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Beşiktaş, Istanbul - Beşiktaş J.K. in Instanbul, Turkey is one of the Big Three sports clubs in Turkey and one of the most successful teams in the country. Its football team has won 21 league titles including 16 Turkish Süper Lig, three Turkish National Division, and two Turkish Football Championship titles. It plays at the multi-purpose, 42,590-seat Beşiktaş Stadium which has had many accolades for its design and use of technology. But like any outdoor stadium without a roof, it’s open to rainy and snowy weather.
Charlotte, NC - What do you do to prevent your natural grass or artificial turf football field from freezing up in colder weather? Tepper Sports & Entertainment wanted to avoid this at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina - home of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC of MLS.
Cobham, UK - Playing out of Stamford Bridge Stadium in Fulham, West London, the Chelsea Football Club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football. Ranked as the fourth most successful football club in the United Kingdom (UK), Chelsea has a long history of success including six league titles, eight FA Cups, five League Cups, and four FA Community Shields. In addition to winning the UEFA Champions League, Chelsea has also won the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup, and in 2022, the FIFA Club World Cup.
Bridgewater, MA - Bridgewater State University (BSU), the largest of nine universities in Massachusetts, had worked with COVERMASTER® before when it came to sports surface protection for their facilities. When they were in need of a new gym floor cover in the John J. Kelly Gymnasium, COVERMASTER® was contacted. The gymnasium was not only home of the Bears basketball, wrestling, and volleyball teams, it also hosted such non-athletic events as assemblies and fairs. So, it was essential to protect their gym floor from potential damage.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.