The NFLPA says injury rates are significantly higher on artificial turf than on grass

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by In58men

Raiders have real grass, they roll it outside for sunlight.

A new indoor stadium can be built for a roll out field.

But existing indoor stadiums won't have that option.

And I wonder if roll out fields work as well in cold climates?

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by Chief Pagan

A new indoor stadium can be built for a roll out field.

But existing indoor stadiums won't have that option.

And I wonder if roll out fields work as well in cold climates?

Meh, pretty sure you can drive a car/truck/ambulance into every stadium in the league, so you can wheel in pallets of sod or however they divide up the field for transport.

[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by Chief Pagan

And what do you do about indoor stadiums?

Ban those too. Play the game outside like it is supposed to be played.

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by Chief Pagan

And what do you do about indoor stadiums?

Ban them.

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Artificial turf needs to be banned. It's a blight on the sport.

Every high school is going to it.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Every high school is going to it.

Yep. It's much, much cheaper to maintain. And let's face it, HS players getting injured isn't top of mind for most people.

The NFL, and the global stage it occupies, is a whole different ballgame. They can't afford to have their stars sidelined every year due to injuries.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Yep. It's much, much cheaper to maintain. And let's face it, HS players getting injured isn't top of mind for most people.

The NFL, and the global stage it occupies, is a whole different ballgame. They can't afford to have their stars sidelined every year due to injuries.

We did a study whether to switch to artificial turf or keep grass.

Grass was far cheaper with with the 4 month season we play and we live in a desert.

Now, if you have a stadium that gets pounded over and over with activities other than football turf will hold up better during the year.

[Hound333]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Yep. It's much, much cheaper to maintain. And let's face it, HS players getting injured isn't top of mind for most people.

The NFL, and the global stage it occupies, is a whole different ballgame. They can't afford to have their stars sidelined every year due to injuries.

I think the cost is close to the same according to the buildings and grounds people at the HS I work for. The main reason I don't see them going away from HS is that when its grass, you can't use the field except for the 4-5 home games a year. They wouldn't even let the middle school use the field for games. Had to look good on Friday or the public would email complaints all Fall.

Now its used pretty much everyday.

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by Hound333

I think the cost is close to the same according to the buildings and grounds people at the HS I work for. The main reason I don't see them going away from HS is that when its grass, you can't use the field except for the 4-5 home games a year. They wouldn't even let the middle school use the field for games. Had to look good on Friday or the public would email complaints all Fall.

Now its used pretty much everyday.

I was told-the cost to water, maintain, fertilize, mow, cover....is about the same as turf.

Plus, one football game on a wet field ruins grass for the other teams and the rest of the season. Only need one field for soccer, lacrosse, all JV and Varsity sports.

[Hydrae]

All good questions. I have no idea. I look forward to the discussion though.

[O.city]

It's the actual type of turf used I believe they found.

There are different ones that are better.

[wazu]

Originally Posted by O.city

It's the actual type of turf used I believe they found.

There are different ones that are better.

Yeah, you'd think they could engineer something that was optimal and even better than grass. Ultimately though grass can tear and rip and it just grows back. Anything artificial has to be tough enough to not do that. Maybe that's just something that can't be overcome.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by wazu

Yeah, you'd think they could engineer something that was optimal and even better than grass. Ultimately though grass can tear and rip and it just grows back. Anything artificial has to be tough enough to not do that. Maybe that's just something that can't be overcome.

Most of the time Nature is a much better engineer than Man.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Most of the time Nature God is a much better engineer than Man.

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