| 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. |
