Bringing a

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Insert Your Logo

• Bringing a
• Synthetic Turf Field to
• name of school
• date

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Purpose of Presentation

• To gain support from the (name of organization
  such as Board of Education/School Board) in
  moving forward to research, raise money for and
  install a state-of-the-art synthetic turf field
  at name of school.
• Share the goals and the expectations for
  athletics in the name of school local school
  district
• Include your personal goal/mission here.
• Example We want to create well-rounded students
  who are intellectually and physically fit. A
  synthetic turf field creates more opportunities
  for students to participate in team sports, build
  leadership skills and confidence, improve
  physical education course offerings and provide
  additional practice time for the band.

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What Makes A Sports Facility Great?

• Safe, high-performance playing surface.
• A facility that inspires pride among students,
  staff and community.
• Multi-purpose playing field that can be used
  extensively, even in the rain and during months
  when grass doesnt grow.
• Environmentally-friendly fields that conserve
  water, eliminate the need for fertilizers or
  pesticides and decrease maintenance costs.
• Close proximity to schools main campus.

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• The following few slides should display photos of
  your current field and its condition in
  comparison with a synthetic turf field.

Current Field Synthetic Turf Field
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What is Synthetic Turf?

• Synthetic or artificial turf is a grass-like
  surface that replicates lush natural grass in
  appearance and function.
• When used on playing athletic fields, it provides
  a consistent year-round, all-weather playing
  surface built to withstand extended use without
  downtime for recovery.
• Most synthetic turf systems installed today
  include a drainage layer, a multi-layered backing
  system, and resilient grass blades that are
  infilled with a resilient granular filler to
  resemble natural turf.

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What is Synthetic Turf? (cont.)
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Synthetic Turf What You Should Know

• Synthetic turf can be utilized around 3,000 hours
  per year with no rest required, more than three
  times that of natural grass.
• All synthetic turf fields are not the same. There
  are a variety of synthetic turf systems and
  infill materials.
• As of December 2011, more than 7,000 synthetic
  turf fields are being used in North America for
  football, soccer, hockey, baseball, rugby,
  lacrosse and many other sports.
• About half of all NFL teams currently play their
  games on synthetic turf and, since 2003, over 70
  FIFA U-17 and U-20 World Cup matches have been
  played on synthetic turf soccer fields.

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Greater Peace of Mind

• Made with resilient materials for safety,
  synthetic turf sports fields provide a uniform
  and consistent playing surface. Traction,
  rotation and slip resistance, surface abrasion
  and stability meet the rigorous requirements of
  the most respected sports leagues and
  federations.
• During the past few years, more than 75
  independent, credible research and studies have
  validated the safety of synthetic turf from
  groups including
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• U.S Environmental Protection Agency
• New York State Department of Environmental
  Conservation
• New York State Department of Health
• California Environmental Protection Agency
• Connecticut Department of Public Health

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Positive Environmental Impact

• Depending on the region of the country, one
  full-size synthetic turf sports field saves
  500,000 to 1,000,000 gallons of water each year.
  During 2011, about six billion gallons of water
  were conserved through its use.
• Most of the current synthetic turf sports fields
  feature crumb rubber infill recycled from used
  tires, keeping more than 105 million used tires
  out of landfills.
• The estimated amount of synthetic turf currently
  installed has also eliminated the need for nearly
  a millions of pounds of harmful pesticides and
  fertilizers, which has significant health and
  environmental implications.

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Why name of school?

• Best use of space
• Provides athletic teams game and practice space
• Band practice
• Physical education classes
• Cost-effective maintenance
• Upkeep of a synthetic turf field costs two to
  three times less than natural turf
• Community use and involvement
• Community sports leagues can rent the field fees
  will bring additional revenue
• Allows for a multi-use facility that we can
  showcase. Its a facility our community and
  students will take pride in.

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Which Local Schools Have Synthetic Turf?

• Insert bulleted list of all schools in the area
  that have a synthetic turf field. Include the
  school name, athletic director/contact name and
  phone number.
• Which Local Schools Are Considering Synthetic
  Turf?
• Insert bulleted list of all schools in the area
  that are considering or are in the process of
  installing a synthetic turf field. Include the
  school name, athletic director/contact name and
  phone number.

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How Much Does it Cost?

• Ready to Play
• Estimated
• Depending on the type, size, and markings of
• your field, the price will vary. Contact your
  local
• installation company for an estimate. An
• independent licensed professional can help.

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How Can We Pay for This?

• Insert amounts currently raised by your school.
  Then determine where you can bring in more
  funding.
• Athletic Boosters
• Corporations
• Band/Other Boosters
• Friends of the School
• 30 people x 5,000
• 50 people x 1,000
• TOTAL

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Proposed Timeframe

• Month, Year Gather a committee to develop an
  overall goal and objective. Include engagement
  from businesses and community members. Educate
  community on the possibility of this project and
  how it will affect the school district and
  community.
• Month, Year Month, Year Get bids for the
  project.
• Month, Year Month, Year Collect donations
  from all resources.
• Month, Year Month, Year Install synthetic turf
  at name of school.
• Month, Year Hold opening game/ribbon cutting
  ceremony to show off the new field.

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How Do the Coaches Feel?

• Insert a quote from an athletic coach that is
  passionate about
• synthetic turf and will benefit from the project.
  
• Example
• At Oak Hills, we have always strived to provide
  our student athletes with the finest educational
  and athletic experiences. This new surface would
  assure that our kids have the best possible
  chance to be successful. It would solve our
  practice problems for football.
• -Steve Sheehan, Head Football Coach

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Other Thoughts

• Insert additional quotes from a community leader
  or coach whose voice matters. This should
  emphasize the need for a synthetic turf field at
  your school.
• Examples
• Oak Hills High School is land locked! Practice
  fields and fitness education stations are very
  limited with no room for expansion. With a
  synthetic turf field the weather would not limit
  our outside activity. Keep in mind that each
  period of the day there are five to six classes
  taking place at the same time. By having
  synthetic turf the fitness program would be able
  to expand the curriculum to meet the needs of the
  student body.
• -Dick Roche, Department Chairperson of the
  Fitness Education
• A synthetic turf field would give the softball
  program a place to condition outside in the
  Spring when the weather is questionable. It
  would be a huge advantage for the Oak Hills
  softball program
• -Sara Cohill, Head Softball Coach

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What Else Would This Allow Us To Do?

• Currently Are any of your sports teams or bands
  forced to practice at other schools or in the
  parking lot?
• Add information about specific areas where
  synthetic turf would benefit your school here.
  This can include increased revenues from renting
  your field to the community or the ability to
  play on your own field even during poor weather
  conditions.
• Examples
• Currently, our soccer teams are forced to
  practice on another campus. With the addition of
  a synthetic turf field, our football practice
  field will become the soccer practice field so
  soccer (girls and boys) can practice on our
  campus on certain days and use the pool and
  weight room as well.
• For the past three years, the band has been
  forced to practice in the school parking lot.
  Because synthetic turf can endure constant use,
  the band will now be allowed to practice on the
  new field instead.

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The Bottom Line

• Installation of a synthetic turf field will
  provide a first class multi-purpose facility to
  maximize the use of the name of school stadium
  in a way that will benefit both the student
  athletes, sports teams, parents and the entire
  community.

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Committee Members

• List all committee members and their roles in the
  project

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Next Steps?

• With the Boards approval, next steps will
  include
• Define your needs and research your synthetic
  turf system options in order to find the best fit
  for name of school. Consider hiring an
  experienced design professional or independent
  consultant.
• Engaging school community members and educating
  them on the benefits of a synthetic turf field.
• Meeting with (list vendors here) vendors and get
  bids for the project. This will include working
  with other schools to get the best price option.
• Requesting the opportunity to meet with Board and
  district leaders again in Month, Year to answer
  any questions and to present our overall progress.

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Questions?