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The aim of this study was to compare the human-surface interaction during running on artificial soccer turf pitches. For this purpose a biomechanical analysis (kinetics and kinematies) was performed on twenty soccer players while they ran at three different speeds across a 25 meter long track covered with a third generation artificial soccer turf. A total of three different pitches, two FIFA 1 star and one FIFA 2 star, were examined. There was no difference between the two 1 star systems in the peak vertical and horizontal ground reactions forces and leg stiffness. Data on the 2 star system was equivocal due to a too small sample size. It is concluded that biomechanical testing aids the development of an optimal soccer pitch.
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Meijer, K., Dethmers, J., Savelberg, H., Willems, P., Wijers, B. (2006). Biomechanical Analysis of Running on Third Generation Artificial Soccer Turf. In: The Engineering of Sport 6. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-46051-2_6
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