2025 Turf (2.0)

[btownqbcoach1]

First edition had some kinks to work out... 

58% of the state with turf

 

 

[Julio]

Don't the South Bend Schools share School Field which is turf during the playoffs?

[WCGrad92]

For accuracy purposes Ritter is correct, but they play all home games at Marion University which is Turf

 

[Boilernation]

I believe Yorktown will have field turf by the time the football season starts. 

[btownqbcoach1]

17 hours ago, Julio said:

Don't the South Bend Schools share School Field which is turf during the playoffs?

 

15 hours ago, WCGrad92 said:

For accuracy purposes Ritter is correct, but they play all home games at Marion University which is Turf

 

that's noted with blue 

11 hours ago, Boilernation said:

I believe Yorktown will have field turf by the time the football season starts. 

seemed like they are still fundraising 

[Daniel_Bragg]

What does yellow mean?

[btownqbcoach1]

2 hours ago, Daniel_Bragg said:

What does yellow mean?

idk where those teams play 

[RetiredSouthernCoach]

GCA played at Beech Grove Middle School in years past (Grass)

[WWFan]

Looks like Forest Park may be getting turf. Hard to tell....definitely an upgrade regardless. Place needed it

[btownqbcoach1]

14 hours ago, WWFan said:

Looks like Forest Park may be getting turf. Hard to tell....definitely an upgrade regardless. Place needed it

looks tremendous... thanks for the info! 

[Impartial_Observer]

On 5/15/2025 at 6:36 PM, WWFan said:

Looks like Forest Park may be getting turf. Hard to tell....definitely an upgrade regardless. Place needed it

I know my SB partner had his SS down there last year and sat and watched rain most of the morning and afternoon. He was told by local officials as soon as it quit, give them an hour and he said it was like watching a well oiled machine go to work on the diamond. My point being:

A) They seem to know how to handle natural surfaces. &nbsp
B) Not every school will get turf because some people just prefer grass, and in most cases those fields aren’t hard to figure out. 
C) It sure looks like they’re amending the substrate for turf. 

[WWFan]

1 hour ago, Impartial_Observer said:

I know my SB partner had his SS down there last year and sat and watched rain most of the morning and afternoon. He was told by local officials as soon as it quit, give them an hour and he said it was like watching a well oiled machine go to work on the diamond. My point being:

A) They seem to know how to handle natural surfaces. &nbsp
B) Not every school will get turf because some people just prefer grass, and in most cases those fields aren’t hard to figure out. 
C) It sure looks like they’re amending the substrate for turf. 

It's turf. I did find more info on it. Adding visiting side bleachers as well. When my kid played their for JR high couple years ago i said it felt like playing at a local park. Think new scoreboard going in as well. 

[BlackSwarm6407]

North Putnam will have Turf for the 2025 football season. https://themotzgroup.com/projects/north-putnam-high-school-game-on/

[Impartial_Observer]

I was at Floyd last night and they are replacing their turf. I actually saw the old turf head out on a flatbed. 

Edited June 4, 2025 by Impartial_Observer

[btownqbcoach1]

On 6/4/2025 at 1:48 PM, Impartial_Observer said:

I was at Floyd last night and they are replacing their turf. I actually saw the old turf head out on a flatbed. 

Thinking NA will be replacing theirs too? 

[Fkfootball]

On 6/9/2025 at 8:31 AM, btownqbcoach1 said:

Thinking NA will be replacing theirs too? 

I would bet on that happening. Typically what they do for one school, they'll do for the other. I got a piece of the turf they just pulled up. I think they're gonna do some kind of tribute for a couple of players that we are still mourning.

[Donnie Baker]

On 5/14/2025 at 9:50 AM, Daniel_Bragg said:

What does yellow mean?

Dead grass 

[Donnie Baker]

On 5/14/2025 at 9:50 AM, Daniel_Bragg said:

What does yellow mean?

Liptons or Sheridan after September. State Law 

[Coach Harvey]

On 5/14/2025 at 8:57 AM, btownqbcoach1 said:

seemed like they are still fundraising 

Looks like construction has begun https://yorktownschoolsfoundation.org/

 

[Justasportsfan]

The turfs being installed now are better than years past? Read how the NFL may consider going back to grass due to injury concerns and wondered if the purpose of turf is solely due to weather concerns? How will kids be able to rub some dirt on it if there are only fibers and rubber? What about the grounds crew? Oh the humanity!

[Muda69]

I sure hope their is nothing planned on these fake fields over the upcoming Heat Wave next week.  The temperature of a fake grass field is 35-55 degrees hotter than a grass field.   Somebody will get hurt.

 

[Sparty]

Folks should’ve thought things through a bit better.

Baseball and softball fields should be turfed before football fields are turfed.  

3 hours ago, Muda69 said:

I sure hope their is nothing planned on these fake fields over the upcoming Heat Wave next week.  The temperature of a fake grass field is 35-55 degrees hotter than a grass field.   Somebody will get hurt.

 

Nice and cool at 5 am.

[Muda69]

15 hours ago, Sparty said:

Folks should’ve thought things through a bit better.

Baseball and softball fields should be turfed before football fields are turfed.  

Nice and cool at 5 am.

Teenagers should be asleep at 5am.  Part of the optimal sleep pattern for adolescents. 

 

[btownqbcoach1]

23 hours ago, Justasportsfan said:

The turfs being installed now are better than years past? Read how the NFL may consider going back to grass due to injury concerns and wondered if the purpose of turf is solely due to weather concerns? How will kids be able to rub some dirt on it if there are only fibers and rubber? What about the grounds crew? Oh the humanity!

You must have never played on Brownstowns grass field to not realize how much safer our turf field is 

[Sparty]

2 hours ago, Muda69 said:

Teenagers should be asleep at 5am.  Part of the optimal sleep pattern for adolescents. 

 

Go to bed earlier.