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Noblesville, IN - Located in the northern Indianapolis suburb of Noblesville, Indiana, St. Theodore Guerin High School is a private Roman Catholic college-preparatory school with a highly accomplished athletics program. The purple and gold athletic teams compete in 24 varsity sports ranging from football to baseball, soccer, track, golf, and more. In 2020, Guerin contacted COVERMASTER® about turf blankets for their football field. They ordered a 90 by 220-foot EVERGREEN® PREMIUM TURF COVER for its ability to protect the turf and encourage early green-ups and turf growth.
Edmonton, Alberta - In 2017, COVERMASTER® provided a gym floor protection system to École Maurice-Lavallée, a Canadian francophone high school, in the Bonnie Doon neighborhood of south-central Edmonton, Alberta. Now, their gymnasium could be used for non-athletic events without harming or compromising the condition of their gym floor. Since that time, the school has been very pleased with the performance of their gym floor cover.
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.
London, United Kingdom - The 2023 Major League Baseball WorldTour London Series is part of an exciting, ongoing plan to bring the MLB to its many fans throughout the world. This year, it meant taking London Stadium (built for the 2012 Summer Olympics and now home of West Ham United Football Club of England’s Premier League) and turning it into a regulation, MLB baseball stadium, to continue the rivalry between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals. This is not easy when you have a limited window to create a pop-up facility inside a stadium not made for baseball.
Troy, OH - From the Antioch Shrine Circus to Alice Cooper and the American Girl Live pop-up concert, Hobart Arena in Troy, Ohio hosts a wide variety of sporting events, trade shows, conferences, and concerts from one year to the next. It’s also the home of Troy Trojans Varsity Hockey, Troy Bruins Youth Hockey, and the Troy Skating Club. As with any multi-purpose facility, changeovers from ice to non-ice activities always presents a challenge.
Quinter, KS - With a population of less than 1,000, Quinter, Kansas is a small town just off Interstate 70 and about 4.5 hours west of Kansas City. When the lone junior/senior high school installed a new gymnasium floor, there was concern about non-athletic events. Like so many small communities, a school gymnasium was one of the few locations that large meetings, special events, and graduations could be held. Needless to say, if gym floor protection is not used, the wear and tear of non-athletic activities would take its toll on the gym floor.
Madison, WI - The University of Wisconsin in Madison offers a wide variety of sports including baseball, basketball, volleyball, hockey, track & field, swimming, diving, rowing, and yes, soccer. As a world leader in sport surface protection, COVERMASTER® has worked with the university over the years with their indoor facilities. So, when their groundskeepers searched for windscreens for the Badgers soccer program’s designated soccer field, they were impressed with the quote from COVERMASTER®.
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.
Milwaukee, WI - The UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a multi-use venue that not only hosts everything from hockey to basketball, indoor soccer, and roller derby, it also hosts concert tours, pro wrestling, and a wide variety of large events. Like any multi-use venue, switching back and forth from ice to non-ice activities and events is a challenge to maintain a quality ice surface and minimize operational costs.
Cincinnati, OH - For more than 20 years, COVERMASTER® has been working with the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL to provide the ultimate in sports surface covers and accessories. When the Bengals felt it was time to replace their 2015 raincover at Paycor Stadium, they didn’t hesitate to contact COVERMASTER® for a new one.
Madison, OH - Tri-Village School District in New Madison, Ohio, opened its new Patriot Activity Center in November, 2022. Home of the Patriots high school men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams, the new center features a first-class gymnasium floor, wellness center, locker rooms, film room, new concession area, school offices, an athletic training room, and seating for over 1,700 Patriot fans.
Mason, OH - When Prasco Park opened on the Mason, Ohio campus of Prasco Pharmaceuticals in 2008, the idea was to build a baseball facility for the community to enjoy. It was a way for Prasco to give back to the community, celebrate the game of baseball, and encourage youth baseball in the area. Today, it’s home of the Cincinnati Sparks travel team and hosts baseball tournaments right up to the college level. Total attendance over a summer is as high as 60 thousand people.
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.
Lewisburg, PA - Back in 2003, Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, purchased a gym floor cover for protection during non-athletic events along with a mobile storage rack to store it. Fast forward to July 2022. The private liberal arts college came back to COVERMASTER® to replace the gym floor protective covering that had served them well for nearly 20 years.
Miskolc, Hungary - Diósgyőri Stadion in Miskolc, Hungary is a multi-purpose stadium and home of the Diósgyőr-Vasgyári Testgyakorlók Köre football club. The “DVTK” is a top tier team in the Hungarian League with one of the most avid fan bases in the country. The stadium itself can hold some 15,325 spectators and is host not only to football, but also to a wide spectrum of concerts and special events.
Vermillion, SD - The installation of windscreens on outfield fencing has been a real game changer for more and more university, college, and high school athletic departments. The University of South Dakota (USD) in Vermillion purchased and installed 390 feet from COVERMASTER® of Windscreen for their chain link fencing in the outfield and from left to right of the foul poles of their softball facility.
Hillsboro, MO - When Hillsboro R-3 School District in Hillsboro, Missouri was looking for a baseball field cover for their high school’s infield, they did their research. “Based on what I found when looking for 160 x 160 baseball field tarps, COVERMASTER® had a price that couldn’t be beat.” Hillsboro was referring to RAINCOVER PREMIER™, the COVERMASTER® industry standard, lightweight field tarp.
Bill Squires served 12 years in the United States Navy. In 1987, he entered the sports facilities and event management business and has held top-level positions with Yankee Stadium, Giants Stadium, First Energy Stadium and ESPN Wide World of Sports. Bill has his own consulting business featuring clients such as the New York Football Giants. He is a member of the Sports League Sports 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 been teaching the Sports Facility and Event Management course in the School of Professional Studies (graduate program) since 2007.
Toronto, ON - COVERMASTER® has been providing outfield stadium padding for the MLB’s Toronto Blue Jays since the opening of what was then called “SkyDome” in 1989. In fact, the final padding was selected for the retractable-roof stadium by testing various samples at the Blue Jays spring training stadium in Dunedin, Florida. Over the years, COVERMASTER® has provided various updates to the stadium wall padding in what is now called the Rogers Centre, but the best was yet to come.
Los Angeles, CA - COVERMASTER®` has provided turf cover for the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) since it became a member cub of Major League Soccer in the U.S in 2018. Based in Exposition Park in South Los Angeles, both the men’s and women’s soccer clubs play in soccer-specific BMO Stadium. In 2022, the men’s team won their first MLS Cup.