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MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – The City of Mobile began laying artificial turf at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Monday as the Mobile County Public School Board voted to approve the deal on the same day. The… ...
Today, there are about 18,000 synthetic turf sports fields in North America, and approximately 1,200 to 1,500 new installations each year, according to the Synthetic Turf Council (STC).
Green Bay Preble's football team took to the field Sept. 15 for the first game at its new football stadium, which included converting the old field from grass to synthetic turf.
The replacement of artificial turf at Newton South High School’s football and soccer fields during the last month has drawn sharp criticism from concerned parents and environmentalists alike ...
Five Johnson County football teams now practice and play home games on turf. Center Grove got things moving in 2003, followed by Franklin (2006), Greenwood (2012), Whiteland (2015) and Indian ...
As football season kicks off this fall, a new study suggests that players on certain fields could be at a higher risk of suffering a concussion. The study, which was conducted by researchers at UT ...
Greenville schools propose a $24 million plan to replace all of its football fields with artificial turf. It would mean a more durable surface, but has its downside.
Some artificial pitches play really quickly and some really slowly. It can have a big impact on football. You don't get the natural ball movement that you get on grass.
OREGON, USA — Artificial turf has come a long way since since it was introduced on a grand stage to the sports world in 1966 at the Astrodome in Houston. Playing on ChemGrass, which became known ...
Yet, the NFL has decided not to do anything about it yet. There are 30 NFL fields, and of those, 17 are natural grass fields, and 13 are artificial-turf fields, according to Stadiums of Pro Football.
According to Forbes, the NFL would need to spend $11.9 million to replace the artificial turf in 14 of its 30 NFL stadiums with natural grass.
DOLTON | Thornton Township High School District 205 officials agreed Wednesday to seek bids for installing artificial turf on the football fields at Thornton, Thornridge and Thornwood high schools.