Artificial Turf

Rockhurst would probably be a good resource to talk about turf as they were probably one of the first high schools around to have it. Theirs may look pretty good from the stands, but if you make it to the field you can see that it is pretty beaten down, lumpy and as you can see in this picture, some tears or seams breaking through.



Not sure of all of the brands available and what surrounding schools like Hickman, Rock Bridge, and Waynesville have, but it might be worth looking at what Joplin has as well. They are supposedly one of two high school to use the Astroturf Gameday brand this year (Future comes rolling into Junge).