Turf playing surfaces have a 16% higher injury rate per play, and linked to a higher rate of ankle and foot injuries

[hepcat]

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Recently, a group of researchers reviewed studies on the topic. They looked at 53 articles published between 1972 and 2020, on injuries in professional and amateur sports, including football, soccer, rugby, field hockey and ultimate Frisbee. The authors didn’t specify whether the studies included injuries involving a direct blow from another player, or just non-contact injuries.

The studies suggest “a higher rate of foot and ankle injuries on artificial turf, both old-generation and new-generation turf, compared to natural grass,” they wrote in a paper published last year in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. Knee and hip injuries were similar on both surfaces, they wrote. The authors noted that studies reporting a higher rate of injury on grass received financial support from the artificial turf industry.

Similar findings were reported in a separate study that analyzed 4,801 NFL foot and leg injuries during 2012-2016 regular season games. That research found 16% more injuries per play on artificial turf compared to grass. The authors concluded that if all games had been played on grass during that period there would have been 319 fewer foot and leg injuries. Looking only at non-contact injuries the risk was even higher, about 20% more injuries per play.

https://apnews.com/article/nfl-aaron-rodgers-achilles-grass-artificial-turf-79212f5443cd2a0d30fe8c9d981b13c0
 

David Tepper loves data so here’s some food for thought. Maybe the team’s horrible performance and persistent injury issues with notable players will convince a potentially humbled owner to switch back to grass. 

 

[rayzor]

so what we're saying is it appears that tepper has made a bad choice on something.

[TheBigKat]

but it brings us music

the economic impact

[WarPanthers89]

Shut up idiots. He’s the billionaire who knows what he’s doing. We should all kiss his feet for bringing us concerts and a soccer team. 

[TheMostInterestingMan]

On 12/4/2023 at 8:52 AM, WarPanthers89 said:

Shut up idiots. He’s the billionaire who knows what he’s doing. We should all kiss his feet for bringing us concerts and a soccer team. 

It isn’t soccers fault. Teams across Europe all play on grass. It’s just steppers dumb ass fault 

[TN05]

On 12/4/2023 at 6:34 AM, hepcat said:

https://apnews.com/article/nfl-aaron-rodgers-achilles-grass-artificial-turf-79212f5443cd2a0d30fe8c9d981b13c0
 

David Tepper loves data so here’s some food for thought. Maybe the team’s horrible performance and persistent injury issues with notable players will convince a potentially humbled owner to switch back to grass. 

 

B-but live music!

[KSpan]

1 hour ago, TN05 said:

B-but live music!

Listening to him talk about that during his press conference last week came across as so tone deaf, yet the whole thing was 100% on-brand. 

[LinvilleGorge]

The players need to make grass fields a priority in the next CBA.

[kungfoodude]

5 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

The players need to make grass fields a priority in the next CBA.

GL with that. The NFLPA is the weakest union in major US professional sports.

[Lmao]

Economic value of players on the field contributing to winning resulting in ticket, concession and jersey sales vs economic value of James Taylor and Beyoncé ticket, concession sales 

[hepcat]

1 hour ago, Lmao said:

Economic value of players on the field contributing to winning resulting in ticket, concession and jersey sales vs economic value of James Taylor and Beyoncé ticket, concession sales 

There are only ~10 home games a year (pending the preseason and 17th game location). How many concerts does the stadium host per year? Tepper definitely accomplished one thing - the stadium is in use year round far more than it was under Jerry Richardson.

[PanthersGTI]

This won't change until the NFLPA forces the change. Owners are going to milk the stadiums for all they are worth. Capitalism. They make more money year over year via the NFL no matter how bad their team is. Everything else is just the cherry on top, because you can never be too rich. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

3 hours ago, hepcat said:

There are only ~10 home games a year (pending the preseason and 17th game location). How many concerts does the stadium host per year? Tepper definitely accomplished one thing - the stadium is in use year round far more than it was under Jerry Richardson.

You can have grass and still have a system design to cover the turf that won't damage it. Is it likely to be a pain? Yes. But it's doable.