordinator</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Motz Group</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">www.themotzgroup.com</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">info@themotzgroup.com</span>The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-24965756729327802912012-03-02T06:53:00.002-08:002012-03-19T11:51:29.418-07:00Riverbend Music Center goes Green…<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">...and will stay green with TMG's RMC® turf system installed this winter.</span></div>
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The Motz Group has just finished installing 120,000 square feet of RMC Amphitheater Turf® at Riverbend Music Center. The system installed at Riverbend includes a premium monofilament fiber coupled with Envirofill® acrylic coated sand. This combination provides the look and feel of a perfectly manicured natural lawn. </div>
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Riverbend lawn goes artificial</div>
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Article written by Cincinnati Enquirer’s Cliff Radel<br />
link to article can be found <a href="http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120301/NEWS/303020017" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE.</a></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Riverbend’s lawn just turned green. Thanks goes not to winter’s warm weather, but to the wonders of science.</span></div>
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And the generosity of the late Patricia Corbett.</div>
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With Corbett’s funds paying for state-the-art technology, the amphitheater on the Ohio has become the world’s first concert venue of its size to cover its lawn – all 2.75 acres – with artificial grass.</div>
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This development marks another milestone at the bend in the river where millions of Greater Cincinnatians have traditionally gone to have fun, reminisce and be a kid again for 126 years.</div>
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This piece of sacred ground began its history as a destination for enjoyment when the Coney Island amusement park opened on June 21, 1886.</div>
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That tradition expanded in 1984, with Riverbend opening as the summer home of the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops orchestras, as well as the place to see top internationally known touring acts.</div>
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Riverbend’s ticket sales annually place the venue among the world’s top 10 amphitheaters</div>
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The facility’s elaborate $750,000 system of turf, rock and drains has been in the planning stages for five years.</div>
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Installed over the last 10 weeks, the lawn is ready for the 2012 season-opener: Brad Paisley with The Band Perry & Scotty McCreery, on May 20.</div>
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At that show, concertgoers will encounter a lawn consisting of five layers: 120,000 square feet of non-flammable plastic turf; 660,000 pounds of non-toxic, acrylic-coated, round-grained, bacteria-resistant sand; two layers of crushed limestone; and 1.04 miles of drainage pipe.</div>
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The reasons behind this groundbreaking move:</div>
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Reduce Riverbend’s carbon footprint. It eliminates the need for fertilizers, pesticides, weed-killers and gas-powered lawn mowers.</div>
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Save money. The lawn’s grass surface annually consumed 600,000 gallons of water for irrigation and $90,000 for replacement rolls of sod.</div>
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Sell more tickets. Projections call for a 10 percent jump in lawn ticket sales.</div>
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Extend the amphitheater’s brand. Riverbend plans to market the system to outdoor concert venues around the world.</div>
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Ramp up the fun factor for people who sit, stand and dance on the lawn.</div>
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“People are finally going to be able to enjoy a sold-out show on the lawn, without worrying about it turning to mud if it rains,” said Mike Smith, Riverbend’s longtime general manager and a vice president with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the amphitheater’s owner.</div>
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Zach Burns slid and slipped his way through the slop on the muddy lawn at several rained-soaked Riverbend shows. Since the facility’s 1984 opening, tens of thousands of lawn patrons have watched the space become a mud pit during concerts by Jimmy Buffett and the Dave Matthews Band. Tons of straw were placed over the goop.</div>
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“That did not make for a very inviting experience,” Burns said. He remembered one concert “where people were pulling up the sod and throwing it around. That tore me up.”</div>
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Burns has strong feelings about sod. He’s president of the Motz Group. The Newtown company installs playing surfaces, sod and synthetic, in stadiums all over the world.</div>
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Along with USGreentech, another Newtown firm, the Motz Group laid the carpet and foundation for Riverbend’s new lawn.</div>
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State-of-the-art turf will have its own brand name, too<br />
The amphitheater’s synthetic turf will soon have its own brand name, either Riverbend Concert Turf or RMC Amphitheater Turf. (RMC stands for Riverbend Music Center.)</div>
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“Since the wear and tear on grass is a concern at all amphitheaters,” Smith said, “we expect to hear from lots of our colleagues in the industry as to how this works.”</div>
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The top layer is made up of densely packed, 2-inch-tall blades of non-flammable plastic grass. The blades are shorter than lawn grass blades. They are close to the height of the frog-hair turf surrounding golf putting greens. Sections of the grass carpet are sewn together and held down by spikes.</div>
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Round, green, acrylic-coated grains of sand mined in Texas and called Envirofill are placed on the grass, as infill. There are 5.5 pounds of sand per square foot of synthetic turf. The sand’s coating is bacteria-, mildew- and mold-resistant. The grains’ round structure keeps the blades of turf standing at attention.</div>
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The roundness also acts as a cushion, preventing the sand from compacting. The base of the turf has millions of holes to let moisture drain, first through a 2-inch-thick layer of finely crushed Georgia limestone, then a 4-inch-thick layer of coarsely crushed limestone leading to a network of 10-inch drainpipes.</div>
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Unlike earlier generations of artificial turf, Riverbend’s synthetic grass is completely recyclable. Older turf used pellets, called crumb rubber, made from recycled car tires for its infill.</div>
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“Crumb rubber is flammable,” noted Adam Coleman, USGreentech division manager. “That could not be used at Riv-erbend.”</div>
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And foot traffic over the pellets creates static electricity, causing them to stick to shoes, pants and people. Riverbend’s sand infill, which USGreentech has installed on playing surfaces in stadiums in Europe and Australia, stays put.</div>
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Synthetic grass can get hot under broiling summer sun. Riverbend has installed a misting system to cool the turf.</div>
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“We can run the hoses 30 minutes before we open the gates,” Smith said. “That can drop the surface temperature 10 to 25 degrees and it will be dry in 10 minutes.”</div>
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Patricia Corbett, the arts angel of Cincinnati, is still at work<br />
Riverbend’s turf could also go by this nickname: Pat’s Greener Grass.</div>
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Patricia Corbett’s philanthropic donations built Riverbend. One night, as she walked to her seat in the pavilion, named for her late husband, J. Ralph Corbett, she gazed at the lawn. “It’s so beautiful,” she remarked. “I wish more people would use it.”</div>
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Corbett died in 2008. “When she passed away, she left an endowment for Riverbend,” Smith said. “It is only to be used for improving the patrons’ quality of life. This improvement, the new lawn, is the kind of creative, innovative, unique thing that she always supported for the place she liked to call ‘my theater.’ ”</div>
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Her wish for more people to use Riv-erbend’s lawn may come true.</div>
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“We have conservatively projected a 10-percent increase in ticket sales,” Smith said. “This new lawn takes away the factor of people not going to a concert if it has rained.”</div>
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If those projections hold, Riverbend could jump a notch in the annual international ranking of amphitheaters. For 2011, Pollstar, a concert-industry bible, listed Riverbend in fourth place with 329,979 tickets sold. Only first-place DTE Energy Music Theatre, outside Detroit, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colo., and Filene Center at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Va., sold more tickets. A 10-percent increase would put Riverbend in third place.</div>
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decades at The Motz Group, Paul has demonstrated excellence in integrity,
work-ethic, loyalty and customer service. I’m excited to watch Paul move
into this new role and further develop our expanding operations capabilities.”<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">,"</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Schinner, who has
been with TMG for over 18 years, studied business management at Ashland
University and University of Cincinnati.
He began his turf career as a co-op student from Cincinnati State’s
Horticulture and Turf Management Program.
“My first job was maintaining the turf and properties at the College
Football Hall of Fame, Spinney Field, the Bengals practice fields, and Midland baseball
fields.” When he joined the TMG team he
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Schinner’s
VP responsibilities include overseeing all production, estimating, bidding,
budgets, and synthetic and natural field installations. “I am very proud and humbled by the
opportunities presented to me over the past 18 years at The Motz Group. I enjoy
coming to work every day and being surrounded by the best and brightest team in
the business and look forward to the challenges that the future holds.”<span style="color: #1f497d;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Paul and his wife
Ulrika reside in Milford with their two children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Motz Group is an
athletic field construction company that designs and installs world- class
synthetic and natural turf playing systems all over the globe. They specialize in professional, collegiate
and high school athletics, as well as parks and recreation. TMG is known locally for its work with the
Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Bengals, many area high schools including Mariemont,
Summit Country Day and Moeller and known nationally for work with the LA
Dodgers, Miami Dolphins, THE Ohio State University and two Super Bowls.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cincinnati, OH - (February 16,
2012) - <a href="http://www.themotzgroup.com/">The Motz Group, LLC, (TMG)</a> a leader in design and installation of
natural and synthetic turf, announces the selection of <b>Zach Burns, as their new president, effective February 1. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Joe Motz, CEO of TMG said, “It was extremely important that we find a
strong leader who would build on the foundation already in place at TMG. Zach
possesses all of the tools needed to be an effective leader and meshes
perfectly into the corporate culture we have successfully fostered. It has
given me great personal satisfaction to coach and mentor Zach. I know he will
lead this company with integrity. His broad product knowledge, relationships
with clients and peers and strategic vision make him the ideal person to guide
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Burns began working with TMG in early 2008 with his focus on sales and
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“From project inception through construction and on-going maintenance,
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excellent experience.” Says Darian Daily, Head Grounds Keeper of Paul Brown
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On his promotion to President, Burns said “I’m thrilled and honored
with the opportunity to lead TMG into the future. For over 35 years, TMG has been synonymous
with cutting edge innovation, safe and high quality products, and best in class
customer service. Our team is committed
to this mission, which allows us to exceed customer expectations.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Burns is actively involved with the Synthetic Turf Council and Vistage
International. Burns earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Organizational
Behavior and Management at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. As a
tight end for the Bears, he earned 1st-Team All American and All-Ivy honors
during his football career. Zach resides
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and natural turf playing systems all over the globe. They specialize in professional, collegiate
and high school athletics, as well as parks and recreation. Some notable projects include fields for the
Cincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati Reds, Miami Dolphins, The Ohio State University,
LA Dodgers and two Super Bowls.<o:p></o:p></div>The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-52621695578129976852011-11-01T14:17:00.000-07:002011-11-01T14:17:54.056-07:00University of Dayton / Stuart Field<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">How many soccer balls would it take to cover the surface of the brand new Stuart Field? According to our calculations.. over 323,636! That's a lot of soccer balls!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Stuart Field, home to the University of Dayton Intramural and Club teams, is complete. With more than 222,500 square feet of 24/7® turf the UD student athletes will have plenty of space to do what they do best...play ball. </span><br />
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According to Flyer News, UD's student newspaper, there are over 2,600 students each year that play nearly 1,500 outdoor intramural games.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The University of Dayton logo, 244' wide x 83' tall, is the largest that The Motz Group has ever installed. Aircraft pilots and passengers will have no trouble knowing exactly where The University of Dayton and Stuart Field are! Located between </span>Kettering Hall and the new RecPlex, the new field has permanent lines for four league size fields, will host lacrosse, rugby, flag football, softball, soccer and many other sports.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Stuart Field's new 24/7 multi-use synthetic sports field turf system is perfect for the all purpose, all weather action it's going to get. The UD intramural athletes will experience a field that is safe and durable. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"> Made with the highest quality slit film yarn available, 24/7 delivers a winning combination of affordability and superior wear-ability. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It’s becoming increasingly apparent that recreation facilities are noticing the value of installing synthetic turf. Blue Ash Recreation Center, Anderson Township Park District’s Riverside Park, Wyoming Recreation Center, Elizabethtown Sports Park are just a few of the many recreation / multi use fields that The Motz Group has recently installed. “Our new All Weather Field facility at Riverside Park has enabled the ATPD to continue our mission of providing quality fields for our residents” says Ken Kushner, executive director of Anderson Township Park District. Among other assets, synthetic turf allows recreation facilities to maximize rental dollars since weather related field conditions are no longer a factor.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">The Motz Group has partnered with UD on other projects and they've also worked on the field at Welcome Stadium, home of the Dayton Flyers football program.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For more information on synthetic turf, contact Zach Burns at 513.533.6452 or <span id="eeEncEmail_nxIlFPpAck" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="mailto:info@themotzgroup.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;">info@themotz</span>group.com</a></span></span></div>The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-13458947343887354742011-10-11T14:26:00.000-07:002011-10-12T05:41:46.723-07:00Elizabethtown Sports Park<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Motz Group has begun working on a brand new 150-acre sports complex in Elizabethtown Kentucky. </span><br />The new park, expected to open July 2012, will accommodate events and tournaments for many sports including football, soccer, baseball, softball, lacrosse, and field hockey. <br /><br />As detailed in <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/realestate/commercial/youth-sports-park-in-kentucky-to-bolster-tourism.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&emc=eta1">the <i>New York Times</i> article</a>, "t<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">he 150-acre Elizabethtown Sports Park, set to open next </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">summer, will have 12 baseball and softball diamonds, 10 natural turf soccer and football fields, 2 full-size synthetic turf fields and a diamond for physically disabled athletes. The sports park also includes powerful lighting, six concession buildings, pavilions to house meeting spaces and locker rooms, four playgrounds, Wi-Fi access so events can be viewed live on the Internet and a three-mile-long running and walking path that circles the complex."</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br />"It will be one of the largest such complexes in the country, with the ability to host four- and five-day tournaments that will attract hundreds of teams and thousands of spectators from across the Southeast."</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span>At 126,000 square feet each, <a href="http://www.themotzgroup.com/">The Motz Group</a> will be building the two largest fields in the complex. While these particular fields will be used for those needing open space and synthetic turf, their primary purpose is to serve as the championship fields for football and soccer tournaments.</span><br /><a href="http://www.themotzgroup.com/synthetic-turf/sportgrass-synthetic-turf-system">SportGrass®</a>, the system that The Motz Group will be installing, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">is made with premium monofilament fibers that provide the look and feel of natural grass. The athletes playing on the SportGrass fields will experience safe conditions on a sure footed high performance turf system with superior playing characteristics. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><br />For more information on The Motz Group's Triple Play system or any of their other proven systems, contact Zach Burns at 513.533.6452 or i<a href="mailto:nfo@themotzgroup.com">nfo@themotzgroup.com</a>. </span>The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-10943850672368704982011-10-05T08:52:00.000-07:002011-10-05T13:53:01.236-07:00Talawanda High School<div style="text-align: right;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It's going to be an exciting new year for community members and students of Talawanda High School! A brand new high school will be ready for use in January 2012 and a brand new synthetic turf field is ready for action. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.themotzgroup.com/">The Motz Group</a>, of Cincinnati, has just completed the installation of Talawanda's brand new <a href="http://www.themotzgroup.com/synthetic-turf/twenty-four-seven-synthetic-turf-system">24/7®</a> synthetic turf field. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">The new TMG field at Talawanda will bring instant credibility to our sports programs and help to generate pride in our student-athletes and school district." Said Chris Weaver, Talawanda's Athletic Director. "Our community as a whole will benefit from the turf complex by offering additional outdoor space for a multitude of activities. With the possibility of hosting many functions from groups outside of this area, this complex would provide new revenue and bring awareness to our community and what our school district has to offer." </span></span></div>
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As <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/themotzgroup#p/f/0/4vr8az9JOr0">this video</a> outlines, the old natural grass field at THS was vastly overused. Due to poor field conditions they were struggling to meet the needs of athletic, school and community organizations. The field was in poor condition - and getting worse - with the amount of use Bower's field was getting. </div>
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The Motz Group was the answer THS needed. TMG's experienced, professional, and customer pleasing crew went to work for THS installing the unparalleled 24/7® synthetic turf system. This new field answered THS's urgent need for an all weather, multi-use synthetic turf field. The new field is safe, durable and ready for action. No more mud baths during inclement weather, no more indoor practices because the field is saturated. It's time to play ball on a consistent, long lasting, green, all purpose field! <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">When asked about deciding to work with The Motz Group, Weaver had no doubts. "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">In my opinion the decision was easy, TMG is the best in the business when it comes to synthetic turf fields, and I knew based on past experiences that we wanted to work with TMG. Their resume speaks for itself...... </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Everyone I have met and worked with from TMG on our project has been extremely professional and willing to go the extra mile to assist us in whatever our needs are. Zach Burns has been my lead contact and I have enjoyed learning about the turf business through his vast knowledge and background of the industry. </span></span><br />
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Other benefits that THS will experience: much lower maintenance costs, increased revenue as the field can be rented for events, less injury because the field is a consistent playing surface, less make up games due to inclement weather...the list goes on an on. </div>
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<span style="color: black;">Weaver added "Last year alone we hosted over 50 different sporting events on our natural grass field, so my excitement for our new synthetic turf 24/7 system is beyond words. Our student athletes and community deserve to have our outside classrooms match the excellence of our inside classrooms and I'm extremely proud to say that we will finally be able to provide this for them!" </span></div>
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Contact Zach Burns, Vice President and Sales & Marketing Director, at 513.533.6452 or <a href="mailto:info@themotzgroup.com">info@themotzgroup.com</a> for more information regarding 24/7® or any other of The Motz Group's other proven turf systems and services. </div>
The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-38734103885643794952011-09-29T13:38:00.000-07:002011-09-29T13:38:22.254-07:00TMG named top 50 finalist in Courier's Best Places to Work<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; line-height: 20px;"></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJqIm2tJdhF-l_OB1U2s6cjAEbU4nOdN0SGzOkO5jPiiq4VD0Tek0YTnVjbJyP8JEDV6x7nAKY0Abqc2gaRZNDoYq5ZjvnttOitD3_bxmdXVpzOkpJAjkOI-z6d-GqvPdDBxI7wg4RaNo/s1600/BestToWork_2011.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJqIm2tJdhF-l_OB1U2s6cjAEbU4nOdN0SGzOkO5jPiiq4VD0Tek0YTnVjbJyP8JEDV6x7nAKY0Abqc2gaRZNDoYq5ZjvnttOitD3_bxmdXVpzOkpJAjkOI-z6d-GqvPdDBxI7wg4RaNo/s320/BestToWork_2011.jpeg" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Cincinnati Business Courier has released the names of the 50 finalists for the 2011 Best Places to Work. Among them, <a href="http://www.themotzgroup.com/">The Motz Group</a>!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Motz Group is an athletic field construction company that designs and installs world class synthetic and natural turf playing systems all over the globe. TMG specializes in professional, collegiate and high school athletics as well as parks & recreation. <a href="http://www.themotzgroup.com/projects">Click here</a> to see a sampling of fields The Motz Group have designed and installed.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Joe Motz, President and CEO of The Motz Group, is proud of his team's recognition. "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Our team is the best! They are fiercely passionate about the delivery of “Best in Class” products and services as well as promulgating the ownership thinking culture which recognizes the contribution of each member and provides the natural high we all keep coming back for."</span></span></div>
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The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-81302958328974749132011-09-22T06:08:00.000-07:002011-09-22T06:11:00.360-07:00Notre Dame Academy Wins STC Field of Dreams HonorCongratulations Notre Dame Academy, winners of Synthetic Turf Council's Top Athletic Field in the 2011 Real Field of Dreams Contest.<br />
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The story of Notre Dame Academy’s (“NDA”) “Field of Dreams” is unique. NDA is an all girls’ high school that is 100 years old. Until the new field opened last year, at no time in NDA’s history did it have an athletic field. The lack of a field caused significant issues for every administrator, coach, parent and student involved in outdoor sports. Literally, for decades, the coaches had to find facilities for every practice. Over the years NDA teams practiced on many abandoned fields and empty playgrounds. To make some of these fields usable and safe, dedicated parents and coaches removed rocks and debris, cut grass and brought in truck loads of dirt to fill holes and smooth bumps. When NDA’s teams were “lucky”, they received permission to squeeze-in practice time at other schools after the home school had finished using its facilities. Of course, this also meant that coaches, parents and athletes students had to travel for all practices. In fact, at one point, the only available practice facilities were at a school in neighboring state. Obviously, this also meant that in the entire 100 year history of NDA, it did not have a true home game. The only home games were at rented or borrowed facilities. The other major issue was limitation on participation. Nationally the number of women participating in athletics has exploded. Correspondingly, there was high interest in expanding the number of sports and athletes at NDA. However, it was impossible to even consider adding sports and opportunities without a place to practice and play. This was a shame. Dozens of studies document the numerous psychological, physiological and sociological benefits of sports participation for girls.<br />
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Simply put, involvement in athletics significantly enhances the chances that young women stay out of trouble, do well in school, remain healthy and become leaders. A few years ago the Sisters of Notre Dame graciously donated property to NDA to build an athletic field. The opportunity to finally have a home field was wonderful. However, in order to provide for all of the practices and games for existing teams, and to develop new teams and opportunities for young women, there was only one answer for NDA – the new field had to have synthetic turf to accommodate all of NDA’s needs.<br />
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The impact of the NDA’s synthetic turf field was immediate. Within days after the field was complete, NDA’s soccer team was using the field for practice. After decades of begging for practice time at other schools, cleaning up trash and rocks off a field before practice and handing out directions to parents so that they could find the practice field, NDA could finally simply say, “practice today after school”. More significantly, the synthetic turf field immediately opened the door to participation for dozens of young women and expanded playing time in the community. As soon as the field was complete, NDA organized a new lacrosse team for its students. This has been a huge success in terms of the number of girls participating. Also NDA has invited youth teams in the area to use its synthetic turf field when other facilities are not available. This has been a welcome addition to the community and tremendous benefit to the young athletes in the area. In addition, the field is a very attractive addition to NDA’s campus. Before the field was installed there was an overgrown gully in front of the school. Now one of the first things someone sees as they come to NDA is a beautiful, sparking green field. Moreover, the campus is alive after school every day as dozens of players, parents and coaches come and go for practice. Also “game days” are truly special events for hundreds of alums, fans and families. After 100 years of not having a home field, it is probably impossible to overstate the good will, pride and school spirit generated by NDA’s new synthetic turf field.<br />
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The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-86745548172086586482011-08-23T11:21:00.000-07:002011-08-23T11:28:50.737-07:00Mansfield High School - Ready to Play Football!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 24px;">Mansfield Senior High School is ready to play some football on their brand new synthetic turf field installed by The Motz Group of Cincinnati. </span><a href="http://www.themotzgroup.com/">Motz</a> has just completed the <a href="http://www.themotzgroup.com/synthetic-turf/twenty-four-seven-synthetic-turf-system">24/7® synthetic turf</a> system that is infilled with recycled crumb rubber and sand.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2c2c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br />The Tygers will play host to The Galion Tigers in the season-opener at 7 p.m. on Friday August 26. </span></span><br />Zach Burns, VP and Sales and Marketing Director for The Motz Group, will attend the field dedication on Friday prior to kick off. "We are excited for the Tygers to get to play on their new synthetic turf system. We wish them a lot of luck in the upcoming season."<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 24px;"><br />According to Highschoolsports.net the Tygers are picked to beat the Tigers. 75% of fans picked Mansfield Tygers while 25% have picked the Galion Tigers. The prediction, Tigers 13 - Tygers 28. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 24px;"><br />There is one prediction that will ring true. The new turf at Arlin field will perform beautifully. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">24/7 is manufactured with premium slit film yard and provides all-weather toughness that stands up to repeated poundings. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2c2c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br />As Larry Gibbs, a spokesperson for Mansfield City Schools, quoted in a recent mansfieldnewsjournal.com article "The company's web site - </span></span><a href="http://www.themotzgroup.com/" style="color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 24px;">www.themotzgroup.com</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2c2c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"> - includes photos of synthetic turf installations at more than 30 other Ohio high schools, Thomas More College, Hanover College and on a regulation-size indoor football field at the Miami Dolphins' training facility. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2c2c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br />To see some logo installation images click </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/themotzgroupofcompanies/sets/72157627418296594/show/" style="line-height: 24px;">HERE</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 24px;"><br />For more information on 24/7 turf or other proven synthetic turf systems, contact Zach Burns at 513.533.6452 or info@themotzgroup.com</span></span><br />
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Manicured, sweet-smelling grass might appear environmentally superior to the plastic blades and rubber pellets of artificial turf.</div>
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But schools are increasingly looking beyond nature’s field of dreams toward one that can endure rain-soaked football games and weeks of punishing heat and drought — all without water or fertilizer — while producing thousands of dollars in additional revenue.</div>
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Almost all school districts in Franklin County have at least one playing field made of artificial turf.</div>
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Thomas Worthington High School finished unrolling its first carpet of green last week. Bexley High School, the first central Ohio school to install the fake turf 10 years ago, will become the first to replace its field, by the end of October. And Westerville schools plan to complete installations at South and North high schools by the start of this football season.</div>
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The long-term benefits can outweigh the initial costs, school officials said. After Westerville Central High School’s field was carpeted last year, many more community organizations and youth athletic groups wanted to use it, bringing in more revenue, said Greg Viebranz, school spokesman.</div>
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In Bexley, “I think it’s one of the single-best improvements the district has ever made,” said Chris Essman, the school district’s treasurer, citing the “24/7” usability and lack of maintenance.</div>
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The installation cost can range from about $600,000 to more than $1 million, said Henry Zaborniak, an assistant commissioner of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. The fields last 10 to 15 years, but replacements are cheaper than the original installation because schools don’t have to rebuild the foundation and water-drainage system.</div>
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Maintaining a grass field, including mowing and watering, can cost as much as $25,000 a year, which is cheaper over a decade than putting in artificial turf, but grass limits the number of times a field can be used.</div>
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Westerville and some other districts used bonds and property taxes to pay for the artificial turf, but other schools rely almost entirely on private donations.</div>
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The $660,000 cost of Bexley’s first field was covered by private donations. Its replacement, at $316,000, will be paid for with rental revenue from the cellphone towers that were installed 10 years ago at its high-school stadium, Essman said.</div>
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Thomas Worthington’s new turf has been financed through fund drives, corporate and private donations and a brick-paver fundraiser. The largest individual contribution was more than $200,000.</div>
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However, raising money can be hurt by the perception that the costly fields are a luxury, said David Mordoh, the president of TWHS Cards Inc., Thomas Worthington’s sports boosters group.</div>
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“I think schools eventually will look at it and say this is a necessity. We can’t have the foot traffic without the artificial turf,” Mordoh said. “I think the common citizen doesn’t realize how much activity is going on on those fields.”</div>
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The benefits to athletes are subjective. Modern artificial fields are “spongier and more natural, like players like it,” Zaborniak said. But they’re also much hotter on warm days.</div>
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Chris Tilton, a former Worthington lacrosse player, has used both. He now is a consultant for capital-projects spending in Worthington.</div>
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“I just wish I’d seen it in 10 years ago. It’s a very fast-paced surface for lacrosse and soccer,” Tilton said.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Ray Ebersole, Hudson's Athletic Director, knows choosing The Motz Group to install their turf was the right decision..."We selected the Motz Group following an extensive and comprehensive investigation and research process involving several prominent turf companies. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Unquestionably, we found Motz to be superior in terms of product quality, installation experience, and service. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">We were very impressed with the professionalism and expertise of Zach Burns (Vice President, Sales and Marketing Director). Mr. Burns was tremendously helpful throughout the process. He was very proactive in providing answers to our questions and finding solutions specific to our facility needs and expectations" </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Scott Malson, played football for Hudson City Schools. Five years ago, at the age of 40, he passed away after battling cancer. In honor of their son, Richard and Barb Malson made a very generous donation that has made Scott Malson Field at Hudson Middle School a reality. Ebersole added "w</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">e will be forever grateful to the Malson Family for bringing about this much needed improvement while honoring the memory of their son, Scott. Their contribution has taken us from a dream to a wonderful reality!"</span></span></div>
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The Motz Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995010353198296113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168090336454537638.post-81025771911740714382011-07-20T14:06:00.000-07:002011-07-20T14:28:14.845-07:00WSU: A New Student Recreation Field<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.themotzgroup.com/" style="line-height: 21px;">The Motz Group</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"> of Cincinnati has begun laying 72,000 square feet of </span><a href="http://www.themotzgroup.com/synthetic-turf/twenty-four-seven-synthetic-turf-system" style="line-height: 21px;">24/7®</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"> turf for the recreation and club teams at Wright State University. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><br />The club teams of WSU, who compete against club teams from other universities, average over 500 participants annually. Several, including soccer, football and Ultimate Frisbee, will benefit from the newly turfed recreation field.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><br />24/7 </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 22px;">provides all-weather toughness that stands up to repeated poundings while maintaining pleasing aesthetics. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 22px;">For more information on a 24/7 turf field contact Zach Burns at 513.533.6452 or <a href="mailto:info@themotzgroup.com">info@themotzgroup.com</a>.</span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">Imagine you are a student at St. Ursula Academy. Also imagine you play on their nationally ranked soccer team. For practices you have to leave campus to travel to the field. You can't simply walk outside of the athletic complex to the field on campus because your school has a sixteen year old grass field that simply can't hold up to the "extra" field time - it has to be kept in its best possible condition for games. This was all true before The Motz Group broke ground to install a brand new <a href="http://www.themotzgroup.com/synthetic-turf/twenty-four-seven-synthetic-turf-system">24/7® synthetic turf system</a>. </span><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">"The conversion from natural grass to artificial is very important for our entire student body, not just for our athletics and physical education programs." Says Mike Sipes, SUA Athletic Director. "As a grass field we had to protect the turf for home contests so we had to be very careful about any other uses for any other school activities. The new 24/7 synthetic turf will offer us so many new options that were previously unavailable." </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">The soccer team has won two of the last four state soccer championships and has been ranked #1 in the nation for the past two years. SUA's soccer program produced Heather Mitts, professional defender in the Women's Professional Soccer League, 2-time gold medalist, ESPN analyst and current world cup team member. Heather is a 1996 SUA graduate. </span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">The Field Hockey team, consistent top contenders in the city and region, currently hold the state title. </span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">And the Lacrosse program is gaining speed and momentum as the sport grows in popularity and will hopefully soon be sanctioned by OHSAA. SUA is excited for the opportunities synthetic turf offers grass roots Lacrosse programs that will help develop the popularity of the sport.</span><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Out with the Old</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #404040;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">Buenger Field at Schottzie Stadium will very soon be ready for practice, play and other school activities. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">The new </span></span><a href="http://www.themotzgroup.com/synthetic-turf/twenty-four-seven-synthetic-turf-system">24/7 system</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #404040;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"> is the field of choice for the Bulldogs. All-purpose, all-weather, safe, durable, great looking and affordable playing surface.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Players, coaches and trainers give synthetic turf high marks for playability, comfort, safety, bounce, speed and performance. The consistent surface is especially attractive to field hockey, lacrosse, soccer and softball players because it provides a uniform roll and bounce to the ball.</span></span><br />
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The following is a collection of comments heard around the SUA campus. Additional quotes can be found on their <a href="http://www.saintursula.org/athletics/teamupforturf/#TOP">Team Up for Turf website.</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"With our grass field we must practice off site, send our PE classes off site, and abandon any ideas of hosting tournaments. 24/7 turf on our campus would put us at the forefront of the city in facilities." </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>-Sarah Catlin, Director of Admissions and Student Life, Head Field Hockey Coach and Lacrosse Assist. Coach</b> </span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"...the 24/7 surface provides truer bounces and consistent rolling of the ball. From a coaching standpoint training and playing matches on a turf surface would allow our program to have a real 'home field' advantage. <b>-Dave Ruehl, Head Soccer Coach</b></span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">"...uniform and consistent playing field will help to minimize injuries, especially at the end of the season on natural grass that has uneven terrain. Cincinnati's inconsistent weather patterns during the various seasons make it hard to keep consistent playing surfaces on natural grass but 24/7 turf eliminates that challenge." -</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><b>Al Ducker, Head Athletic Trainer with Cincinnati Sports Medicine</b></span></span></blockquote>
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