KYA services installs new turf for the Citrus College practice field.
“This is the same contractor that did the stadium field,” Director of Facilities and Construction, Fred Diamond said. “The contract is for $491,121.82. It will be done within a month.”
KYA services will install the new Xtreme Turf System supplied by Act Global.
Act Global have supplied materials for NFL and NCAA Division I Football Fields. Their synthetic playing surfaces have been featured in the 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018 Super Bowls.
The Xtreme Turf system is developed with three types of grass fibers in order to create a surface that resembles a grass field. The new turf will prevent the players cleats from getting caught within intertwined fibers.
The previous turf on the practice field was installed by FieldTurf in Oct. 2005.
The agreement by the Board of Trustees on the reconstruction of the practice field was approved on Oct. 2.
The timeliness of the reconstruction is vital to players being free from injury. Coaches will no longer be skeptical about the conditions of the practice field turf once it is resurfaced.
