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Hosted by Pioneer Athletics · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 100 episodes
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For anyone who has been asked if they mow grass for a living, these conversations are for you. Join us as we explore and discuss the questions and passions of sports turf professionals while celebrating our niche part of the sports world.
Pioneer Athletics hosts Groundskeeper Chats, a sports show with 100 episodes published.
In our final conversation from the Fort Worth series, Virginia Tech's Dan Sandor shares why teaching the next generation fuels his passion, and how meaningful mentorship is shaping the future of sports field management.W
Every career has an origin story. Live from the SFMA conference, Sports Turf Manager Darren Criswell shares how a part-time job at a spring training facility sparked a lifelong career in sports turf management. Along the
Ryan Lefler, Field Superintendent for the Worcester Red Sox, joined Meg in Fort Worth share his unconventional path into professional baseball, the power of building a strong grounds crew culture, and how creativity has
Marcus Elswick brought an audience and Kentucky pride to his Groundskeeper Chat in Fort Worth. Marcus and Meg caught up since their chat in 2024 and talked about the impact of being involved at the national and local lev
City of Phoenix's, Sarah Martin, stopped by our booth at the Sports Field Management Conference to catch up and conduct our year in review. Sarah and Meg focused on the importance of community and how organizations like
Minnesota Twins Head Groundskeeper, Larry DiVito joins us for his second Groundskeeper Chat at SFMA in Fort Worth. Larry joined us to recount his shock at winning the 2025 Dick Erickson Award the previous year and how he
Bryan Sheetz left behind the classroom for the week during the SFMA conference and joined Meg for his first Groundskeeper Chat. Sheetz is the Landscaping & Turf Management Teacher at Thomas Dale High School in Chester, V
Howdy! Arizona born and raised, Jared Olson has traveled the world through turf and now calls Texas home. Jared is the Director of Grounds with Austin FC and joined Meg in Fort Worth for his first #GroundskeeperChat. Her
Fan favorite and Certified Sports Field Manager, Sun Roesslein joins Meg in Fort Worth during the SFMA annual conference to pick up where the two left off. Sun shares an exciting career update while diving into the power
Our annual catch up with one of our favorite Arizona duos, Leah and Mike from ASU! The pair joins us to recap some of the 2025 season highlights and a look at what's coming down the line. Here's what you'll hear in this
Troy Crawford joined us in his home state to update us on his next adventure! With more than 30 years of experience with teams like the Texas Rangers, Houston Astros and FC Dallas, Troy is bringing his talents to the new
Travis Sales, Director Parks Recreation and Animal Services at City of Rockwall, joined us in Fort Worth to help bring the Texas energy to our SFMA series!
Ava Veith has lived many lives already in the turf industry. Her current gig has her at Penn State University working alongside Chase Straw. Ava's turned her passion for sports into turf during her time at Virginia Tech
Dynamic duo Brad and Colby with The University of Houston opened our live show in Fort Worth with a bang! They brought the energy and stories to help us kick off our SFMA series. Here's what you'll hear in this week's #G
The final power couple of our SFMA series is Nick McKenna and Holly Kasperbauer joined Meg in Fort Worth. The two down minutes after finishing their session to rehash the content, the takeaways and much more in this week
The industry's yearly therapy session with the ultimate power couple, the Goatley's is here. The Goatley's joined Meg and Tyler Morris in Fort Worth at SFMA for the 2026 check in. Here's what you'll hear in this week's e
Live from Fort Worth, Tyler Morris and Alex Principe joined me to help kick off our 2026 SFMA series. A concept of bringing in the partner's POV into the chat finally came to fruition. Here's what you'll hear on this wee
One of the most name dropped guests of the day, Matt Duncan joined us at OTF to share about his career which is rooted in networking and mentoring. Here's what you'll hear in this week's #GroundskeeperChat: Matt's turf o
Tyler Carr joined us amidst a busy conference day at OTF to bring us up to speed on the logistics behind what's to come for the industry organization in 2026. Here's what you'll hear in this #GroundskeeperChat: Tyler's n
Columbus Clippers', Chris Mason joined us for the first time at the Ohio Turfgrass Conference. We dove into his turf origin story and much more in this week's #GroundskeeperChat. Here's what you'll hear: - Chris Mason's
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