FieldTurf and Texas High School Athletic Directors Association Announce New Partnership

Houston, TX, January 17, 2014 --(PR.com)-- The Texas High School Athletic Directors Association is pleased to announce a dynamic new partnership with FieldTurf, the world leader in artificial turf. The THSADA is excited to be a supportive entity of FieldTurf’s efforts towards the promotion and education of player-friendly artificial turf for sporting applications. With the new partnership, association members will be able to participate in dialogue with FieldTurf at various official meetings about artificial turf technology and its benefits for their programs in the short and long-term.

“The Texas High School Athletic Directors Association is very pleased to announce this partnership between FieldTurf and the THSADA. Through this partnership, FieldTurf is supporting the mission of the THSADA which is to provide for continued growth and professional development of its members. The THSADA and its members are extremely appreciative of the strong initiative that FieldTurf has undertaken to exhibit their support and involvement in the activities and programs of the THSADA and to continue to provide student-athletes and schools the level of product and service that continues to be a trademark of FieldTurf.”- Rusty Dowling – Executive Director – Texas High School Athletic Directors Association

FieldTurf has proudly been the turf of choice for top high school and college programs in the state of Texas due to its innovative artificial turf systems designed to deliver the ultimate in safety, performance and durability for all sports. Hundreds of Texas high schools have played and/or practiced on FieldTurf throughout the years and continue to adopt the very best in artificial turf technology for their athletes. Notable high profile Texas organizations that have selected FieldTurf include the University of Texas, Texas Tech University, University of Houston, Texas State University, Texas Christian University, and Texas A&M University, to name a few. Texas high school also chose FieldTurf including Mesquite ISD, Aledo High School, Pearland High School, Spring Branch ISD, Halingen High School, Gilmer ISD, and Leander ISD.

About FieldTurf

FieldTurf is the inventor and world leader in infilled artificial turf with over 4,500 installations in North America. In the NFL, 22 of 32 teams have selected FieldTurf for their game and / or practice facilities while hundreds of NCAA D-1 programs play and/or practice on FieldTurf, including such powerhouse programs as Illinois, Louisville, Michigan, Missouri, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and Washington State among others.

FieldTurf is part of Tarkett Sports, a Division of the Tarkett Group. Tarkett Sports is the largest entity in the sports and landscape surfacing industries. Included within the Tarkett Sports portfolio is an impressive range of performance sports flooring products. This product range includes: synthetic and hardwood basketball; volleyball and gymnasium flooring; squash and racquetball courts; floor protection and covering systems; weight room flooring; and high performance indoor and outdoor running tracks, featuring Beynon and Atlas track surfaces.

For more information, please visit: FieldTurf Artificial Grass & Synthetic Turf Products.