SportsField Management Podcast

SportsField Management Podcast

Whether you are in the field or on the go, you can be listening to sports field management education, information and interviews. Through conversations with industry experts, the SportsField Management Podcast brings you in-depth insight to better manage your sports field and facilities. And it’s all available whenever – and wherever – you are. * SportsField Management is the official publication of the Sports Field Managers Association (SFMA)

Episodes

April 22, 2025 26 mins

Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC), located in Walnut, California, has a history of success in the SFMA Student Challenge, including sweeping first, second and third place in the 2-year category at the 2025 Student Challenge. On this episode of the SportsField Management Podcast, we speak with Dr. Chaz Perea, professor of Horticultural Science and co-chair of Agriculture Science at Mt. SAC, about that success, the turf management de...

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Meet Rising Star Award winner Jake Mays, director of grounds at the Westminster School. Mays was nominated by his peers for the positive impact he has had on his community and on the sports field management industry. 

The Rising Star Awards program is proudly sponsored by STEC Equipment. Please visit StecEquipment.com for more information.

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Rising Star Award Winner Danny Losito, CSFM, is at the top of the game. As director of sports fields and grounds for Tepper Sports & Entertainment, Losito oversees Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as the practice facilities for the stadium’s tenants – the NFL’s Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC of Major League Soccer. 

The Rising Star Awards program is proudly sponsored by STEC Equipment. Please vi...

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October 31, 2024 19 mins

Rising Star Award winner Andy Hebrard, founder and sports turf manager of Athletic Applications, joins the podcast to discuss growing up in the sports field management industry, his baseball career, launching his own company, personal challenges and lessons learned along the way. The Rising Star Awards program is proudly sponsored by STEC Equipment. Please visit StecEquipment.com for more information.

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October 31, 2024 14 mins

On this episode of the podcast, we speak with Rising Star Award winner Morgan Hunter, director of field services for the Quad Cities River Bandits (High-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals). Hunter shares her journey in sports field management, advice for the next generation, and what it means to be recognized by her peers. The Rising Star Awards program is proudly sponsored by STEC Equipment. Please visit StecEqui...

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October 29, 2024 18 mins

Our conversation with Rising Star Award winner Colt Boxler, an Akron native who now serves as the  assistant groundskeeper for the Akron RubberDucks (Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians).

 

The Rising Star Awards program is proudly sponsored by STEC Equipment. Please visit StecEquipment.com for more information.

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Meg Kruger of Pioneer Athletics joins us once again to recap her SFMA Conference education session, share additional social media tips, and discuss which platforms you should be utilizing. 

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On this episode of the SportsField Management Podcast, Meg Kruger, content marketing lead with Pioneer Athletics, shares her expert tips on how sports field management professionals can grow their social media brand to impact their crew, their career and their community.

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July is Park and Recreation Month, and on this episode of the SportsField Management Podcast, we speak with Cort Jones, National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) senior manager of digital content, and host of Open Space Radio. Cort shares his insight into Park and Recreation Month, this year’s theme and what it means for industry professionals, as well as challenges parks and recreation professionals face and how they are app...

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On this episode of the SportsField Management Podcast, we speak with Dr. Chase Straw – assistant professor of turfgrass management and physiology at Texas A&M University, and academic director for the SFMA Board of Directors – about his research, technology for turfgrass management, innovations and advancements, trends and more.

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April 6, 2023 17 secs

Join host John Kmitta and special guests on conversations about issues surrounding the sports field management industry. 

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In this edition of the SportsField Management Podcast, we discuss the topic of utility vehicles with Noah Wahl, global product marketing manager, Workman utility vehicles, at The Toro Company.

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This edition of the SportsField Management Podcast is an excerpt from our interview with Dr. Grady Miller, professor and extension specialist at North Carolina State University. Dr. Miller is also a director of the Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research and Education.
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June 23, 2021 13 mins
In this edition of the SportsField Management podcast, we speak with Marcela Munoz – technical manager for turf and landscape for the Europe, Africa and the Middle East region for Syngenta – about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international sports field management.
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April 20, 2021 30 mins
This edition of the SportsField Management Podcast is an excerpt from an STMA Conference presentation on the topic of smart irrigation. The speaker, Ben Polimer, is fields and grounds coordinator, Town of Weston, Mass.
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This edition of the SportsField Management podcast is an excerpt from our interview with new STMA President Nick McKenna, CSFM, athletic field maintenance manager at Texas A&M University. President McKenna discusses the benefits of STMA’s Certified Sports Field Manager designation, sports field management during a pandemic, and shares his vision for STMA.
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This edition of the SportsField Management Podcast is an excerpt from our SportsField Management Interview with Eric Harshman, grounds superintendent, Berea College, Berea, Ky.
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Trevor Vance, Kansas City Royals senior director of groundskeeping and landscaping, shares advice for dealing with current challenges and how to present safe, visually stunning fields no matter the circumstances.
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John Watt, CSFM, director of fields and grounds for North Kansas City School District in Kansas City, Mo., recently joined John Kmitta, associate publisher/editorial brand director of SportsField Management, to discuss fields and grounds maintenance amid the challenges brought on by COVID-19.
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Chris McGinty, superintendent of parks maintenance and cemeteries, City of Framingham, Mass., and vice president of the New England Sports Turf Managers Association (NESTMA), recently joined John Kmitta, associate publisher/editorial brand director of SportsField Management, to discuss fields and grounds maintenance amid the challenges brought on by COVID-19.
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