Making the final decision to lay synthetic synthetic
turf on the sports playing fields is worth it because the end result will automatically
benefit the school and the environment
Some. Games played soon after a dense rain
would reduce the field to a dirty mess where it would increase the chances of player's
injuries. On its two fields
the, floyd County School Corporation spent $13. The move to
artificial turf is not limited to the larger schools. School's athletic
director reported to the associated press regarding the need of changing their
field to the fake grass, counting the
neighboring junior high) practicing", "There
was a need that existed because we had so many teams (five. A three-year examine among college athletes
recorded 74 percent fewer muscle tears and 42 percent fewer ACL knee injuries. Buerk Field, gene Sartini Field of
Floyds Knobs now feature the artificial turf surfaces and Ron Weigleb Stadium. Practice
area for the athletes and "It's a lot safer environment, according to the staff. Our ability to use the same area over and over is a
plus. I can see more and more teams getting it". fake turf field
is bringing joy and relieve to the players and the directors
The. Indianapolis are also making
a decision to switch the grass field to the artificial turf, other neighborhood high schools in Floyd Nobs. Of the factors that most high schools in Indianapolis, iN consider to turn towards artificial turf are space, cost, and maintenance. The director of facilities
for the Louisville city high school said the ongoing grass fields supports only
22 events per year before deteriorating. Machinery for keeping it in shapeMany and labor costs for maintaining
the grass field, repair and sprinkling system installation, after the initial installation cost, the three schools saved money on
water. 47 percent fewer cranial or cervical injuries and a 45 percent
reduction in long-term injuries, high
school athletes on the more yielding artificial turf had 55 percent fewer
neural injuries, according to a
five-year question published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. Cities around Louisville, indiana, but it is more prevalent
among Class 6-A programs, now on board, with 20 of the 32 teams in the highest grading arrangement
including. Playability
is another care that was brought on the table. factors that went into the decision of artificial grass included cost
savings on maintaining a turf field and security for athletes. The three high schools further analyzed the advantages before making
a final decision to lay the fake grass on their filed. Indiana, just in a couple of hours from Indianapolis, the three high schools have joined the trend of replacing their natural playing turf fields with
synthetic grass. Providence officials did not reveal
the price tag for their new facility; nevertheless, at the end the cost was not relevant
to what the faculties of schools thought to be good for their sport
players. Louisville city high school
players' injuries and the environmental impact on the earth made it worth the
price for the final verdict. "It just kind of grew from a necessity to what we
could do, what could be done other than giving us more practice space". Which
was funded by a bond issue from a state, million. Space has always been a concern at New
Albany high school, with its land-locked city campus they perpetually had to worry
about keeping the turf field in shape for players to successfully practices
Other. Every day the schools had to constantly water the turf field
limit, keep the turf field alive and foot traffic on the turf field. security is number
one benefit to use the artificial turf that many consider. battles of logistical nightmares are finally ending for
athletic directors and care personnel by make a decision to put an artificial
synthetic turf.
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