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HOME TURF GreenFields offers grass-like
solution to synthetic surface woes BY MATT DASILVA
Synthetic is a dirty word in soccer circles. FIFA faced sharp criticism in 2015 for staging the Women’s World Cup on artifi cial turf, the fi rst time any World Cup deviated from natural grass. Images of burned and bloodied legs became social media memes. But in the Netherlands, the switch to synthetic has drawn mass appeal. The Dutch Premiere League turned to GreenFields USA and installed its MX Trimension turf in 18 venues. GreenFields entered the U.S. market in 2014 and quickly has become the turf of choice in high-profi le sports complexes — a trend that caught US Lacrosse’s attention in its search for a safe and sustainable playing surface for its new headquarters and training center in Sparks, Md. US Lacrosse signed a fi ve-year deal with GreenFields in October 2015, making it the offi cial artifi cial turf partner.
“I believe GreenFields will emerge as the preferred synthetic surface for lacrosse,” said Steve Stenersen, president and CEO of US Lacrosse. Here’s what we’re hearing from Team USA players about the turf.
“It plays like grass.” Woven, not tufted, GreenFields MX combines the benefi ts of synthetic turf — cost effectiveness and durability — with the look and feel of natural grass. The fi bers mimic grass blades in texture and structure, producing a consistent ball-roll direction and low friction. It keeps the ball in play and limits turf burn.
“It’s not as hot.” The infi ll consists
of hollow, cylindrical shaped granules that retain moisture to keep the playing surface cool. They are green, rather than black, another factor in the turf’s low heat retention.
“It’s safer.”
The shock and drain pad beneath the turf, combined with the grass-like fi bers and infi ll, produce favorable G-max (surface hardness) and vertical deformation ratings. “When it comes to safety and playability, it takes a system to really give good safety ratings,” said Danielle Byrd, marketing manager for GreenFields.
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Orangeville Northmen goalie Nolan Clayton makes an outlet pass in Game 4 of the Minto Cup against the Coquitlam Adanacs at Langley Events Centre in British Columbia on Aug. 28. Wood goalie sticks are common in the Canadian summer box games, which are lower scoring than NLL also because the nets are 4-by-6. NLL nets are 4-by-9.
The Adanacs took home the Canada’s junior championship with a 6-5 victory over the Northmen in a decisive Game 5. Two weeks later, the Six Nations Chiefs defeated the Maple Ridge Burrards in the Mann Cup for the senior title, the Chiefs’ third in four years. Fun fact: Adanac is Canada spelled backward.
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