On March 13, 2019, the Synthetic Turf Council honored Dr. Phil Stricklen, as the recipient of the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Second Annual STC Awards in Seattle, Washington. The STC Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an outstanding STC individual member who has made a national or international impact on the artificial [...]
The design of synthetic turf optimized for baseball requires knowledge about the physics involved in the ball-surface interaction when a batted ball strikes the turf. Experiments can be designed to measure and quantify physical properties of the turf. Comparing the test results from an experimental turf to the properties of the desired turf allow designers [...]
In 2015, FIFA introduced a method for predicting the full soccer ball roll using a much smaller turf sample than required for a full ball roll. Some have found the procedure described in the FIFA Test Method Manual difficult to reduce to practice. This article gives a step-by-step explanation of the reduced ball roll test [...]
Higher Rates of Lower Extremity Injury on Synthetic Turf Compared With Natural Turf Biomechanical studies have shown that synthetic turf surfaces do not release cleats as readily as natural turf, and it has been hypothesized that concomitant increased loading on the foot contributes to the incidence of lower body injuries. This study evaluates this hypothesis [...]
