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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Fri Jun 5, 2015, 04:57 PM Jun 2015

World Cup artificial turf battle: is grass better?

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The Women's World Cup will be played on artificial turf. Find out why players aren't happy about it.

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Al Jazeera TV had short story on this couple days ago. Showed picture of multiple scrapes & abrasions on one female player caused by artificial turf. Men all get grass fields.

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World Cup artificial turf battle: is grass better? (Original Post) Panich52 Jun 2015 OP

Is this a question? malthaussen Jun 2015 #1

Yep... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #2

malthaussen

(17,204 posts)

1. Is this a question?

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2015, 05:00 PM

Jun 2015

I thought it had been reasonably demonstrated after 40+ years that grass is healthier than artificial turf.

-- Mal

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

2. Yep...

Reply to malthaussen (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 5, 2015, 05:52 PM

Jun 2015

any sport that requires cleats, (soccer, American football, baseball) players who play on grass have less knee injuries than artificial turf. Grass will give way easier than AT.

on edit: I think I remember reading a few years ago that those playing on grass are a little more susceptible to groin pulls, but those aren't as bad as blown out knees.

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