Elkhorn Area School District Turning Heads With New AstroTurf & Brock

In an impressive display of planning, vision, and design, the Elkhorn Area School District as part of a referendum project, redeveloped their entire athletic facility including an indoor training center, tennis courts, new running track, stadium field and two new softball fields. The school chose AstroTurf to cover the four […]

By |2023-10-23T15:51:36-06:00February 6, 2019|Football, News, Safety, Shock Pads, Soccer, Technology, The Latest|0 Comments

BrockFILL in Georgia – Macon-Bibb using ‘latest and greatest technology’

The student-athletes in Bibb County will see the “latest and greatest technology” to hit the artificial turf market when the gates open at the Ed Defoe Sports Complex later this year.

“We chose the turf, but what we did with that was we put a pad underneath there,” Athletic Director Barney […]

Replacement for Crumb Rubber Hits Artificial Turf Market

Boulder, CO  – Brock USA, the leading manufacturer of shock pads for artificial turf fields, has released the first affordable and durable organic replacement for crumb rubber infill for artificial turf – aptly named “BrockFILL™.” Artificial turf fields have four key components: a stone […]

By |2023-12-06T16:18:59-07:00January 14, 2019|BrockFill, Microplastics, News, Safety, Technology, The Latest|0 Comments

Bibb County High School Student-Athletes and Coaches Eager to replace old field

The Ed DeFore Sports Complex, used by 12 Georgia High Schools, is getting a big upgrade going into the new year. The old muddy field is being replaced with an artificial turf featuring Brock PowerBase/YSR. This investment helps the school better instill a sense of pride in their student […]

Maryland SoccerPlex Brings State-of-the Art Technology to Synthetic Turf Fields

The Maryland Soccer Foundation is almost finished replacing its three existing turf fields with AstroTurf and Brock USA. The fields feature Zeofill, an organic infill that will help keep the surface cooler than a traditional sand and rubber infill.

Organic infill is not effective at absorbing impacts, and must be paired […]

Independent Analysis of Brock ShockPads on GMax and Vertical Deformation

There are over 12,000 artificial turf infilled systems in the United States, and more are installed every year. Synthetic sports fields are used as a substitute when natural grass is not an option. Artificial turfs provide several advantages, notably the durability to be used year-round, and play in heavy precipitation […]

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

Shock Pads and Lower Extremity Injuries: UT Force Plate Research

Conventional wisdom indicates that a sports surface with too much vertical deformation (softness) may result in an increase in injuries to knees and ankles. In fact, the NFL is as concerned with soft tissue injuries that can end a career as they are with concussions.

As part of Brock’s ongoing research […]

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