How Field Maintenance Prevents Sports-Related Injuries

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How Field Maintenance Prevents Sports-Related
Injuries

• by Mike Alexander

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While proper training and stretching can help
athletes avoid accidents, the field itself plays
a key role in preventing sport injuries. If the
terrain is obstructed in any way, it can cause
trips and falls, resulting in sprains, breaks and
more. Field maintenance is a great way to ensure
the stability and durability of your Arizona
sports arena. Here are just a few ways that such
services help protect athletes.
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Keeps the Grounds Clean
When caring for a field, expert technicians are
always looking for and removing hazardous debris,
forgotten equipment and other tripping hazards.
While insignificant in many ways, a piece of
trash or a sprinkler head can spell disaster for
players in the middle of a game. Even minor ruts,
mounds or holes can turn into major problems, but
regular field maintenance takes care of such
issues before they become dangerous.
Keeps Fields Seeded
Frequent athletic use can wear a field down,
producing bare spots and thin areas. This uneven
terrain can result in potentially harmful trips
and falls.
However, laying down seed on a regular basis
helps to maintain a smooth playing surface,
decreasing players chances of injuries.
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Prevents Hardened Turf
A field that is regularly cared for by
professionals is less likely to become too hard.
Being a crucial safety factor, a fields hardness
is directly related to the severity of a fall.
Because of this, turf should be routinely tested
for firmness so that proper action can be taken
if it becomes too hard. Fortunately, maintenance
technicians can both test for and correct any
hardness issues.
At Turf Sport, we understand the importance of
caring for your field properly. More than simply
attractive, a clean and smooth field plays an
important role in the safety of your players.
If youre looking for a reliable company to
maintain your grounds, contact us today!