Off-season field preperation

Shawn Rice ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR SMR723@CABRJNI.EDU

The field-$ that the Cabrini teams play on require special treatment that the groundskeepers provide for them yearly. Facilities manage the fields even when they are not in use by Cabrini teams to ensure perfect care is maintained for the times they are utilized.

The groundskeepers start in late fall by aerating the fields, which helps to relieve compaction. Aeration is also performed in late May on the Cabrini fields for the same reasons.

After that procedure the facili, ties crew applies organic matter and seed to the ground. The crew drags the fields, which fills-in any small divots and wear spots that are a result from the previous athletic season.

Gus Feudale, grounds manag- encourage the seed to germinate in early spring. If the conditions are right, we are able to get a good stand of turf established before spring athletics begin."