Stručni rad
https://doi.org/10.48188/hczz.2.2.9
Use of Artificial Surfaces in Sports
Ante Burger
; Sveučilište u Splitu Sveučilišni odjel zdravstvenih studija
Stipan Janković
; Sveučilište u Splitu Sveučilišni odjel zdravstvenih studija
Luka Bjelanović
; Ragbi klub „Nada“ Split
Sažetak
Artificial surfaces on sports fields and terrains have been increasingly used for the last 20 years. The development of modern technologies for making such surfaces has been constantly increasing, and different manufacturers who place their products in the sports industry can be found on the market. Soccer is the most widespread sport in the world and was among the first to implement fields with artificial grass in the system of training and playing matches. Today, artificial grass of the 4th generation is used and placed on football pitches around the world with the highest European standards. The review of research on grass surfaces showed that artificial grass of the first and second generation had a higher incidence of injuries compared to natural lawns. Particular attention should be paid to the toxicity of the granulate that was placed on the artificial grass, because skin and respiratory di-seases have been recorded on the lawns of older generations. Tennis belongs to the sports where artificial surfaces with different characteristics were among the first to be used. Frequent changes of playing on different tennis surfaces led to injuries to players who were not adequately physically prepared. Indoor sports such as handball, volleyball, futsal use multipurpose artificial surfaces for their competitions. Research of injuries in indoor sports has shown that there is an increased risk of injury when playing on artificial surfaces. The goal of this professional work is to warn the scientific and sports community on the importance of prevention and good physical preparation of athletes for playing on different artificial surfaces. Also, it is necessary to constantly control the production of artificial surfaces and regularly monitor the incidence of injuries during training and competition, in order not to increase the risk of injury in athletes.
Ključne riječi
artificial surfaces; injuries; health; sports
Hrčak ID:
288079
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.12.2022.
Posjeta: 607 *