STP1073
Natural and Artificial Playing Fields: Characteristics and Safety Features
Editors: Schmidt/Hoener Pages 197 Published 1990 Soft Cover ISBN:0-8031-1296-3
$47.00

What is the ideal surface for a particular sport for both the performance and safety of the athlete? STP 1073 presents the view of designers, administrators, athletes, and sports researchers in an attempt to answer this question.

19 peer-reviewed papers cover:

• playing field standards

• surface traction

• testing and correlation to actual field experience

• state-of-the art natural and artificial surfaces.

For athletic directors, physical educators, athletic field maintenance/ground keepers, biomechanics, researchers, exercise physiologists, manufacturers of sport shoes, sports medicine practitioners, agronomists who are working in this area.