Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: See the Rocks that go Under the Plastic Football/Soccer Fields. #ArtificialTurf #HardasaRock

Monday, August 12, 2019

See the Rocks that go Under the Plastic Football/Soccer Fields. #ArtificialTurf #HardasaRock

@MCPS @mocoboe construction has started on second #JuliusWest artificial field. Kids will be playing contact sports on a field of ROCKS covered by a thin plastic carpet of fake grass. #concussion #artificialTurf #Dangerous pic.twitter.com/HkKFSJvYqm
— Lyda Astrove (@LydaAstrove) August 11, 2019

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Janis SartucciAugust 12, 2019 at 10:39 AM
Interesting statement from industry: A typical five-year-old artificial turf field installed over a stone base will produce a Gmax of 160+. An impact of this magnitude results in a 93% chance of a minor head injury, a 62% chance of a moderate head injury, and a 22% chance of a major head injury.
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