Media Event: School District Paves Way For Safer Chicago Sports

Join experts in synthetic turf field design and the staff of Bremen High School District 228 on July 18th as they take people to their revolutionary new field at Bremen High School. The event will feature a presentation along with opportunities to walk out onto the newly constructed field. This […]

By |2023-10-26T15:43:44-06:00July 18, 2017|Impact, News, Research, Safety, Shock Pads, The Latest|0 Comments

Concussion Insurance: Coming to a School District Near You

The number of reported concussions in youth athletics continues to rise, and over 4 million sports concussions occur annually. 1 in 5 high school athletes will sustain a sports related concussion during the season, and a third of those students will have two or more. Beginning with the […]

By |2023-10-26T15:50:58-06:00June 19, 2017|Concussions, Impact, Injury, News, The Latest|0 Comments

Changes Still Needed to Advance Concussion Policy and Culture

Cyclist Toms Skunjins took a hard fall in the Tour of California, and fell several more times while staggering back onto his bicycle. The video showing his struggle to resume the race is alarming and hard to watch. Despite his obvious confusion and dizziness, […]

By |2023-10-26T15:55:11-06:00June 6, 2017|Concussions, Impact, Injury, News, Safety, The Latest|0 Comments

Hiding Concussion Symptoms is a Dangerous Game

The NFL reported 244 concussions occurred during practices and games in the 2016 season. Following Gisele Bundchen’s claim that her husband, Tom Brady, suffered a concussion during the season, concern is growing that the NFL’s statistics may not tell the full story. Gisele explained, “He has concussions pretty much every […]

Researching Expansive Force & Friction for Artificial Turf Fields

To design and install an artificial turf field successfully it’s important to understand how different materials behave under temperature and climatic changes. Many companies have varying installation practices so we studied the forces at work in artificial turf, and how those forces translate to edge details and the interface with […]

Brock USA and US Soccer Foundation Making Safe Places To Play

Brock USA was welcomed into the family of partners for the US Soccer Foundation’s Safe Places to Play Program last week. With the involvement of Brock and AstroTurf, the national program will provide grants three times a year to under-served communities to transform unused, and sometimes unsafe, spaces into state-of-the-art […]

By |2023-10-26T16:18:58-06:00May 4, 2017|Impact, Injury, News, Safety, Shock Pads, Soccer|0 Comments

StubHub Center Embraces LA Spec & Brock

The StubHub Center, home of five-time MLS Cup Champion LA Galaxy, has joined the “LA Spec” initiative to replace recycled crumb-rubber artificial turf fields with alternative infills all across Los Angeles. A key factor in swapping out rubber infills for organics or other types, is […]

By |2023-12-06T16:33:19-07:00March 9, 2017|Impact, News, Shock Pads, Soccer, The Latest|0 Comments
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