Artificial turf
News Source:Wuxi Leisutan Artificial Turf Co.,Ltd -
In the scientific community, the new artificial turf caused a lot of positive and negative studies. Previous studies showed that the artificial turf on the football field when training or competition, ankle sprains and torn anterior cruciate ligament injuries such circumstances did not increase, but it may increase the athletes, especially young people with chronic pain. But a recent study from Japan found mainly in the artificial turf football training young players, whether it is acute injury or chronic pain, have not increased. Prior to the term "chronic increase", mainly because the artificial turf at any season, weather conditions can be used, athletes training time is extended.
In recent years, the emergence of a new generation of artificial turf, so that "man-made goods" and is expected back on the field. The new artificial turf using quartz sand and rubber, and natural lawn as soft, even in cold environments safer. Today, many clubs began to adopt this artificial turf. FIFA also allows some of the stadium laying the lawn. 2007 European Cup, the first ever use of this artificial turf, but still UEFA regulations, the final must be performed on a natural lawn, and only when the weather conditions greatly affect the natural turf to replace the artificial turf.
Some studies found that the hardness of the artificial turf will increase the chance of head injuries when the players hit the ground. However, some other studies argue that the third-generation artificial turf is more "soft" rubber padding to reduce head collision. According Cardiff University, whether the players head injury, depends more on the quality of natural pasture: good natural turf is safer than artificial turf, but if you do not maintain good natural turf, artificial turf will then prevailed.