Impact Deceleration Differences on Natural Grass Versus Synthetic Turf High School Football Fields
Autor: | Villanueva, Nathaniel C.; Chun, Ian K. H.; Fujiwara, Alyssa S.; Leibovitch, Emily R.; Yamamoto, Brennan E.; Yamamoto, Loren G. |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
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2024 |
Quelle: | PubMed Central (PMC) |
Online Zugang: |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10782390/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10782390/ |
Erfassungsnummer: | ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:10782390 |
Zusammenfassung
American football has the highest rate of concussions in United States high school sports. Within American football, impact against the playing surface is the second-most common mechanism of injury. The objective of this study was to determine if there is a difference in impact deceleration between natural grass and synthetic turf high school football fields. A Century Body Opponent Bag (BOB) manikin was equipped with a Riddell football helmet and 3 accelerometers were placed on the forehead, apex of the head, and right ear. The manikin was dropped from a stationary position onto its front, back, and left side onto natural grass (n = 10) and synthetic turf (n = 9) outdoor football fields owned and maintained by public and private institutions on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. Data was collected on 1,710 total drops. All accelerometers in forward and backward falls, and 1 accelerometer in side falls showed significantly greater impact deceleration on synthetic turf compared to the natural grass surfaces (P < .05). The results of this study provide evidence-based rationale to inform youth sports policies, particularly those aimed at injury prevention through safer playing environments and equipment.