Effect of Natural Turf, Artificial Turf, and Sand Surfaces on Sprint Performance. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Sanchez-Sanchez J, Martinez-Rodriguez A, Martinez-Rodriguez A, Felipe JL, Hernandez-Martin A, Ubago-Guisado E, Bangsbo J, Gallardo L, Garcia-Unanue J
International journal of environmental research and public health · 12 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Meta-analysis (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
- Government
- European Regional Development Fund
Based on 2 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2020-12-17 · Int J Environ Res Public Health · vol. 17 · issue 24 · p. 9478
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 16 citations · more than 42% of similar papers · 0.4× the field average
- References
- 63 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Sports Performance and Training · Turfgrass Adaptation and Management · Sports injuries and prevention
- Keywords
- Meta-analysis, Sprint, Environmental science, Artificial intelligence, Engineering, Computer science, Medicine
- MeSH
- humans, fatigue, running, surface properties, athletic performance, sand
8 authors
From ES
- Javier Sánchez‐SánchezUniversidad Europea de Madrid
- Alejandro Martinez-RodriguezUniversity of Alicante
- José Luis Felipe · correspondingUniversidad Europea de Madrid
- Antonio Hernández-MartínUniversity of Castilla-La Mancha
- Esther Ubago‐GuisadoUniversity of Castilla-La Mancha
- Jens Bangsbo
Abstract
The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of natural turf, artificial turf, and sand on sprint performance in different sports and to determine how the sport surface affects sprint performance. A systematic search was conducted in Pubmed, Web of Sciences, and SPORTDiscus databases. Out of 5644 studies, 11 studies were included in the meta-analysis. The studies were very heterogeneous, as they examined different structural characteristics or quality parameters. The studies on natural turf and sand showed significant improvements on sprint speed during training. On the other hand, the analysis of fatigue did not reveal significant differences in the deterioration of sprint speed on both natural and artificial turf. Significance was set at p < 0.05. In conclusion, although lower performance in sprint was reported on sand, further studies are needed to explain the differences in sprint on natural and artificial turf.
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