Synthetic Grass For Football

Synthetic grass is the ideal surface for high-performance sports and athletics such as football. When dealing with a sport in which there is high contact involved, performance surfaces are critical. There are several artificial turf products on the market today that are specifically designed for football. Several professional stadiums, high schools, and even local parks have installed artificial turf for football fields. Twenty-one of the thirty-two NFL teams play or practice on synthetic turf fields. Take it from the pros – artificial turf football fields have many benefits.

Unlike regular grass fields that require several gallons of water due to their vast surface areas, artificial grass fields require absolutely no watering whatsoever. This can save large sums of money over time, especially in drier months in which natural fields require more watering. Artificial turf football fields also remain lush and healthy-looking throughout all seasons. Even through the harshest of weather conditions, an entire synthetic grass football field will remain green. Overall maintenance costs for natural costs greatly outweigh that of artificial grass costs when looking at annual maintenance costs.

Artificial grass for athletics and football is specifically engineered for complete durability to withstand the toughest and roughest of play. Unlike natural grass, which requires heavy maintenance and fails to withstand several years of athletic performance, artificial grass holds up, game after game. Football turf has an infill layer, which is comprised of small rubber and sand particles that softly lay in between synthetic grass blades. The infill helps to act as a cushion for athletes, ensuring that impact and contact is less harmful, thus minimizing possible injury. Polyethylene blades ensure the comparability in texture to natural grass, making sure the surface is not too hard or slippery. Studies have shown that synthetic turf fields have traction that is most comparable to natural grass fields. Thus, the same football cleats can be worn on artificial turf fields without concern for slippage.

Overall performance safety has also been proven greater for artificial turf football fields over regular grass football fields. Studies have shown a significantly less occurrence of muscle tears, fewer concussions, fewer ACL injuries, and fewer ligament tears on artificial grass fields. These studies are accurate all the way from the high school football level, to the professional NFL level. These studies have been taken over several years, exhibiting the consistencies of these findings.

Field maintenance is minimal with artificial turf. Aerating, brushing, and sweeping are most necessary to maintain the quality of the field. Aerating the turf helps to ensure that the infill layer does not get compacted. Brushing keeps infill level, as well as keeping blades upright and separated. Sweeping is necessary to pull out leaves and other debris that could affect the field surface. Rain, sweat, and other liquids are easily drained with the artificial turf drainage system. It manually drains itself, allowing water to permeate through. This prevents spores, fungus, and bacteria from growing within the turf. From easy maintenance and durability, to safety and cost effectiveness, artificial turf football fields are better than natural grass fields.