Rogers Centre - European Friendly Soccer
Greenhorizons Sod Farms supplied, installed and maintained a temporary FIFA-regulation soccer pitch overtop of the concrete floor at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, for elite, world class soccer teams to play on.
World Class Installation
Greenhorizons Sod Farms was contracted to supply, install and maintain a temporary soccer pitch that met FIFA regulations overtop of the concrete floor at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. Harvesting of the sod started 12 hours before the first load arrived on site, and continued for over 21 hours until the last roll was installed.
It took over 20 truckloads of thick cut GHG Ultimate Sports Turf ™ and a staff of over 40 to perform the installation within the allotted time. Upon completion of the sod installation, nutrition, water management, grooming and mowing was performed by Greenhorizons for the elite, world class soccer teams to play.
The Foundation of Performance
A look at how Greenhorizons transformed the Rogers Centre's concrete floor into a FIFA-regulation soccer pitch, from staging the trucks to the final finishing touches.
Transport Trucks Staging
We require a number of transport trucks to bring the sod from the field to the stadium in the shortest amount of time possible!
Installing Big Rolls
We carefully laid out our extra-thick big roll sod and made sure every seam was perfect. Even the smallest imperfection was unacceptable.
Rolling the Field
Rolling the field to ensure it was free of any imperfections. The ball had to roll smoothly over the entire field.
Final Stages
This photo is from the final stages of the install. Water can be seen on the left, and some seamers are putting their finishing touches on the field.
Approach, challenges & results.
Installation
Greenhorizons Sod Farms was contracted to supply, install and maintain a temporary soccer pitch that met FIFA regulations overtop of the concrete floor at the Rogers Centre. Over 20 truckloads of thick cut GHG Ultimate Sports Turf ™ were installed by a staff of over 40, from harvest to final roll, in just over 21 hours.
Challenges
The Downtown Toronto location, the controlled access into the Rogers Centre and the twelve hour installation timeline created logistic challenges which the staff at Greenhorizons had no problem overcoming.
Results
The European teams and coaches commented that the temporary pitch was one of the best they had ever seen. Rogers Centre appreciated the professionalism and efficiency of Greenhorizons staff and was exceptionally happy that Greenhorizons met both the performance requirements of the players and the logistics and timing requirements of the venue.
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