SPORTS FIELD DRAINAGE
When water cannot leave the field, you lose games and turf. World Sports installs slit drainage on existing fields and builds complete drainage systems into new ones.
WHY DRAINAGE MATTERS
Standing water is the part you see. Below it, a saturated rootzone starves the roots of oxygen and softens the surface, and the turf tears under play.
SIGNS YOUR FIELD HAS A DRAINAGE PROBLEM
NOT EVERY WET FIELD NEEDS A NEW SYSTEM
Compaction, grade, thatch or the rootzone itself can hold water. We find the cause before we dig.
TWO WAYS WE FIX IT
Narrow trenches cut across the field, backfilled with gravel and sand and tied into collector drains. Water leaves the surface quickly and the field does not have to be rebuilt. We own the equipment and run it as a standalone job or as part of a renovation.
Collector pipe, gravel and rootzone designed together, with vacuum-assisted drainage where the schedule demands it.
WHAT BETTER DRAINAGE CHANGES
PROVEN EXPERIENCE
Estadio AztecaNew drainage as part of the 2019 rebuild we were brought in to lead.
Chivas GuadalajaraDrainage for three new training fields.
Wellington InternationalDrainage system built for horse traffic, 2025.
Neo Quimica ArenaVacuum drainage system, 2014.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How do I know if my field has a drainage problem?
The common signs are standing water after rain, areas that stay wet longer than the rest, slow recovery after storms, soft and unstable footing, turf thinning in the same spots and weather closures.
Does every wet field need a new drainage system?
No. Compaction, grade, thatch or the rootzone itself can hold water. We test the field and find the cause before we dig, so you only pay for drainage when drainage is the answer.
What is slit drainage?
Narrow trenches cut across an existing field, backfilled with gravel and sand and tied into collector drains. Water leaves the surface quickly and the field does not have to be rebuilt. We own the equipment and run it as a standalone job or as part of a renovation.
What drainage do you build into new fields?
A complete system: collector pipe, gravel and rootzone designed together, with vacuum assisted drainage where the schedule demands it. We installed the first vacuum drainage system in Latin America, at Neo Quimica Arena in 2014.
What changes after drainage is fixed?
Water moves through the profile, the rootzone gets healthier, the turf gets stronger and the surface plays more consistently. The field recovers faster and you get more playable days.
IS WATER LIMITING YOUR FIELD?
Tell us which fields stay wet and for how long. We will test them and tell you what is holding the water.
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