By: Kevin HansenIowa State UniversityDepartment of Horticulture, SeniorFebruary, 2013
Toro 2013 Super Bowl SportsTurfTraining Program Application form fromToro Resume 500 word essay Reference letter
Amazed by the amount of press interest 4T.V. station interviews 6 newspaper interviews Developed great interview skills
Held in New Orleans, Louisiana 7 days in New Orleans All expenses were covered by theToroCompany The crew consisted of 25 people
DailyTasks• Dragging was aneveryday task• We had a bristle dragand a metal drag• One day we draggedthe entire field byhand 3 times
DailyTasks• Many tasks were notturf related• Must be flexible inthis industry• We did a lot of stagemoving and pressday set up
DailyTasks• Many of my taskswere helping outmore experiencedworkers• Here I am keepingthe paint hose out ofthe fresh paint• Sometimes you don’talways get the mostglamorous job
DailyTasks• This was my favoritepart of theexperience• We spent a wholeday repainting all thelogos• Each logo waspainted by usingboarders so paintdidn’t drift• Boarders also help tokeep straight edges
Practice Fields• There were two practicefields we had tomaintain• One at a local college,Tulane University, andthe other at the Saintspractice facility• A lot of our time wasspent preparing thesefields for practice• This picture is atTulaneUniversity’s syntheticbaseball field where weput a football field inthe out field
Game Day• It was overwhelmingwith amount ofactivity going onleading up to gameday and on game day• We were on thesideline and got towatch up close andpersonal• It was an amazingfeeling seeing somany people enjoywhat we worked sohard to be perfect forgame day
Working with legends• I got to spend a lot oftime with GeorgeToma• He has worked everySuper Bowl• He is one of theFounders of STMA• Truly amazinggetting to meetsomeone with hisbackground; knownto be the Father ofthe Super Bowl
The Crew• I had the opportunityto work with turfmanagers from allover the world, as wellas all of the otherprofessionals thatwork with the SuperBowl to bring thegame to millions offootball fans acrossthe country• All sorts of MLB andNFL superintendents• It was one of the bestnetworkingopportunities ever
Conclusion• You make your ownfuture• I never thought Iwould be chosen forthis opportunity, butI’m glad I applied• Networking is key inthis field• Set goals and striveto achieve them
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