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Message: [QUOTE="Obie9, post: 4421029, member: 194"] Yes. [URL='https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30009274']NFLPA president JC Tretter calls for all teams to use grass field[/URL] There has been a push to change all fields to grass, and believe this will eventually happen. [URL='https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34885088']Carroll: NFL needs to 'seriously' look into grass-turf debate[/URL] Cuseregular knows what he is talking about, but I sure hope he does not know 100x more than I do. If he does, then they should take away my license to practice. There is a lot of research on this topic, and much of it should really not be up for debate. Teams, whether it be football, soccer, etc. that play on field turf, sustain a higher number of ACL injuries [B]when looked at over time. [/B] There has been several generations of field turf, with each version improving the surface and padding, yet we continue to have the same issues. Some studies show that the increased [COLOR=#000000]frictional force between the shoe and field turf may be to blame for many ACL injuries. In other words, the foot is more secure and does not move as much on artificial turf versus grass. Thus, movement of the torso & hip with the foot locked into place within the turf will place greater forces through the knee and ACL. [/COLOR] [URL='http://Prevention of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in sports. Part I: systematic review of risk factors in male athletes']Prevention of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in sports. Part I: systematic review of risk factors in male athletes[/URL] [COLOR=#000000]Bottom line, there is no easy solution. However, if I were a college coach who played on grass, the playing surface would be a small part of my sales pitch to the student and family, especially for females, which have a greater propensity for ACL tears. [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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