FieldTurf at Victoria Street

John Galt · Apr 9, 2003

I saw this as a press release on a news wire.

U.S. Soccer Selects FieldTurf as Artificial Field Provider For Home Depot National Training Center
PR Newswire, Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 16:10

DALTON, Ga., Apr 8, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- U.S. Soccer, the governing body for soccer in the United States, has selected FieldTurf to install its highly rated artificial fields at the Home Depot National Training Center at the University of California Dominguez Hills in Carson, Calif."We are proud to have FieldTurf associated with our training center in Carson,"said U.S. Soccer Secretary General Dan Flynn."FieldTurf offers our elite athletes the very best possible artificial soccer field. In making this decision we carefully reviewed the professional standards that currently exist in the artificial turf industry, and there is no question that FieldTurf offers our players outstanding playability and safety in all weather conditions."The Home Depot National Training Center will be home to the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS). Home Depot and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) are building the $120,000,000 complex, which will also offer top tennis and cycling facilities."
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Field Turf at Victoria Street? Is there any real grass left in MLS?

jmeissen0 · Apr 9, 2003

it will be for a practice field

GPK · Apr 9, 2003

Of the many practice fields, there will be a few with Field Turf. Not in the Stadium, however.

John Galt · Apr 9, 2003

That's not what the press release implies. Notice the date of the release is yesterday. Is your understanding based on the latest information?

http://www.prnewswire.com/services/

Andy_B · Apr 9, 2003

There will be grass in the stadium.

John, there have been pictures recently showing the irrigation system being laid in the stadium, obviously that would not be needed for field turf.

Andy

jmeissen0 · Apr 9, 2003

Originally posted by Andy_B
There will be grass in the stadium.

John, there have been pictures recently showing the irrigation system being laid in the stadium, obviously that would not be needed for field turf.

Andy
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well, there would be need for some irrigation... as they wouldn't want ponding... but there will be grass

Andy_B · Apr 9, 2003

well, there would be need for some irrigation... as they wouldn't want ponding
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I think you are confusing irrigation systems with drainage systems.

Irrigation is needed to bring water into the field, drainage is needed to remove it from the field.

Grass and field turf both need drainage systems but only grass needs irrigation.

Andy

jmeissen0 · Apr 9, 2003

Originally posted by Andy_B
I think you are confusing irrigation systems with drainage systems.

Irrigation is needed to bring water into the field, drainage is needed to remove it from the field.

Grass and field turf both need drainage systems but only grass needs irrigation.

Andy
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yes and no... my statement confuses the two... but i don't necessarily assume people recognize the difference, so i didn't touch that

Woodrow · Apr 9, 2003

Originally posted by jmeissen0
yes and no... my statement confuses the two... but i don't necessarily assume people recognize the difference, so i didn't touch that
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So what? Don't you think that passing off misconception as fact is in some way dishonest?