Biomechanical factors to be taken into account to prevent injuries and improve sporting performance on artificial turf

Pérez-Soriano, Pedro; Belloch, Salvador Llana; Cortell-Tormo, Juan M.; Turpín, Jose Antonio Pérez

doi:10.4100/jhse.2009.42.02

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“…The present findings showed that agility performance, especially sprinting and turning, is better on AT than on NT. It matches the biomechanical relationship of the increase in fiction and decrease in impact absorption, which is the power produced from the subjects with AT which does not have the irregularities that NT has (Pérez Soriano et al, 2009) no matter whether players are carrying the ball or not. Therefore, when the athletes run on AT with sprinting and turning, they can run more smoothly than on NT.…”

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“…of natural turf (NT) (Fuller et al, 2010) at both competitive and recreational levels (Felipe et al, 2013). The development of artificial turf (AT) started in the 1960s (Pérez Soriano et al, 2009).…”

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“…Conducting rugby activities on AT has some effects on the increase in friction and decrease in impact absorption on the biomechanical relationship between the power exerted by the player and the ground surface. In addition, since AT is technologically well-built using engineering and machinery, there is an absence of the need for adjustment in the irregularities of NT for the players (Pérez Soriano et al, 2009). Therefore, they can run and sprint faster on AT.…”

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Comparison between Natural Turf and Artificial Turf on Agility Performance of Rugby Union Players

Choi¹,

Sum²,

Leung³

2015

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference in agility performance with natural turf (NT) and artificial turf (AT) surface in rugby union players on the repeated sprint, cut and turn movements and if any differences exist between holding the ball or not in relation to agility performance. Twelve tertiary rugby union players (mean ± SD age, 21.2 ± 2.0 years) participated in the study. Players underwent measurements of anthropometry (height, body mass). Running tests investigated were 40-meter sprinting, change of direction, and "L" run, with all tests for agility measured in two sets with ball and without ball respectively. Results indicated that subjects showed significantly better overall agility performance (P < 0.05) in sprinting (NT: 6.40 ± 0.26 seconds, AT: 6.24 ± 0.26 seconds) and turning (NT: 6.40 ± 0.44 seconds, AT: 5.96 ± 0.38 seconds) on AT than NT. Although the time counted of cutting on AT was faster than on NT (NT: 13.85 ± 0.61 seconds, AT: 13.55 ± 0.68 seconds), the result was not significant. The findings also indicated that running with the ball for 40 meters would not slow the players down as there was a counter effect on the ground surface and ball carrying, while the turning movement was affected by both effects.

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Comparison between Natural Turf and Artificial Turf on Agility Performance of Rugby Union Players

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Sum²,

Leung³

2015

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“…Sur un terrain de type synthétique, il est de 38,2 par 1000 heures de jeu [41] (Tableau 3). La plupart des blessures se produisant sur le gazon artificiel serait associée à l'adaptation des mouvements sur des surfaces dures, avec une augmentation de l'activité musculaire excentrique et une modification des habitudes de déplacement dans le genou et la cheville [42]. De plus, avec des surfaces artificielles, les forces de traction sont supérieures et les joueurs peuvent acquérir une plus grande vitesse [42].…”

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Revue épidémiologique des blessures lors de la pratique du rugby à XV

Kaux

Julia

Chupin

et al. 2014

Journal de Traumatologie du Sport

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RésuméLe rugby est un sport en plein développement. Sport de contact par excellence, il est à l'origine d'un nombre important de blessures. Au rugby à XV, l'incidence des blessures s'élève de 30 à 91/1000 heures de match. Cette revue épidémiologique des blessures chez le rugbyman évoque leur localisation et leur nature, les causes, les moments des matches et de la saison auxquels elles se produisent, la position des joueurs et le type de terrain, ainsi que le temps d'interruption de la pratique à la suite d'une lésion. © 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés. AbstractRugby is an increasingly popular sport. Full contact being a major characteristic of rugby, injuries are not uncommon. The incidence of injury in Rugby Union reaches 30-91 per 1,000 hours of game time. This epidemiological review of injuries in rugby players reports their localization, nature, causes, moment of occurrence in matches and seasonal trends as well as the influence of the player's position, field conditions, and duration of off time after injury.

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“…This effect has been seen in soccer and football fields. Perez-Soriano et al 26 describe testing for other characteristics of playing surfaces that need to be considered in addition to the impact attenuation of the field. These studies build on earlier work showing that artificial surfaces can experience hard wear and levels of play exceeding what can be done on natural surfaces.…”

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Football Helmet Drop Tests on Different Fields Using an Instrumented Hybrid III Head

Viano¹,

Withnall

Wonnacott

2011

Ann Biomed Eng

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An instrumented Hybrid III head was placed in a Schutt ION 4D football helmet and dropped on different turfs to study field types and temperature on head responses. The head was dropped 0.91 and 1.83 m giving impacts of 4.2 and 6.0 m/s on nine different football fields (natural, Astroplay, Fieldturf, or Gameday turfs) at turf temperatures of -2.7 to 23.9 °C. Six repeat tests were conducted for each surface at 0.3 m (1') intervals. The Hybrid III was instrumented with triaxial accelerometers to determine head responses for the different playing surfaces. For the 0.91-m drops, peak head acceleration varied from 63.3 to 117.1 g and HIC(15) from 195 to 478 with the different playing surfaces. The lowest response was with Astroplay, followed by the engineered natural turf. Gameday and Fieldturf involved higher responses. The differences between surfaces decreased in the 1.83 m tests. The cold weather testing involved higher accelerations, HIC(15) and delta V for each surface. The helmet drop test used in this study provides a simple and convenient means of evaluating the compliance and energy absorption of football playing surfaces. The type and temperature of the playing surface influence head responses.

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Biomechanical factors to be taken into account to prevent injuries and improve sporting performance on artificial turf

Cited by 9 publications

References 33 publications

Comparison between Natural Turf and Artificial Turf on Agility Performance of Rugby Union Players

Comparison between Natural Turf and Artificial Turf on Agility Performance of Rugby Union Players

Revue épidémiologique des blessures lors de la pratique du rugby à XV

Football Helmet Drop Tests on Different Fields Using an Instrumented Hybrid III Head

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