Re: Boots 'N' All : Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:17 pm  

Nat (Rugby_Aholic) wrote: Actually a lot of NFL teams are removing their artificial surfaces due to the amount of injuries it causes. The manufacturers cant find a feasable way to make the surface softer for somebody landing on it. "Our primary concern is player safety," McCaskey said. "We want to prolong careers. We want our guys to be available on a week-to-week basis. The evaluation is ongoing. Every year we take a look at it. Our considered opinion is that right now the best surface for our team, primarily considering player safety, is a natural-grass field." http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8 ... ut-no-turf The NFL players are soft as poop they wont tackle anyone unless they've got a load of padding on!

Nat (Rugby_Aholic) wrote: Actually a lot of NFL teams are removing their artificial surfaces due to the amount of injuries it causes. The manufacturers cant find a feasable way to make the surface softer for somebody landing on it. "Our primary concern is player safety," McCaskey said. "We want to prolong careers. We want our guys to be available on a week-to-week basis. The evaluation is ongoing. Every year we take a look at it. Our considered opinion is that right now the best surface for our team, primarily considering player safety, is a natural-grass field." http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8 ... ut-no-turf The NFL players are soft as poop they wont tackle anyone unless they've got a load of padding on!

[Nat (Rugby_Aholic)]

Re: Boots 'N' All : Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:20 pm  

A.N.Other Viking wrote:

The NFL players are soft as poop they wont tackle anyone unless they've got a load of padding on!

Doesn't matter how soft or hard you are a torn ACL or broken collar bone will keep you down every time.

Re: Boots 'N' All : Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:33 pm  

Nat (Rugby_Aholic) wrote: Actually a lot of NFL teams are removing their artificial surfaces due to the amount of injuries it causes. The manufacturers cant find a feasable way to make the surface softer for somebody landing on it. "Our primary concern is player safety," McCaskey said. "We want to prolong careers. We want our guys to be available on a week-to-week basis. The evaluation is ongoing. Every year we take a look at it. Our considered opinion is that right now the best surface for our team, primarily considering player safety, is a natural-grass field." http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8 ... ut-no-turf The NFL is played primarily over the winter months so you're more likely than not going to get softer grass pitches than artificial ones. Is the artificial pitch in superleague going to be more forgiving than the natural ground in July or August...At the moment maybe not but typically so.

Nat (Rugby_Aholic) wrote: Actually a lot of NFL teams are removing their artificial surfaces due to the amount of injuries it causes. The manufacturers cant find a feasable way to make the surface softer for somebody landing on it. "Our primary concern is player safety," McCaskey said. "We want to prolong careers. We want our guys to be available on a week-to-week basis. The evaluation is ongoing. Every year we take a look at it. Our considered opinion is that right now the best surface for our team, primarily considering player safety, is a natural-grass field." http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8 ... ut-no-turf The NFL is played primarily over the winter months so you're more likely than not going to get softer grass pitches than artificial ones. Is the artificial pitch in superleague going to be more forgiving than the natural ground in July or August...At the moment maybe not but typically so.

Re: Boots 'N' All : Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:38 pm  

i believe its similiar to what they have at huddersfield. i could go into a long explanation of why American footballers are not more likely to get injured on artificial surfaces (perception of coaches is one thing, reality another) ive read a shed load of studies on this very subject and comparative studies involving rugby league injuries. their is little to back up the idea that artificial surfaces cause more injuries. american foootballers are more likely to get injured full stop, whether playing on grass or Futuristic Uber grass, but many of the reasons for this are counter intuitive and nothing to do with the surface. unless of course we are talking ankle injuries, in which case american footballers are more lilely to sustain serious injuries ON GRASS.
in every otherr regard it just doesnt hold true.

Re: Boots 'N' All : Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:41 pm  

There seems to be a similar pitch at Leigh East apparently and that is getting the thumbs up from people on t'other board that have played on it.

Re: Boots 'N' All : Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:55 pm  

i think we should rename the Stobart Stadium simply 'The Future'

Re: Boots 'N' All : Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:18 pm  

Steve O'connor is the future.

Re: Boots 'N' All : Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:24 pm  

vikingsmurf wrote:

i believe its similiar to what they have at huddersfield. i could go into a long explanation of why American footballers are not more likely to get injured on artificial surfaces (perception of coaches is one thing, reality another) ive read a shed load of studies on this very subject and comparative studies involving rugby league injuries. their is little to back up the idea that artificial surfaces cause more injuries. american foootballers are more likely to get injured full stop, whether playing on grass or Futuristic Uber grass, but many of the reasons for this are counter intuitive and nothing to do with the surface. unless of course we are talking ankle injuries, in which case american footballers are more lilely to sustain serious injuries ON GRASS.
in every otherr regard it just doesnt hold true.

I think that is called winning.

Re: Boots 'N' All : Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:50 pm  

amazing news.

Re: Boots 'N' All : Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:12 pm  

We've come a long way since AstroTurf.