Webinar: Smart Play & Performance: Utilizing Artificial Turf for Safer, Greener Playgrounds and Sports Fields
Event Details
Smart Play & Performance: Utilizing Artificial Turf for Safer, Greener Playgrounds and Sports Fields
Join us for an in-depth webinar on how artificial turf is transforming play areas and sports fields across communities, schools, and recreational facilities. Discover the benefits of synthetic turf—from enhanced safety and durability to low maintenance and year-round usability. Our experts will cover design best practices, safety standards, drainage considerations, and cost-efficiency comparisons with natural grass. Whether you're planning a new playground or upgrading an athletic field, this session will equip you with the insights needed to make informed, long-lasting decisions.
Meet the Speaker(s)
Jordan Guida - Director of Commercial Sales Southern Turf Co.
An Arizona native and graduate of Brophy College Prep, Jordan played collegiate baseball at three universities, ultimately leading Tennessee Wesleyan to a National Championship and earning World Series MVP honors before a five-year professional career. After transitioning from athletics, he helped build Arizona’s largest personal training program at Mountainside Fitness, focusing on instructor development and client-centered programming. During the pandemic, Jordan shifted into the outdoor remodel space, where he discovered a passion for helping homeowners and businesses improve their spaces with practical, lasting solutions. Now as National Director of Commercial Sales at Southern Turf Co., he partners with schools, municipalities, and commercial clients to deliver high-performance synthetic turf installations. Jordan guides projects from early design through completion, ensuring each solution meets the client’s needs for durability, safety, and long-term value.
CPE Information
- Learning Objective: Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the benefits and considerations of artificial turf, including safety, durability, maintenance, and cost-efficiency. They will also learn key design best practices, safety standards, and drainage strategies to support informed decision-making for new or upgraded play areas and athletic fields.
- Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
- Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
- Program level: Basic
- Prerequisites: None
- Advanced Preparations: None
- Recommended CPE Credits 1.0 in Specialized Knowledge.
Registration
All webinars are $50 per session but are FREE to anyone from a MISBO member school. Webinars are one hour in length and begin at 2pm ET.
CPE Credit
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