Sports Turf Management BHT202 Course Online

Why Study this Sports Turf Management Course?

Does your work involve managing a sports playing field? Do you want to learn how to properly manage the playing field? Then, this online sports turf management course is for you! This course will teach you how to select a suited turf variety, how to mow a turf, various turf cultivation techniques, how to repair a turf, and more.

Home Study Sports Turf Management Course

“Specialise in selection, application and maintenance of turf for sport environment”.

Develop your ability to manage the maintenance of sports turf.

Gain knowledge of the maintenance of golf courses, bowling blubs, playing fields, cricket wickets and other sporting facilities.

Please note: This course assumes a basic knowledge of turf care, either through experience or prior study (for example, the Turf Care Course).

There are 10 Lessons in this course:

1. Turf Variety Selection

• Turf Varieties in Parks
• Sowing
• Feature Lawns
• Picnic Areas
• Sports Grounds
• Gardens
• Parks
• Turf Species; bent, fescue, rye, kentucky, couch, etc
• Turf Cultivar Selection Criteria
• Mixing Varieties

2. Mowing

• Types of Mowing Equipment
• Mower Types; slasher, cylinder, flail
• Preparation before mowing
• How to Mow
• Leaf Rakes and Vacuums
• After Mowing
• Changing Mower Blades
• Mowing Sports Turf
• Sports Turf Mowers
• Problems that can Occur when Mowing
• Edging
• Options for Mower Power Systems; 2 stroke, 4 stroke, electric
• Hover Mowers, Ride on Mowers
• Choosing a Mower

3. Cultivation Techniques

• When to Cultivate
• Methods of Cultivation
• Spiking, coring, drilling, grooving, forking, raking, air blast, etc.
• Coring and hollow tining for Sports Turf
• Scarifying (Grooving)
• Dethatching (Vertical Mowing)

4. Preparing for Play on Sports grounds

• Dew Removal
• Water Removal
• Combing
• Vertical Mowing
• Mowing
• Rolling
• Marking for Play

5. Preparing for Play of Greens

• Golf, Croquet, Lawn Tennis, Lawn Bowls
• Cricket Wicket Preparation

6. Turf Protection and Preservation

• Managing Use
• Minimising Damage on Turf
• Why Repair Turf
• How to Repair Turf
• Reconditioning Soil
• Reducing weed populations in turf
• Managing turf Pests
• Managing Demand
• Repairing Turf

7. Irrigation and Drainage

• Travelling Sprinkler Systems
• Quick Coupling Valve Systems
• Manually Operated Irrigation Systems
• Semi automatic Irrigation Systems
• Automatic Irrigation Systems
• Sprinklers, Valves, Controllers
• Management of Water Features on Golf Courses
• Improving Surface Drainage after Construction
• Understanding Soils and Drainage, and Soil Compaction

8. Soil Treatment and Sprays

• Major Nutrients and Trace Elements
• Fertilizer Types
• Fertilizer Application
• Soil pH and Soil Amendments
• Cation Exchange Capacity
• Pest Control; ants, beetles, caterpillars, grasshoppers and crickets, leatherjackets
• Disease Control; viruses, bacteria, fungi

9. Evaluate Maintenance Facilities

• Bent Grass for Bowling Greens
• Couch Grass Greens
• Analysis of Park Maintenance
• Park Maintenance Tasks

10. Develop a Management Plan

• Common Environmental Problems; folia burn, pollution, lack of water
• Drainage Problems in Turf
• Frost
• Temperature
• Wind
• Plants have Varying Tolerance Levels
• Programming Works; maintenance, new works, construction crew
• Weeds
• Weed Control Methods
• Developing a Management Plan for a Specific Site

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• Experienced Tutor support
• Certificate sent to you
• Online study (Printed notes available)
• Self paced - no set timetable
• 12 months to complete course

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