About Us
Why Do We Need A Sports FIELD Managers Association?
Sports field managers represent over 40,000 sports facilities in the United States. Such facilities include professional athletic fields, municipal parks, colleges, universities, schools, and private sports fields. Sports played on such facilities include baseball, football, soccer, polo, golf, racing, field hockey, boccie, lawn tennis, rugby, lacrosse, and cricket.
Because people believed that sports fields could be made better through the sharing of knowledge and the exchange of ideas, the Sports Field Managers Association (SFMA) came into being 1981. The key leaders in SFMA's infancy were Harry "Pop" Gill, Dr. William Daniel, Dick Ericson, and George Toma.
SFMA members work to combine the science of growing turfgrasses and the art of maintaining to produce safe and aesthetically pleasing playing surfaces. SFMA represents all segments of the sports field managers, their assistants, full & part time students, university staff, turf & landscape specialists, and commercial suppliers.
What Is The TVSFMA Chapter?
The Tennessee Valley Sports Field Managers Association (TVSFMA) chapter has been established as a vehicle for sports field professionals to network locally with their peers and to meet regularly for educational opportunities. The TVSFMA is affiliated with the SFMA.
What Is The Purpose Of The TVSFMA?
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To serve the sports field profession in Southern Kentucky, Tennessee, and Northern Alabama.
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To promote the art of managing the sports field function.
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To encourage professional dialogue and development in sports field management.
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To encourage and develop membership in the TVSFMA and SFMA.
Why Should I Join The TVSFMA?
Today, the sports field manager is being viewed from every part of the game, from the players to the fans, from the parents to the owners. With the demands of having better and safer sports fields, the managers need all the assistance they can gather. The TVSFMA offers that assistance.
TVSFMA meetings will be held throughout the year at different sports facilities in order for you to meet and share with other sports field managers your problems and successes. Educational sessions will also be offered at the meetings for you to grow in knowledge of this industry. Professional personnel will be on hand to help answer questions, give technical support, offer new ideas, and for you to experience firsthand the new techniques and products that are available in this ever-changing industry.
