Turner Field Visit

Our class visited Turner Field at the end of October.  Turner Field is home the the Atlanta Braves.  This is where they play all of their home games.  The sit visit included:

Site Facilities:  Separately, list and briefly summarize all areas/aspects of the sports site you toured.

• Coca-Cola Sky Field
• Big red chairs, home plate to first base, digital Coke bottle
• Suite Boxes
• Seat 12+ people, companies buy these for a season and get to rename the room, covered for inclement weather, free food and drink during the game
• Press Room
• Telephones, stats kept here, official scorer sits here, sliding windows, computer for stats on other teams, etc.
• Dug Outs
• Two televisions that link to the bull pen so managers can keep an eye on that area
• Athletic Training Room
• Whirlpool, offices, beds, x-ray room, etc.
• Locker Room
• Televisions, veteran players get lockers closest to the exit, showers located right next door, couches
• Museum
• Replica of Braves merchandise, awards, model of train car, world series trophy, old stadium seats, etc.

Career Possibilities:  What are potential career paths associated with this sports site?  Please list and briefly explain as many as you can identify.

• Public Relations
• Official scoring, press, announcing, etc.
• Grounds keeping
• Maintain field and stadium
• Management
• Athletic Training
• Food Services

What are the most significant things you learned from this site visit?  What questions arose from this visit?

A lot of times in the Braves industry you get a job based on who you know.  Our tour guide told us that you get the job as Official Scorer by knowing somebody in the industry and getting recommended by them. 

It is interesting to me that the grass for the field is grown within the stadium.  The field is watered and mowed twice a day. 

The press/media cannot follow the players into the showers.  This is why veterans get the lockers closest to the exit.