Football/Soccer - Athletic Turf

Time-lapse video: Boise State’s blue field gets green grass makeover

July 15, 2015By Joelle Harms

Boise State University’s renowned blue Astro Turf synthetic football field has been transitioned to green natural grass for the July 18 international soccer club match between Spain’s Athletic Bilbao and Mexico’s Club Tijuana. La Liga rules require a grass field for Bilbao, hence the switch-up. The time-lapse video spans over six days of work. The field will be transitioned back to Astro Turf shortly... read more

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NFL selects Eco TempLine paint for Super Bowl 50 celebration

June 12, 2015By AT Staff

The NFL has approved Eco TempLine Celebration colors by Eco Chemical for field markings to honor Super Bowl 50. Every NFL team will exhibit the specified celebration markings on their field for each game leading up to Super Bowl 50, scheduled for February 7, 2016, at Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif. The TempLine Celebration... read more

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Women’s World Cup synthetic turf reportedly reaches 120 F

June 8, 2015By Joelle Harms

The controversial synthetic turf at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada, was reportedly a steep 120 degrees Fahrenheit at the start of the first Women’s World Cup game on June 6, although the temperature outside only reached 75 degrees. Julie Stewart-Binks, the official Women’s World Cup sideline reporter for Fox Sports, tweeted about the hot turf temperatures. (images below) According to the Washington... read more

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GTR Turf installs Shaw Sports Turf at Canadian stadium

June 5, 2015By AT Staff

GTR Turf and Shaw Sports Turf have completed installation of a synthetic turf field at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta. GTR Turf of Saint-Colomban, Quebec, was selected to complete the field installation at Commonwealth Stadium. Shaw Sports Turf of Dalton, Ga., is the manufacturer of the product. “This is a great honor for GTR Turf,” says Luc Rochon, president and chief... read more

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Columbia College installs new Shaw Sports Turf field

May 15, 2015By AT Staff

Columbia College has installed Shaw Sports Turf’s new Legion SpikeZone system. Legion SpikeZone is a hybrid product that features a combination of monofilament fibers, slit film fibers and a thatch layer. Columbia College has received the first installation of the company’s new Legion SpikeZone system. Shaw’s HP+ monofilament fiber is made with a high-quality resin with a thick, diamond cross-section... read more

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