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Advantages For Sport

 
 
 
 
 


A large and growing number of sporting clubs, colleges and schools are replacing the traditional, natural grass on their soccer pitches, tennis courts, putting greens, golf tees, hockey and cricket pitches with artificial turf because of the advantages it offers.

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produced in our UK factory
When considering what type of surfacing to use for sport, there are a number of factors to be considered. Here are some of the most important which, all considered, weigh significantly in the favour of the argument for synthetic turf.
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 Degree of use -
to maintain sports surfaces with natural grass in a good, quality condition for playing, there is a limit to the number of games or sporting events that can be staged in any one year/season; however, if a sports facility cannot live with this limitation then an artificial surface is the preferred option. Synthetic grass offers the potential for unlimited use.
 
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 Type of use -
where a variety of sports or events are to be staged on a pitch/field/court (eg. soccer, football, baseball, hockey, rugby), a natural grass surface is likely to sustain too much damage to be viable whereas a synthetic turfed surface (even in poor weather) will stand up to the task and remain consistent.
 
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 Maintenance -
with natural grass, regular use in poor weather conditions especially in rainy weather, can result in it becoming damaged with a subsequent period of poor or non-use. Then there's the additional repair/maintenance costs to put it right again. With quality, synthetic turf none of this is a problem as it requires only minimal maintenance.
 
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 Injuries -
there is currently no official confirmation of any significant difference in the level of sports injuries sustained on natural and synthetic grass. However, there are some suggestions, as in a recent NFL study, that artificial turf may just have the edge with fewer serious injuries being sustained.


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