Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Multifunctional Sports Pitch

Artificial turf systems often referred to as Astroturf, have started gaining popularity as a viable alternative to natural grass surfaces. Many sports, including football, hockey, netball, and tennis are now being played on artificial sports surfaces, even at major tournament levels.

The recent technological advances made in this field have led an artificial sports pitch to enjoy the following advantages over natural grass surfaces:
All-weather surface
No watering required at frequent intervals
Safe playing surface
Low Maintenance Fees

Now, artificial sports pitches can also be used as multifunctional sports surfaces, alsi known as MUGA (Multi-use Games Area). This budget friendly solution has come as a boon at a time when the budget and space available for sports facilities is often limited for many clubs, schools, and towns. A single artificial “turf” pitch can be used throughout the year for different sports. It can match up to the capacity of three natural grass pitches. So, now who needs a separate field for every sport!

Multifunctional artificial sports pitches allow multiple activities, which reduces the expenses on the part of the sports clubs and associations. Different sports can be easily played on a single surface as it would be easier to incorporate different playing lines for different sports into the artificial turf in different colours. By sharing the turf with another club, the cost can be brought down further.

The surface of a multifunctional sports pitch can be hard and durable, such as a macadam surface, or polymeric, with a greater degree of “cushioning”. The choice of the surface would depend on what all sports have been decided to be played on it. Also, as different sports are played on the same surface, portable or retractable sports equipment are used on them.

Besides budget friendliness, there is another factor behind the increasing popularity of multifunctional sports pitches with schools. Now, school authorities no need to worry about the muddy footprints in their hallways and classrooms, no matter how long and how frequently young boys and girls play on the artificial sports surfaces.

Local councils and educational institutions have embraced MUGAs as these surfaces can also be used for activities other than sports. You can organise exhibitions, fair, and many other activities without damaging them. The next day, it would be all ready for different sports scheduled to be played on them.

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[Via Recreation & Sports]

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