FieldTurf

PurpleJ · March 2016

Sad to see this being pushed under the rug just so we can have a cheap, maintenance-free and durable playing surface. The cancer links and knee injury risks are pretty serious shit, on par with the concussion stuff and no one talks about it. Yet...

doogsinparadise · March 2016

Sad!

PurpleJ · March 2016

doogsinparadise said:
Sad!

Compassionate liberal.

AEB · March 2016

Just play on fucking grass. Sorry if you're muddy by the end of the season.

Doogles · March 2016

I don't remember which program I was watching, but there was a huge segment that focused on Soccer and it was completely based on UW and their research and team.

I guess goalies get cancer at a much higher rate. I remember thinking it's hard to prove. It was a 60 minutes or some shit. Lots of UW free pub.

AEB · March 2016

I think it was HBO real sports. It was disturbing.

PostGameOrangeSlices · March 2016

Doogles said:
I don't remember which program I was watching, but there was a huge segment that focused on Soccer and it was completely based on UW and their research and team.

I guess goalies get cancer at a much higher rate. I remember thinking it's hard to prove. It was a 60 minutes or some shit. Lots of UW free pub.

not a big sample size

PurpleJ · March 2016

I have a former teammate who has cancer. Goalie. Maybe let's not roll around in known carcinogens every day. Or how about we test a product thoroughly before we convert every fucking field to it. Just a thought.

section_332 · March 2016

Then play on the streets like the tac tough and Kent kids do.

whatshouldicareabout · March 2016

Yeah, breathing in and ingesting ground-up tire bits are pretty bad for your health.

I blame the environmentalists who thought this was a good way to recycle old tires instead of having them sitting in landfills.

PurpleJ · March 2016

It's also sustainable because we don't need to waste water on grass!!!!1

PurpleBaze · March 2016

This thread makes me THINK and CARE.

Dawgnewz · March 2016

Field turf studies haven't shown any conclusive evidence. Try again.

whatshouldicareabout · March 2016

Dawgnewz said:
Field turf studies haven't shown any conclusive evidence. Try again.

An analysis of specific lower extremity injury rates on grass and FieldTurf playing surfaces in National Football League Games: 2000-2009 seasons by Hershman EB, Anderson R, Bergfeld JA, Bradley JP, Coughlin MJ, Johnson RJ, Spindler KP, Wojtys E, Powell JW, and the National Football League Injury and Safety Panel, and I laughed at this.