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Post by airraider on Oct 10, 2009 8:45:25 GMT -6
How would you go about fixing a field that has been completely torn up after a game in hours upon hours of rain? It looks similar to this.. but much worse.. ground was not just wet on top.. it was soggy 3-5 inches below.. shoes constantly getting stuck and suctioned in the ground.. So 10000000's of 3 inch deep shoe imprints..  |
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Post by touchdownmaker on Oct 10, 2009 17:49:15 GMT -6
bring two double wing teams to play on it a bit...let them smooth it all out
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Post by coachks on Oct 10, 2009 19:35:23 GMT -6
Buy field turf.  |
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Post by headtrip on Oct 10, 2009 21:34:21 GMT -6
lemme guess, they made the field out of mud they dredged up out of a river? that's the way our youth field is. reseed with quick growing grass, or kudzu.
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Post by 19delta on Oct 10, 2009 21:49:52 GMT -6
If you can get a huge quantity of kitty litter or dry sweep (the stuff they use for cleaning up oil spills in auto shops), that might work.
There are industrial products like Turface and Rapid Dry, but they can be pretty expensive.
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Post by airraider on Oct 11, 2009 7:52:53 GMT -6
We have two weeks before we play at home again.. Buddy of mine told me to run the sprinklers non-stop for about 3 days and that will level out the holes.
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Post by los on Oct 11, 2009 9:56:50 GMT -6
Is this your field, you're talking about airraider? Holy $hit....if it looks worse than the one in the picture.....I'd say = stay off it.....let it dry out .....get as much "course sand"(thats with no clay in it, by the way) on it, asap......then roll it......this late in the growing season though, you're pretty much $cre#*& d, whatever you do.....put "tons" of course sand on it next year early(if you're still there?) = preventative maintenance......by the way = anybody get their foot stuck in a fire ant mound, during all this? ;D |
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Post by jhanawa on Oct 11, 2009 11:48:40 GMT -6
Have your principal fix it, its HIS SCHOOL.....lol, sorry, I couldn't resist....
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Post by airraider on Oct 11, 2009 12:40:05 GMT -6
Is this your field, you're talking about airraider? Holy $hit....if it looks worse than the one in the picture.....I'd say = stay off it.....let it dry out .....get as much "course sand"(thats with no clay in it, by the way) on it, asap......then roll it......this late in the growing season though, you're pretty much $cre#*& d, whatever you do.....put "tons" of course sand on it next year early(if you're still there?) = preventative maintenance......by the way = anybody get their foot stuck in a fire ant mound, during all this? ;D Ants were EVERYWHERE!!!!!! i was in the office at the half.. thought I saw rain rolling down my shoulder.. it was ants on my rain coat.. I will get you all a picture of it tomorrow.. |
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Post by airraider on Oct 11, 2009 12:40:38 GMT -6
Have your principal fix it, its HIS SCHOOL.....lol, sorry, I couldn't resist.... haha.. you are on to something.. |
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Post by dacoachmo on Oct 12, 2009 7:10:44 GMT -6
ROLL IT. some how.
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Post by jhanawa on Oct 12, 2009 8:20:09 GMT -6
I guess you could have Dcohio come down and roll your field with the principal, kill two birds with one stone....
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Post by dubber on Oct 12, 2009 10:39:11 GMT -6
I agree......obviously let the soup solidify a little. |
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Post by redbudfan on Oct 12, 2009 12:17:43 GMT -6
Roll it with a heavy water or concrete filled roller when it's about 25% from being completely dry. If that is still to wet wait a day longer then try rolling it again.
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Post by airman on Oct 12, 2009 12:47:27 GMT -6
find a JD gator or similar pneumatic style tired vehicle and use a roller filled with water because this creates constant pressure.
do not use a hard filled tire or you will get tire imprints.
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Post by airraider on Oct 12, 2009 15:37:16 GMT -6
Roll it with a heavy water or concrete filled roller when it's about 25% from being completely dry. If that is still to wet wait a day longer then try rolling it again. scary part.. no let up from rain this whole week.. |
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Post by coachorr on Oct 12, 2009 20:03:43 GMT -6
Maybe you can go down to the local lawwn and garden center and buy some new sod with all those swamp bucks you've earned.
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Post by mitch on Oct 12, 2009 20:52:12 GMT -6
That's tough, not much you can do 'til the rain stops and the field starts to dry out.
You're gonna have to roll it, though, at some point, just do it before it gets too hard (shut up).
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Post by Coach Bennett on Oct 13, 2009 10:08:40 GMT -6
Any other open fields your area? How about lining an open area of grass that could accommodate the size of a football field and play a game there? Obviously, no bleachers, etc. but at least you could actually play a game...
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Post by airraider on Oct 13, 2009 10:15:50 GMT -6
Any other open fields your area? How about lining an open area of grass that could accommodate the size of a football field and play a game there? Obviously, no bleachers, etc. but at least you could actually play a game... Last season they had to play the first home game at the local college due to lights not being completed. this would cost us some money.. but better than the alternative I guess.. |
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Post by Coach Bennett on Oct 13, 2009 11:23:29 GMT -6
I mean, even if you had a large field that your phys ed classes use...or, better yet, re-line a soccer field!
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Post by coachguy83 on Oct 13, 2009 12:53:04 GMT -6
That is a great use for a soccer field. However if they are playing soccer on it after that much rain that field is going to be in sh!t shape as well. We play at a soccer complex that is never used, except they had a tournament on it a couple weeks ago after a week of steady rain. It was a mud bowl.
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Post by airraider on Oct 13, 2009 18:37:31 GMT -6
Here is an actual picture..  |
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Post by wingt74 on Oct 14, 2009 8:45:38 GMT -6
Can you just move the game? At some point, the field is unplayable...
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Post by airraider on Oct 14, 2009 9:29:14 GMT -6
Can you just move the game? At some point, the field is unplayable... We may have to.. we are playing week 7 this week.. Weeks 9 and 10 are at home.. might not have a choice those weeks.. |
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Post by coachwoodall on Oct 14, 2009 11:45:32 GMT -6
at least maybe your ant issue is resolved. maybe the little suckers drowned.......
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Post by los on Oct 14, 2009 19:05:29 GMT -6
Thats nasty airraider! Like Mitch said, earlier.....gotta let it dry out, to a point where its still rollable, without leaving any more footprints, plus a little coarse sand, wouldn't hurt a thing either......believe it or not, I've got a fairly new sod roller out in the shed, that I'll never use again, since I quit landscaping, (you fill it with water and either push it with the handles by hand or tow it behind a 4 wheeler or something, I'm thinking the full weight is around 300-350 pounds or so?))..... works well.......we used it on the last football field we sodded, several years ago, and there it sits.....if you wanna cruise over to south georgia after the season.....its all yours buddy, I'll donate it to you, lol..... |
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Post by airraider on Oct 14, 2009 19:15:09 GMT -6
Thats nasty airraider! Like Mitch said, earlier.....gotta let it dry out, to a point where its still rollable, without leaving any more footprints, plus a little coarse sand, wouldn't hurt a thing either......believe it or not, I've got a fairly new sod roller out in the shed, that I'll never use again, since I quit landscaping, (you fill it with water and either push it with the handles by hand or tow it behind a 4 wheeler or something, I'm thinking the full weight is around 300-350 pounds or so?))..... works well.......we used it on the last football field we sodded, several years ago, and there it sits.....if you wanna cruise over to south georgia after the season.....its all yours buddy, I'll donate it to you, lol..... lol.. If I come to South Georgia.. I may not leave.. |
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Post by airman on Oct 14, 2009 19:23:47 GMT -6
There are times where i think coaching in the south would be great then I look at a field like this and realize the south is below sea level.
I thik I would rather deal with the snow instead of the rain.
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Post by phantom on Oct 14, 2009 19:30:04 GMT -6
There are times where i think coaching in the south would be great then I look at a field like this and realize the south is below sea level. I thik I would rather deal with the snow instead of the rain. Well, the whole south isn't below sea level. |
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