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| Web URL(s): | http://www.actahort.org/books/661/661_36.htm
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Miller, G. L. |
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| Author Affiliation: | University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida |
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| Title: | Analysis of soccer field surface hardness |
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| Section: | Cultural practices
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| Meeting Info.: | Proceedings of the First International Conference on Turfgrass Management and Science for Sports Fields, Athens, Greece, June 2-7, 2003 |
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| Source: | Acta Horticulturae. Vol. 661, November 2004, p. 287-294. |
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| Publishing Information: | The Hague: International Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 8 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Soccer fields; Surface hardness; Wear; Uniformity; Spatial equilibrium analysis
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Soccer ball reactions and player performance are dependent on an athletic field's surface hardness, uniformity, and smoothness. Spatial variation due to wear patterns can be a confounding factor for experimental designs on athletic fields. This research was undertaken to spatially provide objective quantitative values of athletic field hardness. A Clegg Impact Soil Tester was used to evaluate surface hardness at 80 specific locations on two US soccer fields on a regular basis over a two year period. Significant differences were noted within and between fields. Uniformity on the sand-based field was high (average difference = 30%) but hardness in areas of high traffic could be distinguished and spatially mapped using these methods. Hardness differences within the native soil based field ranged from 51 to 96% depending on month sampled. Geostatistical estimates indicated spatial relatedness can bridge the entire field. Spatial analysis and graphical evaluations indicated that extrinsic factors played a significant role in field variability. All three analysis techniques proved to be useful for classifying areas based on surface response as well as determining field consistency. To a certain extent, the methods complement each other in providing different kinds of inferences from the same dataset." |
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| ISBN: | 90 6605 306 2 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 8 |
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| Note: | Figures
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Miller, G. L. 2004. Analysis of soccer field surface hardness. Acta Horticulturae. 661:p. 287-294. |
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MSU catalog number: SB 13 .A25 no. 661
MSU catalog number: SB 433 .I55 2003 |
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