Increase in rugby injuries on artificial pitches, report reveals

Increase in rugby injuries on artificial pitches, report reveals

The Scotsman

The first thing to note is that, over the course of four years that the survey has dealt with artificial pitches, the frequency and severity of injuries on the AGPs is not statistically different to those played on grass. Over the first three years the numbers were slightly lower on AGPs so the spike of injuries in ...

DC's artificial turf field hardness tests reveal standards discrepancy

DC's artificial turf field hardness tests reveal standards discrepancy

FOX 5 DC

WASHINGTON - FOX 5 has obtained records that detail the results of hardness tests of the D.C.'s 52 artificial turf fields, revealing some fields that ...

Profits vs. safety: What new findings about FieldTurf tell us about the future of sports

From Sports Illustrated: A new series of articles shows how the synthetic playing surface is more dangerous than first realized. ...read more

The horrors of an artificial soccer field

The horrors of an artificial soccer field

The Concordian (subscription)

Dr. Raoul Daoust, a surgeon at the Jewish General Hospital, said links can be drawn between artificial turf and the injuries that have been happening.

Idaho State University sports science Professor Michael Meyers documents link between injuries

Idaho State University sports science Professor Michael Meyers documents link between injuries ...

Idaho State University

POCATELLO – When it comes to artificial turf, there's a simple, but firm analysis related to injuries that Idaho State University researcher Michael ...

Research: More sports injuries occur on artificial turf

Research: More sports injuries occur on artificial turf

NL Times

Athletes have a better chance of getting hurt playing on artificial turf than on natural grass, according to a study done by television program Radar.

Are the lack of standardized shock absorption rates in artificial turf leaving teens at risk of head ...

Are the lack of standardized shock absorption rates in artificial turf leaving teens at risk of head ... USA TODAY High School Sports For years, the assumption was that artificial turf surfaces were better in every way for athletes. They allowed for better footing in adverse weather like ...

Are high school athletes at risk from artificial turf?

UPI.com

Are high school athletes at risk from artificial turf?

UPI.com

FRIDAY, July 8, 2016 -- Lower levels of fake soil in artificial turf -- a cost-saving move -- may be linked to sharply higher numbers of injuries among ...

Casey Stoney wants plastic pitches banished from Women's Super League

BT Sport

Casey Stoney wants plastic pitches banished from Women's Super League

BT Sport

Casey Stoney believes women's football should kick artificial turf into touch after fresh concerns were raised about the safety of players.

Casey Stoney concerned about player safety on artificial turf

SkySports

Casey Stoney concerned about player safety on artificial turf

SkySports

Arsenal Ladies defender Casey Stoney wants top-flight women's football to be played only on grass pitches after reigniting the debate about safety ...

USWNT push for new deal and vow: we are not playing on artificial turf

USWNT push for new deal and vow: we are not playing on artificial turf

The Guardian

US Soccer does have a history of putting matches for the men's national team on grass, even when they play at venues with artificial turf. In some ...

USWNT cancels match in Hawaii; artificial turf 'not suitable'

ObserverVoice.com (blog)

USWNT cancels match in Hawaii; artificial turf 'not suitable'

ObserverVoice.com (blog)

The wisdom of playing on artificial turf was a major talking point heading into last summer's Women's World Cup in Canada. The next day, teammate ...

U.S. soccer officials were aware of Aloha Stadium turf conditions - KHON2

U.S. Men's Soccer, But Not Women's, Gets To Play All Its Games On Grass - FiveThirtyEight

US Women's Soccer Game Canceled Due To Unsuitable Artificial Turf - The Election Central (blog)

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The US women's soccer team isn't putting up with dangerous field conditions

The Week Magazine

The US women's soccer team isn't putting up with dangerous field conditions

The Week Magazine

As Deadspin pointed out, this is far from the first time the women's team has taken issue with artificial turf fields, which are considered more dangerous ...

Turf Wars: How Safe Are The Fields Where We Play?

ESPN

Turf Wars: How Safe Are The Fields Where We Play?

ESPN

I remember the first time I played on a synthetic turf field. I thought, "Wow, this is amazing. What is this stuff?" It seemed so much better than that ...

Potential injury increase

Potential injury increase

Times Daily

Now, artificial turf has grown in popularity after many technological advances. The turf athletes play on has artificial grass fibers to give the appearance ...

My Edmonds News | Council votes to delay decision on Woodway fields interlocal agreement

My Edmonds News

My Edmonds News | Council votes to delay decision on Woodway fields interlocal agreement

My Edmonds News

Even before the nearly two dozen people testified about the pros and cons of tire crumb rubber artificial turf being installed by the Edmonds School ...

Did Sexism Win the Women's World Cup?

Law Street Media

Did Sexism Win the Women's World Cup?

Law Street Media

Artificial turf is known for being hotter, shorter, and dryer. Playing on artificial turf has been proven to cause higher levels of fatigue and more injuries ...

Artificial Grass Could Be Affecting More Than The Bounce of The Ball at the 2015 Women's World ...

The Inquisitr

Artificial Grass Could Be Affecting More Than The Bounce of The Ball at the 2015 Women's World ...

The Inquisitr

Artificial grass turf has been a hot topic in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. From ball reaction, speed, and trajectory, to player injury and health ...

Artificial turf during Women's World Cup registers 120 degrees

All Access Music Group

Artificial turf during Women's World Cup registers 120 degrees

Yahoo Sports (blog)

There's a reason why many female players were upset with FIFA's decision to use artificial turf during the World Cup in Canada — it gets freakin' hot.

FIFA dismisses discrimination claims over women's WC artificial grass surface as `nonsense`

Zee News

FIFA dismisses discrimination claims over women's WC artificial grass surface as `nonsense`

Free press journal

Wellington: FIFA has dismissed any suggestions that staging next year's women's World Cup on artificial grass is discrimination as nonsense, as they ...

FIFA dismisses discrimination claims over women's WC artificial grass surface as 'nonsense' - Business Standard

FIFA exec comes out swinging on turf challenge - Surrey Leader

USA to play in Group D - ABC30.com

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