With many regional Victorian football leagues being forced to cut back on the number of games that could be played during the last year because of drought, the AFL is looking at the possibility of playing the game on synthetic grass surfaces. By midway through the season, many ovals in country areas are deemed unsafe [...]
The common types of synthetic grass surfaced tennis courts are known as sand-filled artificial grass tennis courts. These surfaces are designed to cope with high traffic situations such as you would expect on a sporting surface. The hard-wearing nature of the surface means that it will be coping with compaction, adverse weather conditions and the [...]
The likelihood of a greater incidence of injury occurring due to a synthetic grass surface has been noted. This has been due to the increased speed made possible on synthetic grass which results in an increased probability of higher collision forces between players, resulting in increased severity of injuries. However, the blame of this increase [...]
For all of the great benefits that come with using a synthetic turf surface on football fields, it’s perhaps inevitable that there are also going to be the introduction of new injuries that would occur less frequently on a natural grass surface. The injury in question occurs to football players and has been given the [...]
Although synthetic grass has a relatively high up-front cost to it, there are significant savings to be made over the life of the covering when compared to the cost of maintaining a healthy lawn. This is particularly the case when it comes to sporting fields where high traffic and the requirement to play in all [...]
You will find these days that in our bid to seek alternative measures that will reduce our impact on the planet some people are coming up with ideas that seem a little strange. I’ve got to confess to you, when you read this article you’re going to believe that this is another of those weird [...]
Environment and Synthetic Grass