Artificial turf surfaces: perception of safety, sporting feature, satisfaction and preference of football users
Burillo P, Gallardo L, Felipe JL, Gallardo AM
European journal of sport science · 15 citations
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- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- No health outcome
Who paid for it
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- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2012-08-10 · Eur J Sport Sci · vol. 14 · issue S1 · pp. S437–47
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Cited
- 54 citations · more than 86% of similar papers · 2.2× the field average
- References
- 30 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Sports injuries and prevention · Sports Performance and Training · Sport Psychology and Performance
- Keywords
- Football, Amateur, Applied psychology, Likert scale, Psychology, League, Perception, Athletes, Engineering, Physical therapy, Medicine, Geography, Developmental psychology
- MeSH
- humans, perception, soccer, floors and floorcoverings, adolescent, adult, middle aged, spain, male, athletic performance, young adult, consumer behavior
4 authors
From ES
- Pablo BurilloCamilo José Cela University
- Leonor Gallardo · correspondingUniversity of Castilla-La Mancha
- José Luis FelipeUniversidad Europea de Madrid
- Ana María Gallardo GuerreroUniversidad Católica de Murcia
Abstract
The aim of this research is to understand the experience of the football sector on the use of artificial turf (satisfaction, safety, sporting feature, or the advantages and disadvantages). The study was conducted on a random selection of 627 male participants (404 amateur/semi-professional footballers, 101 coaches and 122 referees) that regularly train/compete on artificial turf in Spanish football leagues. The results of the skin abrasion, muscle strain and the possibility of sustaining an injury, on a Likert-type 10-point interval scale, gave a perception of 'somewhat dissatisfied' for the participants. The main advantages of artificial turf were their sports features, the evenness of the surface and the good state of conservation. Participants were satisfied with the artificial turf surface. Approximately three out of four participants gave an overall ranking of highly satisfied. The players were significantly less satisfied than the coaches and referees. The overall satisfaction with artificial turf fields was strongly influenced by previous experience, particularly those who had previously played on dirt pitches. These results highlight the versatility of artificial turf to adapt to any circumstance or requirement for local sport and top-level professional competitions alike.
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