What an LCA Tool for outdoor sports surfaces could look like
Environmental cost indicators are commonly used in many engineering sectors, yet they are fairly new to the market for outdoor…
FIFA hosts first-ever pitch maintenance workshop
The maintenance of football pitches in Africa has received a significant boost following a FIFA workshop that aimed to make…
Zimbabwean league suspended to foster grass to sprout
Due to ongoing maintenance work at the National Sports Stadium, the Zimbabwean league organisers have decided to suspend all football…
Skin injury test one step closer to adoption
Assessing the possible risk of skin injuries on synthetic turf has come one step closer. Four World Rugby certified test…
FIH establishes Innovation category of hockey turf
FIH has established a new category of hockey turf that is designed to ensure that dry turfs replicate, as far…
Non-filled development doesn’t satisfy FIFA yet
FIFA says that it sees potential in a non-filled system that its Innovation Programme partner has submitted for approval but…
Call to pitch innovations
The World Congress of Science and Football 2023 (WCSF2023) is calling for innovators to pitch their product, idea or service…
FIFA piles more pressure on groundsman
FIFA has released its international match calendar for the 2025-2030 window. While the toolkit for groundsman is growing every day,…
FIFA releases updated version Natural Turf guidelines
The FIFA Quality Programme team has released an updated version of the Natural Turf Guidelines. The guideliness were previously known…
Can a new ball end hockey’s water challenge?
A self-wetting hockey ball that mimics watered field interactions on a dry surface might offer an affordable solution to hockey…