For astro turf, you’ll need a boot that grips, and for artificial ground - which is a firmer surface than grass - longer studs are not necessary and you’ll still need a smaller stud.

Shoe manufacturers understand this need and therefore offer a variety of cleat configurations, such as a turf, hard ground, firm ground and bladed, designed explicitly for artificial turf, hard ...

Greenville schools propose a $24 million plan to replace all of its football fields with artificial turf. It would mean a more durable surface, but has its downside.

When artificial turf was first introduced in the 1960s, it was difficult for athletes to plant their cleats into the hard surface.

DOLTON | Thornton Township High School District 205 officials agreed Wednesday to seek bids for installing artificial turf on the football fields at Thornton, Thornridge and Thornwood high schools.

It looked like a lot of people praying on the football field behind Alton High School on April 14 as more than a dozen workers from Superior Turf were installing the artificial turf.

With our warmer climate, artificial turf fields retain more heat than grass fields, sometimes reaching dangerous levels.

Football players who played on grass reported around 10 concussion-related symptoms, while those who played on artificial turf reported around six.

Artificial turf has come a long way since since it was introduced on a grand stage to the sports world in 1966 at the Astrodome in Houston.

They're calling for a ban on artificial turf being used on all professional sports fields for game days.

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