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15 Pound Plus Sandbag for Canopies, Pedestals

Sports, Turf _Tips, Product_Review
TruMark has come out with their latest sandbag innovation, the 15 Pound Plus Sandbag. This is the smaller version of the Tru Mark 35 pound sandbag with an added Velcro strap to hold the sandbag upright and around a can...
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Youth Sports Fund Raising and Publishing

Trends, Sports, Product_Review
Tru Mark returned from the Nebraska State Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NSIAA) Fall Convention in Kearney, NE where personnel were introduced to a number of new products and services. Fund raising...
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Minimizing Sudden Cardiac Death in Youth Sports

Trends, Sports
Tru Mark returned from the Nebraska State Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NSIAA) Fall Convention in Kearney, NE where personnel were introduced to a number of new products and services. Doug Adams f...
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Soccer Field Marking Contract Bid Information

Sports, Turf _Tips, Product_Review
A landscaping company is preparing a contract bid to mark soccer fields in their local community. Using our past experience we offered them the following information. This is what Tru Mark knows that will help provide a...
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Rental Revenue from Youth League Turf Fields

Sports, Turf _Tips, Product_Review
More and more youth sports associations and sponsors are installing synthetic turf fields. With the large initial investment these organizations are looking at options to rent the facilities to organization sponsoring ot...
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Indoor Soccer Turf Field with Rubber In-fill

Sports, Turf _Tips, Product_Review
Painting solutions can vary depending on the type of turf facility and your requirements. Here's a question from a indoor soccer facility manager. "I work for a brand new indoor soccer facility in Kansas City and we hav...
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Aerosol Chalk Versus Aerosol Paint

Turf _Tips, Product_Review
The following questions were asked concerning the use of aerosol chalk. The image to the left is a scuff test on synthetic turf. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
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Custom Stencil Used to Help with Parking and School Spirit

Trends, Sports, Testimonials
A community service project supports a school district with parking directions and school spirit as well as leaving a legacy, both visually and through ownership. Tru Mark Athletic Field Marker was contacted to produce ...
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High School Sports Fund Raising Trends

Trends, Sports
Most if not all high school sports programs are struggling to achieve successful programs through many different fund raising activities. Two recent local media news reports cover related topics. A couple high schools h...
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SportsTurf Managers Association Releases Updated Website

Sports, Turf _Tips
Keeping up with the latest technology, systems, equipment, supplies, and industry resources continues to be important to the sport turf industry including the leading professional association, STMA. They have just releas...
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Brand and Protect Your Indoor Facilities

Trends, Sports
Protect your players, facility and display your branding at the same time! As basketball, volleyball and wrestling begin to gear up it is time to look to your gym and indoor spaces to make sure they are as ready for the...
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A New NCAA Baseball/Softball Rule could impact your facility: Make sure you are ready for the season!

With player safety in mind, the NCAA has implemented a rule requiring hard surfaces, such as wood, brick and concrete, to be padded to protect the athletes from injury.  The rule: NCAA Softball Rule 2.15. We rec...
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Football Field End Zone Design

Trends, Sports, Turf _Tips, Product_Review
When you think about the aesthetics of a football field, we know that the sideline numbers, lines and hash marks are there to guide and regulate play. Let’s take the next step and explore options for beyond the goa...
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Football Field Painting and Stenciling Videos

Trends, Sports, Turf _Tips
With football season around the corner it is a great time to get an idea on the scope of what is needed to prep your field. Not every field is going to need the attention, detail or man power of a premier D1 program or a...
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What You Need to Know When Painting your Logo on Tracks, Cement or Driveways/Sidewalks

Turf _Tips
Your team or organization's logo is important and is a symbol of pride. Painting your logo on grass is one thing, but what about hard surfaces such as parking lots, sidewalks and tracks? You can absolutely do this! The p...
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Baseball/Softball Mound Logos: Low Cost, BIG Impact

Trends, Sports, Turf _Tips
Fields are and always have been a source of pride for each team. The way the field is displayed, on the other hand, continues to evolve. Fields turned into stadiums. The grass went from whatever was grown locally, to per...
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Softball and Baseball Field Logo Stencils

Trends, Sports, Turf _Tips, Product_Review
It's 2020 - time to update your baseball field! After the hard work of mound rebuilding, regrading diamonds and topdressing are done don't forget to add your team's identity! Painting your logo on your baseball or s...
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