Should We Bring The “Standing-8 Count” Rule to Turf Sports?

Bennie Fowler of the Denver Broncos dove into the end zone in an attempt to catch a pass and came down hard on the turf. Seconds later Fowler got up and tried running back to the huddle only to lose his balance and fall back down. This play was immediately […]

By |2023-12-06T16:28:05-07:00September 18, 2017|Concussions, Football, Injury, News, Safety, Shock Pads, The Latest|0 Comments

Brock Installed in First Iowa Field

Luther College’s Carlson Stadium is home to the first blue turf in Division III sports. Located in Decorah, Iowa, Luther College had to get special approval from Boise State, who holds a federal trademark on colored turf.

Legacy Field is part of a $26 million renovation of Luther’s athletic facilities. The […]

By |2023-10-26T15:26:54-06:00September 11, 2017|Football, Impact, News, Safety, Shock Pads, Soccer, The Latest|0 Comments

Are Firm Premier League Fields to Blame for Knee Injuries?

Moments after being subbed into a match against Manchester United, Everton midfielder Muhamed Besic found himself hopping off the turf, unable to put weight on his right leg. Besic tore his ACL after an awkward movement, and was ultimately sidelined for nearly 9 months.

Besic was just one of the 28 […]

By |2023-10-26T15:28:56-06:00September 4, 2017|Impact, Injury, Shock Pads, Soccer, The Latest|0 Comments

This means everything to the community.” – Bremen School District 228 Installs Four Brock Fields

Bremen High School District 228 installed four artificial turf fields this summer as part of an ongoing project to renovate and improve facilities at Bremen, Tinley Park, Hillcrest, and Oak Forest High Schools. Each artificial turf field was designed to include a Brock ShockPad/14 layer to provide student athletes with […]

By |2023-10-26T15:41:24-06:00August 7, 2017|High School, Impact, News, Safety, Shock Pads, The Latest|0 Comments

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

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 […]

Lower Extremity Injuries in Turf with Shock Pads Study: Results are in!

A new independent research project at the University of TN Center for Biomechanics used live athletes to determine if the use of a shock pad (Brock PowerBase/YSR) under artificial turf changed the ground forces and the way the athletes’ bodies responded to those forces during various athletic movements when compared […]

By |2023-12-06T16:04:59-07:00May 31, 2017|Injury, News, Shock Pads, Technology, Testing, The Latest|0 Comments
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