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Bob Quigley is a recognized professional in the management of multipurpose athletic facilities with over 40 years of progressive experience in facility management. These years included 18 years as General Manager of a very busy 125,000sq ft. facility with upwards of 1,000,000 entrances per year. Bob graduated from university with a degree in sport science and administration and is considered among his colleagues as a specialist in revenue generation and facility cost recovery. He has presented at a number of conferences, including the Athletic Business Conference and Tradeshow in Orlando and San Antonio, numerous regional conferences and even the Bingo World Conference and Trade show in Las Vegas. Bob is also a highly regarded and experienced Certified Pool Operator Instructor. Certified under the Pool and Hot Tub Professionals Assoc. COVERMASTER® has asked Bob to provide our readers with valuable tools and some personal examples of unique situations relating to his years of managing and consulting on multipurpose facilities.

Renton, WA - Seattle Sounders Football Club is celebrating the grand opening of a state-of-the-art facility in Renton, Washington - 11 miles southeast of downtown Seattle. The Sounders FC Center at the former and renowned Longacres horseracing track will house all soccer operations. It includes a 41,300 square foot office renovation, 10 acres of land activation, and four training fields – two artificial turf and two grass.

Williamsburg, KY - The O. Wayne Rollins Athletic Center, home to Patriots basketball and volleyball, is located on the University of the Cumberland's campus in Williamsburg, Kentucky. Inside the center, you’ll find the Rollins gymnasium with 1,670 fixed seats and additional seating space for 1,200 on the floor and in the top concourse. In addition to athletics, the gymnasium also plays host to everything from concerts to convocation. With some events are larger than others, it was important to be able to concentrate people in specific seating sections.

Falmouth, KY - Home to the Kentucky Wool Festival and Kincaid Regional Theatre, Falmouth is a small city of nearly 2,000 people, in Pendleton County located in the northern part of Kentucky, not far from Cincinnati, Ohio. Just outside of Falmouth on Highway 27 North, you’ll find Pendleton County High School, where parents and teachers are committed to doing what’s best for their kids, by providing a positive environment for both learning and athletics.

New Britain, CU -When Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) in New Britain, Connecticut purchased gym floor protection from COVERMASTER® for its gymnasium, no one ever imagined that it would get the job done for over 30 years! While Blue Devils basketball and volleyball are the main athletic use of the gymnasium in Kaiser Hall, many non-athletic events are also held there. When new, replacement gym floor covers were needed to protect the gym floor from potential damage caused by chair and table legs, staging, and hard-heeled shoes, COVERMASTER® was contacted.

Bill Squires served 12 years on active duty in the United States Navy and 12 years in the Naval Reserves, retiring as a Commander. In 1987, he entered the sports facilities and event management business and has held top-level positions with Yankee Stadium, Giants Stadium, Cleveland Browns Stadium, and ESPN Wide World of Sports. Bill has a consulting business featuring clients like the New York Football Giants. He is a member of the Sports League Sub Council, which works with the Department of Homeland Security on security issues involving the safety and security of sports and entertainment venues. Bill is an adjunct professor at Columbia University and has taught the Sports Facilities and Events Management course in the Master of Science in Sports Management since 2007.

Baton Rouge, LA - Raising Cane’s River Center, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is a multi-use events complex, that caters to everything from the performing arts to sports, concerts, conventions and trade shows. It includes a 2000-seat state-of-the-art performing arts theater, a grand ballroom of over 26,000 square feet, and an exhibition hall that can range from 25,000 to 70,000 square feet of space depending on your needs. It also features an 8,900-seat ice arena, with an additional 1,500 removable seats, when using the ice surface for non-ice events. That’s where COVERMASTER® comes in...

San Diego, CA - When the San Diego Chargers moved to Los Angeles in 2017, San Diego Stadium was demolished. A new stadium was conceived and constructed on the campus of San Diego University. Opened in August 2022, the new, 35-thousand-seat Snapdragon Stadium became the home of the San Diego State University Aztecs football team as well as the home stadium for the San Diego Wave of the NWSL, and the San Diego Legion of Major League Rugby. In 2025, it will also become home to San Diego FC, the newest expansion team in Major Leage Soccer.

Wichita, KS - Wichita State University (WSU) in Wichita, Kansas, is a member of the NCAA Division I and primarily competes in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). Their athletic teams are called the Shockers, a name that came about in the early 1900s when students would earn money by “shocking” or harvesting the wheat in nearby fields. One of their teams, the WSU Women’s Softball team is the reigning American Athletic Conference Champions.

Jonesboro, AR - Jonesboro Country Club in Jonesboro, Arkansas was established in 1919. Today, it features a club house, a golf course, tennis and pickleball facilities, swimming pool, a pro shop, dining and banquet facilities, and a fitness center. From corporate dinners to wedding receptions, the club also hosts a wide variety of events. In fact, their dining room accommodates up to 100 guests, depending on the occasion. When they contacted COVERMASTER® for a gym floor cover, it was a bit unusual, because the Jonesboro Country Club doesn’t have a gymnasium!

Ross Kurcab is a Certified Sports Field Manager (CSFM) and a professional sports field consultant with 30 years’ experience as a head turf manager in professional football. He graduated from Colorado State University’s Turfgrass Management program and now operates and owns Championship Sports Turf Systems.

Ottawa, Ontario - COVERMASTER® was approached by the Center Jules-Léger Consortium, in Ottawa, to help cordon off sections of their auditorium seating in a tasteful yet effective way. Audience numbers for their presentations varied from one event to another so it was important that the method of controlling their auditorium seating could be added and subtracted accordingly. It would also maximize the fullness of an audience while minimizing cleaning and maintenance after an event.

Commerce City, CO - Back when Dicks Sporting Goods Park (DSGP) in Commerce City, Colorado opened in 2007, EVERGREEN® RADIANT turf covers were ordered from COVERMASTER® to protect the turf from adverse weather conditions. A mile above sea level, the DSGP is home to the Colorado Rapids Soccer Club which is owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. KSE also owns the Los Angeles Rams and has ownership interest in such sports teams as the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, and the Colorado Mammoth.

Pond Inlet, Nunavut - The Jays Care Foundation is a registered charity affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays baseball club that strives to provide a level playing field for all children and youth across Canada. Over the past decade, the Jays Care Foundation has invested upwards of $15 million to 163 safe spaces across Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories. Founded in 1992, the foundation promotes baseball as a way to teach children the value of teamwork, leadership, and resiliency.

Louisville, KY - During the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) conference in Nashville, Tennessee in December of 2022, representatives from the Kentucky Country Day School came to the COVERMASTER® trade booth in search of the best way to protect their new gym floor. The athletic facilities at this private prep school in Louisville, Kentucky had been recently renovated. Since the new gymnasium also hosted non-athletic events, it was vital that their gym floor be protected from potential damage.

Bob Quigley is a recognized facility management professional, with over 40 years of progressive experience specifically in the management of multipurpose athletic facilities. This includes 18 years as General Manager of a very busy 125,000sq ft. facility with upwards of 1,000,000 entrances per year. Bob graduated from university with a Degree in Sport Science and Administration and is considered among his colleagues, a specialist in revenue generation and facility cost recovery. He has presented at numerous conferences, including the Athletic Business Conference and Tradeshow in Orlando and San Antonio, many regional conferences and even the Bingo World Conference and Tradeshow in Las Vegas. COVERMASTER® has asked Bob to provide our readers with some valuable tools and personal examples of unique situations relating to his management experience and consulting on multipurpose facilities.

Providence, RI - The Amica Mutual Pavilion is a 14thousand-seat, multi-use arena, in Providence, Rhode Island. Home to the Providence Bruins hockey team (American Hockey League) and the Providence Friar’s basketball team (Big East Conference), regular changeovers from ice surface to basketball court is always a challenge from both the timing between each sporting event and the demands of each installation. This is further complicated by the many multi-use, non-athletic events hosted throughout the year, from major touring concerts to monster truck rallies and pro wrestling.

Grand Prairie, TX - Cricket is rapidly becoming popular across the country and is currently in the early stages of establishing what is known as USA Major League Cricket. It’s composed of six teams: Los Angeles Knight Riders, MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom. COVERMASTER® has not only provided cricket pitch covers for the Seattle Orcas in the USA Major League Cricket but it also has international experience with many of the West Indies Cricket Clubs, the International Cricket Council (ICC) facility in Dubai, and cricket clubs throughout New Zealand and Australia.