How collecting data on playing surfaces could lead to consistency across the NFL
The NFL and the National Football League Player´s Association has partnered on a study of grass and turf playing surfaces, focused on gaining a consistency among playing surfaces across the league.
The solution: The BEAST
THE BEAST (BIOMECHANICAL Elite Athlete Shoe-Turf Tester) was originally developed for the laboratory in 2008 by the NFL engineering consultants at Biocore. Using samples of synthetic surfaces from playing fields, scientists could study the properties of rotation and traction after impact — two forces an NFL athlete’s leg encounters — when the cleat contacts the ground and engages with the field surface.
Read more about the partnership with the NFL and NFLPA HERE
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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
