Earning his Spurs - Pitchcare
Earning his Spurs - Pitchcare
Earning his Spurs - Pitchcare
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One day event will<br />
showcase latest<br />
innovations<br />
Inaugural Turf Science Live will focus on golf turf<br />
management for greenkeepers, course managers<br />
and agronomists<br />
TURF Science Live is a completely new<br />
format, one day event to showcase the<br />
latest research, development and<br />
technological innovations in turf<br />
agronomy.<br />
Put together by Syngenta, Scotts<br />
Professional and STRI, Turf Science Live<br />
will give a practical hands-on opportunity<br />
to interact with leading specialists in many<br />
aspects of turf management, and find out<br />
how the techniques can be used to benefit<br />
your turf playing surfaces.<br />
Turf Science Live practical<br />
demonstrations will include:<br />
Playing Surface Conversion<br />
Keith Kensett, Kensett Sport<br />
The Art of Application<br />
Ben Magri, Syngenta<br />
The STRI Programme<br />
Henry Bechelet, STRI<br />
Enhancing Fairway Quality<br />
Simon Barnaby, Scotts Professional<br />
Operation Pollinator<br />
Dr Simon Watson, Syngenta and Dr Ruth<br />
Mann, STRI<br />
Turf Nutrition<br />
Ed Carter, Scotts Professional<br />
STRI Lab Research<br />
Michael Baines, STRI<br />
The inaugural Turf Science Live will be<br />
focusing primarily on golf turf<br />
management for greenkeepers, course<br />
managers and turf agronomists. Future<br />
events are planned for groundsmen and<br />
winter sports turf managers.<br />
Numbers for Turf Science Live are<br />
strictly limited, due to the format of small<br />
groups designed to get the most<br />
information out of each demonstration.<br />
To find out more and to register online,<br />
log on to www.greencast.co.uk<br />
Turf Science Live<br />
Tuesday 27 July 2010<br />
The Sports Turf Research Institute<br />
Bingley, Yorkshire<br />
9.30am – 4.00pm inc. lunch<br />
Training News<br />
Advance Notice - Essential<br />
Management Skills Course<br />
PITCHCARE are pleased to confirm that later t<strong>his</strong> year<br />
we will again be offering our Essential Management<br />
Skills Course for Head Groundsmen, Head<br />
Greenkeepers and their Deputies.<br />
The course is held on two days during the<br />
autumn/winter. Three months separate these days,<br />
so delegates have the opportunity to implement their<br />
learning from Day One and bring case studies back<br />
to the group to be discussed and examined on Day<br />
Two.<br />
The course is led by Frank Newberry. Frank has over<br />
20 years’ experience as a trainer and careers<br />
counsellor within the groundcare industry, and well<br />
understands the particular challenges faced by those<br />
in management and supervisory roles.<br />
Topics covered include:<br />
• Personal Work Planning, Objectives and Priorities<br />
• Leadership and Delegation, Managing Stress<br />
• Leading the Work Team and the Power of Personal<br />
Example<br />
• Performance Management<br />
• Communication Skills<br />
• Dealing with Confrontational Situations<br />
• Negotiating in the Workplace<br />
• Writing at Work<br />
... and much more besides!<br />
Previous delegates have also commented on the<br />
benefit of sharing management challenges with their<br />
peers - it’s good to know you are not alone!<br />
To register your interest in the 2010/11 course and<br />
receive further information, just e-mail Chris Johnson<br />
at chris@pitchcare.com.
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