How does playing on an artificial grass surface cause more non-contact sports injuries than playing on real grass surfaces?
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Friction. Pretend you’re squishing a bug with your foot in some grass. You’ll apply a lot of pressure, and your foot will slide in a circular motion in the dirt and grass. Now try that on a rubber mat. You’re foot won’t spin because it’s gripping the rubber. If you apply the same amount of force to the motion as you did on the grass, the mat’s not giving; something in your leg is. In football, there is all sorts of contact between the ground and the feet with lots of changes in direction. You don’t want the ground *too* slippery, but a little bit of give is ideal. So far, artificial turf makers have not produced a material that is good as a natural field. Imagine playing football on carpet vs grass.
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