title: Comprehensive evaluation of player-surface interaction on artificial soccer turf.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the traction characteristics of four different stud configurations on Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) 2-Star, third-generation artificial soccer turf. The investigated stud configurations were hard ground design, firm ground design, soft ground design, and an experimental prototype. The concept of this study combines performance, perception, biomechanical, and mechanical testing procedures. Twenty-five soccer players took part in the different testing procedures. Variables of this study were: running times, subjective rankings/ratings, ground reaction forces, and mechanical traction properties. Statistical discrimination between the four stud configurations was shown for performance, perception, and biomechanical testing (p < 0.05). Unsuited stud configurations for playing on artificial turf are characterized by less plain distributed and pronounced studs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Locomotion, Institute of Sport Science, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany. clemens.mueller@hsw.tu-chemnitz.de
authors.forename: Clemens
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sterzing
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: Thomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Milani
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005430:Floors and Floorcoverings; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology; D012775:Shoes; D012916:Soccer / Q000502:physiology*; D019876:Sports Equipment; D013499:Surface Properties; D055815:Young Adult