I haven't heard of the injuries on turf in high school much. Hibriten usually plays on it a few times a year and it is different but hasn't caused any injuries that I am aware of. Coaches like it because they can practice on it and it doesn't have the maintenance of grass.NFL players rip league over artificial turf after Aaron Rodgers’ season-ending injury: ‘Profit over people’
The debate surrounding artificial turf versus grass fields has been reignited after Aaron Rodgers suffered a season-ending injury in his debut with the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium.www.foxnews.com
Is it a valid concern. I know a lot of our schools now have turf.
Turf is the way to go for high schools. Most people are going to get suckered into the NFL's data when their baseline is manicured grass practice and game fields with millions in funding for upkeep and full time staffs. For most high schools, their practice fields are worn to the dirt by late September and by late in the season, most game fields are in bad shape as well. Artificial turf provides a safe and consistent surface that can be practiced and played on year round and I would be willing to bet that in those circumstances where funding and upkeep are at a minimum compared to college and the NFL, that injury rates are actually lowered especially soft tissue injuries.
