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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Holmes, G.;
Bell, M. J. |
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| Author Affiliation: | The Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1AU |
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| Title: | A Pilot Study of the Playing Quality of Football Pitches |
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 62, June 1986, p. 74-91. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, England: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sports turf; Soccer fields; Soil moisture; Artificial turf; Penetrometers
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| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom |
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| Abstract/Contents: | SUMMARY: "The performance of seven natural turf Association Football pitches was investigated using eleven tests of playing quality. The tests included measures of; football rebound resilience, surface hardness, traction, football rolling resistance and surface roughness. Other associated measurements were made of ground cover and soil moisture content. The results show a high degree of interdependence between the different tests of playing quality. Some of the tests were found to be directly dependent upon factors measured by others, for example, the football rebound resilience and Clegg Impact tests of surface hardness, while others were influenced by the combined effects of different aspects of the surface. The traction between a simulated footballer's boot and the surface, for instance, was found to be dependent upon the joint operation of ground cover, soil moisture content and surface roughness. Some correlations, however, are thought to be non-causual; resulting from the change in one controlling variable affecting two or more variables together. The playing quality of two football pitches, a sand carpet pitch and an undrained medium-heavy soil pitch are compared for consecutive days. It is shown that the sand carpet pitch provided more consistent playing conditions both within the pitch and also throughout the season. An appraisal is made of the suitability of the test equipment and the implications of the pilot study findings for future work are discussed." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 13 |
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| Note: | Summary as abstract
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Appendix: 2 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Holmes, G., and M. J. Bell. 1986. A Pilot Study of the Playing Quality of Football Pitches. J. Sports Turf Res. Inst. 62:p. 74-91. |
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