Artificial turf at U-17 WC

Discussion in 'Youth National Teams' started by Femfa, May 8, 2003.

  1. Femfa

    Femfa New Member

    Jun 3, 2002
    Los Angeles
  2. LuvDaBears

    LuvDaBears New Member

    Sep 4, 2002
    USA
    Artificial turf

    ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) -- The final of this year's FIFA
    Under-17 World Championship will be played on artificial turf, a
    first in international soccer.
    Work began on Thursday to lay the surface at the Toolo Stadium
    in Helsinki, Finland, which will host 10 matches during the event,
    which runs from Aug. 13-30.
    A number of international games already have been played on
    artificial turf, but the final of a FIFA competition has never
    before taken place on the surface.
    (Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
     
  3. peledre

    peledre Member

    Mar 25, 2001
    Sioux Falls, SD
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If I'm not mistaken Lake Highlands stadium had an artificial surface. And believe me, if you're not playing "all out" every time you step on the pitch you're selling yourself short, and not a competitor. I'm sure Freddy plays hard every time he's out there, he's no Randy Moss. He'll be playing just as "all out" at the U-17WC as he was at the Dallas Cup.
     
  4. delo_pata

    delo_pata Member

    Jan 12, 2001
    Durham, NC
    [referring to the other post about Adu being at risk for injury because of this] People seem to be getting excited about this, but I have never seen any credible evidence that modern artificial turf is any more "dangerous" than natural turf. The types of injuries may be different, but in terms of overall severity, I've never seen any worthwhile data that convinced me that it was a big problem.

    That it changes the game, yeah, the bounce can be different and the new-fangled stuff I have played on still burns when you slide, yeah, but increased danger of injury? Not so sure.
     
  5. Femfa

    Femfa New Member

    Jun 3, 2002
    Los Angeles
    Whew. ok.

    There is this:
    While similar football injury data collection by the investigator during previous seasons has shown a consistently higher injury rate on artificial turf compared with natural grass, the total injury rate on artificial turf continued the downward trend toward matching the lower injury rate on natural grass surfaces, this year being essentially equal at the collegiate level of play. However, the injury rate during games, based on the amount of exposure for each type of surface, remained 10% higher for time-loss injuries on artificial turf compared with natural grass. Our working hypothesis has been that the age, and possibly the brand, of artificial turf has an impact on injury rates, with the newer turfs having better injury characteristics than older, worn turf. Detailed analyses of injury rates on various brands and ages of artificial turf are continuing.
     
  6. SueB

    SueB New Member

    Mar 23, 1999
    Waterbury, VT
    (Mod note: Threads merged and extraneous posts suggesting merge removed. Thx)
     
  7. Mr. Cam

    Mr. Cam Red Card

    Jun 28, 2001
    Your right, he's no Randy Moss. If only he had Moss' athletic gifts. Let's hope that Adu develops Moss' ability to score a goal at will and when you absolutely and positively need a goal to win or to secure a tie to advance. BTW - Moss as goalie would redefine the position.
     
  8. johnaldo9

    johnaldo9 New Member

    May 2, 2002
    No it wouldn't. Moss is a great athlete. But if you look around the world there other keepers that are 6'4 with good leaping ability. The fact that he may be slightly more athletic than some of these guys would not change the way goal keepers play.
     
  9. bigtoga

    bigtoga Member

    Sep 16, 2000
    Dallas, Texas
    Yes that was artificial turf. I didn't notice any fouls or trouble from the players. That field was awesome though (wish Burn played there instead of Southlack lol)
     
  10. delo_pata

    delo_pata Member

    Jan 12, 2001
    Durham, NC

    Great. What's the source? And is this an analysis of all artificial turf or the newer ones? My primary point is that I can't imagine that FieldTurf, for example, has been around long enough to be studied adequately.
     
  11. RoverMax

    RoverMax Member

    May 4, 2003
    NYC
    Club:
    Blackburn Rovers FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think they should use FieldTurf, which is used by the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks. It is really good stuff, and is a lot like grass. Many NFL teams (mostly northern ones and dome ones) are switching to FieldTruf because it is so much better than AstroTurf.
     
  12. CuriousGeorge

    CuriousGeorge New Member

    Jan 6, 2003
    SoCal
    The key words are, "a lot like grass"... While artificial turf is a lot like grass, it is not grass and does not play like grass. My son's team has played on this surface so I've had a chance to look at it closely. IMHO, FieldTurf and other surfaces like it hold great promise but, these surfaces still need work. In short, the ball tends to skip and bounce different from grass. The U17 MNT should find a similar field to train if they don't want to give up a competitive advantage.
     

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