TMG installs sports turf used in Pujols Wheaties commercial!

Have you seen the new Wheaties Fuel commercial featuring Albert Pujols?

Check it out HERE 

The Motz Group installed the sports turf that you see in this commercial!

The commercial was filmed at Cincinnati's Lunken Airport while the St. Louis Cardinals were in town for the Cincinnati Reds 2010 opening series. 

Here are some pretty neat 'behind the scenes' photographs:

Envirofill®

What you might not be able to see is that this sports turf is infilled with Envirofill®, produced by USGreentech. Envirofill® is a high performing infill for high-performance athletes. The naturally occurring sand has unique properties that closely simulate the feel of a natural grass field while its patented coating locks out dust, moisture and bacteria.


Envirofill® provides athletes firm, stable footing that feels very much like natural grass.
It has natural heat reducing properties that signifcantly lower surface temperatures and reduce player fatigue. In infill heat build-up studies, clear coated Envirofill® tested 80 degrees cooler than black crumb rubber and has proven to lower outdoor playing surfaces as much as 20% compared to crumb rubber.


Envirofill® is non-toxic, odorless and heavy metal free. When coupled with an energy absorbing pad, the system has excellent Gmax scores. With a 20 year warranty and its inherent recyclability, Envirofill® has the potential to be reused as infill long after the turf wears out.

The 6'3", 230 pound Jose Alberto Pujols aka Albert Pujols is unbelievably accomplished in the game of baseball. He started his professional career with the St. Louis Cardinals at the young age of 21.  Soon after he was unanimously voted rookie of the year. 

He’s won four Louisville Slugger® Silver Slugger Awards, one Rawlings Gold Glove Award®, a batting title and two most valuable player awards. In 2006 he powered the St. Louis Cardinals to victory in the championship, leading the team in home runs, runs and base on balls in the postseason.

Albert was voted baseball’s most feared hitter in the 2009 season!

Turf’s up at Piqua

By Marc F. Pendleton, Staff Writer at The Dayton Daily News

There was only one thing missing when Piqua built its grand Alexander Stadium — an artificial surface.

That will be resolved this coming football season, thanks to a generous fundraising effort. School officials will hold a ground-breaking ceremony at the stadium on Friday, June 18. The real work to replace its grass with the new surface begins Monday.

Piqua becomes the eighth member of the 16-team Greater Western Ohio Conference to have a nongrass stadium. The Indians will only play football at the field.

“I think it caps off a big project that was started when we built the stadium,” said former Piqua Athletic Director Ed Purk, who along with current AD David Palmer did plenty of heavy lifting to get the fundraising started. “The people of our community are pretty darn generous. Times are tough and we asked them to help us and they did, very graciously. That was key. We didn’t want any tax money used for this.”

The turf that the Indians will play on is similar to many area stadiums such as Beavercreek, Northmont, Wayne and Welcome Stadium. What’s different is the funding.

Privately funded
All those stadiums — and many more — received generous donations from either Kettering Health Network or Premier Health Partners — the area’s two largest hospital corporations — to install artificial turf and at some schools state-of-the-art locker rooms. In return the schools inherited cumbersome stadium monikers. The full title of Beavercreek’s stadium is Miami Valley Hospital Stadium-Frank Zink Field.

The name of Piqua’s Alexander Stadium won’t change because all of its projected $600,000 price for new turf will have been privately funded. That’s not the first time the Miami County city has responded with deep pockets to its athletics program. A total of $3.1 million was solicited for the stadium, which was completed in 2001.

The Piqua Community Foundation and Piqua Indian Athletic Boosters hit up alumni, Piqua businesses and townsfolk for generous donations, much of which were pledges spread over four years. The total pledge goal needed has not been reached, but enough donors have anted up to make the project a done deal by this coming football season.

“Things just kind of started falling into place,” said Palmer. “We felt like this was going to be a reality for a summer project.”

The Cincinnati-based Motz Group has been contracted to install the surface, which is projected to be completed for Piqua’s home opener on Friday, Sept. 3, against visiting Fairfield.

“We’re still short (of pledges), but we’re going to step out on faith,” Palmer said.

“We think that we’re going to be able to do that, but we still need people to send pledges in and help with the project. We got to our point of no return and we had to make a commitment (for this season).”

Playoff perfect
Besides a top-shelf playing surface for all its football teams — from seventh grade to varsity — Piqua also hopes to upgrade its chances of hosting more football playoff games. Alexander Stadium holds 9,000 and has averaged about two playoff games a year since 2001. But only Division III-VI teams have played there.

That might change now. Piqua officials said they welcome more big-school playoff games that the Ohio High School Athletic Association might award. The artificial surface, central location and easy access to Interstate 75 are all key factors.

“We feel like we can compete with almost any stadium in the area — now that we have the artificial surface — to host playoff games,” Palmer said.

“We have excellent parking and easy access to the interstate. That’s key for us. A quarter mile off the interstate and you’re in our parking lot. We should be able to host anybody.”

George Wertz Stadium — where Piqua football used to be played — will remain the soccer stadium.

How to pledge
Contact the Piqua High School athletic department at (937) 773-9577.

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Piqua Groundbreaking Ceremony - Today!

Groundbreaking for the addition of synthetic turf to the football field at Alexander Stadium/Purk Field in Piqua has been scheduled for Friday, June 18 at 10 a.m. at the stadium adjacent to Piqua High School.

Participating in the groundbreaking ceremony will be Ed Purk, the project committee chairperson; David Palmer, the director of athletics for the Piqua City Schools; Doug Hemm, president of the Piqua Indian Athletic Boosters; Karen Wendeln, the executive director of the Piqua Community Foundation; and Zach Burns, representing The Motz Group, contractor for the synthetic turf project.

The campaign to raise $600,000 for the synthetic turf project has been going well.

The synthetic turf project will be completed in time for the opening game of the 2010 home football season on September 3 against Fairfield.

A rendering of the stadium surface and a sample of the actual synthetic turf will be a part of the groundbreaking ceremony.

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Senior football camps at Lakota West

Lakota West High will be hosting a pair of senior football camps this week.
The first one is Tuesday, June 15, and will be run by the University of Toledo. Registration begins at 3:30 p.m.
On Thursday, June 17, Miami University will run a camp, with registration starting at 3 p.m.

Cost is $40 for each camp.

http://www.pulsejournal.com/o/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/prepsplus/entries/2010/06/14/senior_football_camps_at_lakot.html

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The Motz Group Donates Synthetic Turf to Cincinnati Children’s

June 7, 2010 – Cincinnati, Ohio - The Motz Group recently assisted Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center by donating nearly 1,000 square feet of synthetic sports turf for a special study that CCHMC is working on. “The turf will be going directly to schools in the Boone County School District to be used for intervention training for female soccer players” says Jennifer Hauer of CCHMC.

Keith Back (orange shirt on left), Gary Phillips (hat), and Zach Burns (blue shirt) of The Motz Group pose with CCHMC staff while donating 819 square feet of turf.

“Females who participate in cutting and landing sports like soccer and basketball suffer anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries at a 2 to 10-fold greater rate than males participating in the same high-risk sports” Hauer explained. “Our previous work shows that lateral knee load and trunk motion can each independently increase ACL injury risk in female athletes. The major objectives of this project are to determine how lateral trunk motion increases knee load in female athletes who are at greater risk of ACL injury and to develop exercise training programs that decrease trunk motion, knee load and ACL injury risk in these high-risk athletes.”

“TMG is excited to assist CCHMC in the important effort to improve the health of student athletes” says Zach Burns of The Motz Group. “Cincinnati Children’s has helped so many young people in our community - including many of our employee’s kids - that we jumped at the chance to be involved.”

The Motz Group donated a total of 819 square feet of “TMG Non-Filled Indoor Turf” and 384 square feet of a 10 mm rubber pad.

Hauer adds “The beauty of having the turf is that it allows the athletes to have a more realistic and safer prevention training experience. Each piece of turf will have a pattern spray painted on it so that each team has consistent marking for hopping, landing, cutting maneuvers they will be learning during their training.”

The Motz Group specializes in the design and construction of Synthetic and Natural Turf Systems for high school, college and professional teams.

MVFCA All Star Game Will Be Played on a Brand New Synthetic Field

This Friday a select group of graduating seniors from the Miami Valley area will be taking the field at Northmont High School's Good Samaritan Field. It's time for the 27th annual Miami Valley Football Coaches' Association All Star Game. What makes this year even more exciting is that they will be playing on a brand new Motz Group 24/7 Synthetic Field!

The Motz Group installed the new 24/7 Synthetic Field at the end of 2009 and the players can't wait to host this exciting event on their new home field.

For more information on the All Star Game, please visit http://www.mvfca.com/allstar.htm.

Each year, the MVFCA holds an All-Star football game played by a select group of graduating seniors. Each school that is a member of the association will get at least one player to represent their school in the annual contest. The membership is divided into two squads, North and South.

The 27th annual Miami Valley Football Coaches' Association All Star Game is Friday, June 11 at Good Samaritan Stadium/Matt Dudon Field on the grounds of Northmont H.S. Introductions of scholarship winners and players begins at 7 p.m.; kickoff is at 7:30.

2010 SWOADA ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AWARD WINNERS

The Southwest Ohio Athletic Directors Association announced the 2010 Award Winners at the Spring Meeting. Those individuals are eligible for statewide awards at the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association conference in Columbus in October. Among the area honorees:

North College Hill AD Joe Nickel was named a SWOADA Hall of Fame Inductee. The induction was for exceptional service in Athletic Administration.

Cincinnati Public Schools AD Dave Dierker won the Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award which is presented to an individual who is a role model for others, exemplifies an unwavering commitment to good sportsmanship, reflects a high level of ethics and integrity and teaches positive values by words and deeds.

Mariemont AD Tom Nerl won the SWOADA Athletic Director of the Year. The award is presented to an individual who exemplifies the highest standards of their profession and who, through their influence on the lives of young people under their direction, has made significant contributions to their school and community.

All-star football game Thursday at Kings

The Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association/Ron Woyan East-West All-Star Game is scheduled for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Kings.
Tickets are $5 and be purchased from area high school coaches or at the gate. Mike Shafer (Madeira) is the East coach and Brian Butts (Ross) is the West coach.

The 35th annual game often features some of the area's top seniors from the past football season. East won last year's game 42-35 to even the all-time series at 17.

Proceeds from the event will provide scholarships to local high school seniors. This year, more than $17,000 in scholarships will be awarded at halftime, according to event organizers.

The complete rosters can be found on our high school sports blog on Cincinnati.com and will appear in print later this week.

Updated 6/15/10 with game RESULTS: East defeated West 21-13 in the 35th Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association/Ron Woyan East-West High School All-Star Game at Kings High School.

East now leads the all-time series 18-17 after four consecutive wins.

Original Article can be found here: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20100605/SPT0301/6060355/All-star-football-game-Thursday-at-Kings

The Motz Group Breaks Ground on Two Local High School Synthetic Fields

Cincinnati, Ohio – June 4, 2010 – Two local high schools, Mt. Healthy and Scott, will be playing on new synthetic home football fields this fall. The Motz Group has broken ground to install a 24/7 synthetic turf for each high school.

Using non abrasive pile fibers with a sand/rubber infill, the 24/7 Synthetic Turf System provides unmatched durability. It feels and plays just like natural grass.

Mt. Healthy High School is one of eight Fort Ancient Valley Conference schools that are already playing on a Motz Group 24/7 field. These schools include Loveland, Anderson, Kings, Turpin, Little Miami, Winton Woods and Edgewood. The Mt. Healthy Fighting Owls will be ready for their first season scrimmage against The Kings Knights on Friday, August 20.

Scott High School is joining two others – Covington Catholic and Dixie Heights – in the Northern Kentucky Athletic Division One Conference that have a 24/7 field. The Scott Eagles will host The Bellevue Tigers on Friday, September 10.

The Motz Group specializes in the design and construction of Synthetic and Natural Turf Systems for high school, college and professional teams.

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