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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.
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.
West Allis, WI - The nearly 200-acre Wisconsin State Fair Park is not only the site of the Wisconsin State Fair for 11 fun-filled days in August every year, it is also the home for a wide variety of events, activities, and meetings year-round.
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.
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.