A review of turfgrass sports field variability and its implications on athlete–surface interactions

CM Straw, CO Samson, GM Henry… - Agronomy Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Natural turfgrass sports fields can be highly variable depending on construction, usage, and
management. Research involving athlete–surface interactions often fails to thoroughly …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in likelihood of use between artificial and natural turfgrass lawns

MR Barnes, E Watkins - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2022 - Elsevier
Parks in urban areas provide a range of significant benefits across natural and social
systems. These critical urban green spaces and those who manage them are faced with …

Precision Turfgrass Irrigation: Capturing Spatial Soil Moisture Patterns with ECa and Drone Data

R Kerry, B Ingram, K Sanders, A Henrie, K Hammond… - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Turfgrass irrigation consumes a large amount of the scarce freshwater in arid/semi-arid
regions. Approximately 50% of this irrigation water is wasted. It has been suggested that …

Spatial Analysis of Soil Moisture and Turfgrass Health to Determine Zones for Spatially Variable Irrigation Management

R Kerry, B Ingram, K Hammond, SR Shumate… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Irrigated turfgrass is a major crop in urban areas of the drought-stricken Western United
States. A considerable proportion of irrigation water is wasted through the use of …

Spatiotemporal variability of a stadium football pitch during a professional tournament

CM Burbrink, CM Straw - Sports Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Natural turfgrass football pitches are variable across a competitive season. However, short-
term variability has not been explored to the same extent, specifically in stadium …

“Nothing Beats Nature”: Park Visitor Preferences for Natural Turfgrass and Artificial Turf: A Case Study

MR Barnes, E Watkins - HortScience, 2023 - journals.ashs.org
Green spaces comprising natural turfgrass are ubiquitous in urban areas globally and allow
for a variety of ecosystem services that benefit nature and people. However, traditional …

Influence of force reduction within-field variability on peak tibial accelerations using wearable inertial measurement units

CM Burbrink, CM Straw, WF Floyd, A Thomson… - Sports Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Within-field variability of surface characteristics has been found to impact athlete injuries,
performance, and perceptions about a surface. Ankle-worn inertial measurement units allow …

Short‐term spatiotemporal relationship between plant and soil properties on natural turfgrass sports fields

CM Straw, RA Grubbs, GM Henry - … Geosciences & Environment, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The present study was conducted to explore the spatiotemporal relationship between
several plant and soil properties on two natural turfgrass sports fields comprised of native …

Impact of third generation synthetic turf athletic field age on surface hardness and infill depth spatial variability

KH Dickson, CM Straw, AW Thoms… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The use of synthetic turf (ST) has become a popular option for many athletic fields. Little is
known about how surface hardness and infill depth spatial variability changes over time on …

Functional characteristics of a grass sward as per an athletic Field at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

K Grabowski, S Grzegorczyk, A Łachacz… - Polish Journal of …, 2020 - pjoes.com
Our study was conducted in 2013-2017 on the main sports field of the Department of
Physical Education and Sport of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. The …