I hear this regularly said that astro turf causes injuries, from all levels from my amateur football team to hearing professional football pundits mentioning it when a pitch is 3G or whatever. I have never heard a reason for why this might be and I know a lot of these sports myths get propogated, I am wondering if its true and if so, why?
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I googled it. According to NFL players association on artificial surfaces there is less give when force is applied to it meaning our feet, ankles and knees absorb more force to compensate in contrast to playing on natural surfaces. Hence why feet, knee and ankle injuries are more common.
Because it’s unyielding and unforgiving, unlike real grass. Your ankle can snap on a quick, abrupt stop rather than your foot sliding or divoting into the grass.
I googled it. According to NFL players association on artificial surfaces there is less give when force is applied to it meaning our feet, ankles and knees absorb more force to compensate in contrast to playing on natural surfaces. Hence why feet, knee and ankle injuries are more common.
Because it’s unyielding and unforgiving, unlike real grass. Your ankle can snap on a quick, abrupt stop rather than your foot sliding or divoting into the grass.
Because it’s unyielding and unforgiving, unlike real grass. Your ankle can snap on a quick, abrupt stop rather than your foot sliding or divoting into the grass.
I googled it. According to NFL players association on artificial surfaces there is less give when force is applied to it meaning our feet, ankles and knees absorb more force to compensate in contrast to playing on natural surfaces. Hence why feet, knee and ankle injuries are more common.
What’s underneath the surface of your lawn? Dirt
What’s underneath the carpet of even the top grade of astroturf? Concrete.
One surface has more inherent “give” than the other. One surface will absorb more impact energy than the other. Therefore, one will cause fewer injuries to manifest than the other.
What’s underneath the surface of your lawn? Dirt
What’s underneath the carpet of even the top grade of astroturf? Concrete.
One surface has more inherent “give” than the other. One surface will absorb more impact energy than the other. Therefore, one will cause fewer injuries to manifest than the other.
What’s underneath the surface of your lawn? Dirt
What’s underneath the carpet of even the top grade of astroturf? Concrete.
One surface has more inherent “give” than the other. One surface will absorb more impact energy than the other. Therefore, one will cause fewer injuries to manifest than the other.
All of the comments about the astroturf not having any give or absorbing like dirt would are spot on. That explains many various injuries, especially ACL tears and broken bones. But one other thing to mention, astroturf itself is very abrasive. Sliding and diving on grass, the grass is fairly soft. But if you slide or dive on astroturf, it’s basically like sliding on a rug. The astroturf will scratch, scrape, and even cut you, sometimes very badly. It’s why you see NFL receivers with tape up and down their entire arms.
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