Skin injury test one step closer to adoption

6 days ago Guy Oldenkotte

Assessing the possible risk of skin injuries on synthetic turf has come one step closer. Four World Rugby certified test institutes recently held a round robin to determine the replicability of a test and testing apparatus that has been developed over the past four years. Their feedback will now be used to fine-tune the apparatus and procedure.

How different grasses respond to moisture in the soil

2 weeks ago Guy Oldenkotte

Researchers at Wageningen University and research in the Netherlands has established how different grass specifically responds differently to the presence or lack of moisture in the soil.

FIH establishes Innovation category of hockey turf

2 weeks ago Guy Oldenkotte

FIH has established a new category of hockey turf that is designed to ensure that dry turfs replicate, as far as possible, the playing qualities of wet hockey turfs, provide satisfactory levels of foot grip, acceptable levels of player comfort and have an acceptable durability.

Will Bill save Maryland and the US from disaster?

3 weeks ago Guy Oldenkotte

The US state of Maryland is about to vote on a bill that should allow authorities to track the chain of custody of a synthetic turf field. Plans for the bill were met by fierce opposition from the US synthetic turf industry. However, the latter can learn some lessons from their peers in Europe.

A closer look at non-filled developments

4 weeks ago Guy Oldenkotte

The ‘non-filled’ synthetic turf debate is increasingly becoming cluttered, making it more difficult for both the informed as well as unsuspecting investors and emphatic followers of these developments to separate the wheat from the chaff. Sportsfields.info closely monitors all developments and consolidates all knowledge it has collected over the past year.

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Will Bill save Maryland and the US from disaster?

Judge recommends proceedings on the merits

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Bayern Munich acts swiftly after pitch debacle

April 26, 2023

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NFLPA disputes NFL data on injury rate

April 24, 2023

Customer saves Bonar Yarns

April 21, 2023

French Government introduces water management action plan

April 19, 2023

Judge recommends proceedings on the merits

April 17, 2023

Creative legal claim can have big NFL ramifications

April 12, 2023

High-tech solution for Real Madrid pitch

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RSI Sports facilitates PE in central London

The issue of recycling synthetic turf

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Eredivisie to vote synthetic turf out

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Which is better: brushing or raking?

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