How to maintain a FIFA certified football turf pitch

To develop the game in all areas of the world, FIFA supports the usage of FIFA-certified artificial turf (football turf). To protect the investment and increase the longevity of the surface, it is essential that it is maintained properly. A maintenance study conducted by FIFA shows that only pitches that are maintained regularly can stay within FIFA's requirements.
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[@henrik3792]

Thank you for the info, I will make sure to use it when I next maintain my FIFA certified fotball pitch.

[@oak1071]

Henrik same

[@tiarnan76]

@ Henrik - If you need a lend of my sand dragger machine let me know....

[@THEgenART]

I wanted an in-depth doc on real grass surfaces, the types of grasses, the way it’s maintained, nourished, and cut, and maybe even the different styles of mowing and how and how often they paint the surface with boundaries, boxes, etc.

[@jopainting1668]

Me too!

[@fotboll92a]

Thanks, I've always had problems with my football court.

[@dalewheat7598]

NO WAY!!! Artificial turf doesn't grow?!?!?!?! I been watering my artificial turf for YEARS!!!! 😧

[@MrWalker1000]

lmfao

[@paddyhector1505]

Bugwandi The First well done bright spark he was being sarcastic

[@big_beethoven]

@@bugwandithefirst2455 r/wooooooosh

[@RommieKamzols]

This is very bad for environment. Tens of tons of the tire rubber end up in the nature from each of these pitches every year. A good business for some big companies, but very damaging for the environment.

[@Blittsplitt5]

Hmm, that's very true.

[@dwiyuliyanto2223]

natural grass is better

[@iMadrid11]

Natural grass is indeed better but they’re also very expensive to maintain. The best grass turf you see played on club stadiums in Europe are replaced every year. Artificial turf is cheaper to maintain and the average lifespan before you replace the entire surface is 10 years. That’s why FIFA is actively promoting artificial turf as a viable alternative to developing nations and countries with extreme climates. Where growing natural grass can be a challenge.

[@sofiafernandes5789]

It is in france and the pitches there are all like that

[@agusriyan1383]

Dwi Yuliyanto jangan samain sama indo bang

[@chepeolvera8057]

Dwi Yuliyanto Hell yea I hate getting turf burn

[@achannel6487]

Dwi Yuliyanto yes but way harder to maintain definitely in cold counties

[@sangeetasandeep41599]

Good work

[@MARIAREY5]

Nasty just killing the essence of the beautiful game

[@jfddx...9378]

ikr

[@pro_nube5860]

nice opinion

[@All_About_the_Benjamins]

💯 🎯

[@ahmaaaaad27]

good job guys

[@meetdeliwala4552]

Dear FIFA can you tell me the Background music name?

[@saddamthepositiveboy5215]

Great job well done. Respect from Bangladesh.

[@jasonswift7098]

You must put in the title that it is a artificial/synthetic turf.

[@themanwithnothingtolose]

Exactly I thought it was real grass

[@alfrredd]

thanks Fifa for the advice, my turd will be much higher quality now!

[@blue2smoke]

so the big question
In order to produce a good playing surface , do we all need to purchase so called "reputable" and expensive machinery or is there just a slight chance that a company with not such a large budget can also produce a simple & effective piece of kit that looks to simple to be any good. BUT actually works well and wont bankrupt a club.
ahh No, if you use anything that's not "reputable" and expensive and that's not in cahoots with the manufacturer you WILL invalidate your warranty.
circle of trust eh.......

[@StupidjimmyInc]

blue2smoke This is for professional fields but if you own your own mini field fro practice ot doesn't matter.

[@Skillking22]

LOL to be honest i don't understand half of what he is saying, but nice turf.

[@aldur2010]

rozitah lancau Hope that doesn't give them cancer. XD

[@thefuzzypickle8277]

Aldurero what doesnt give you cancer now a days lol

[@ranggaart1524]

@Persib_Official

[@la_gallada_ruiz9818]

Dissapointed with this .... REAL GRASS = OLD SCHOOL

[@jfddx...9378]

yep

[@scottwhitley3392]

grass pitches are not viable in some countries due to weather an short days in winter

[@ANOOPBAL]

This is one big difference when maradona and pele played their football compared to Messi and Ronaldo. Ball control i much easier in these smooth turfs.

[@jfddx...9378]

yep Maradona played on rough muddy fields with holes and messi plays on a perfectly flat smooth turf.

[@kap1526]

Anoop B turf fields are used only in the US and there are barely any in europe to begin with. 90% of the fields in europe that common clubs llay on are real ground soccer fields.

[@themanwithnothingtolose]

I've never seen a football game played on Artificial turf as show in the vid

[@muniraiman97]

FAM tolong tengok vid ni banyak kali ni padang haprak

[@tsubasa-gk1qk]

FIFA = MAFFIA

[@spandanmitra3844]

What is the material inside the turf surface

[@ZekieNYC13]

TSUNAMI X rubber pellets

[@psumiz]

TSUNAMI X used tires, cancerous material

[@iMadrid11]

The artificial turf that’s made mimic to look of grass is plastic. The infill material used to mimic the feel of soil are rubber pellets.

[@spandanmitra3844]

The pellets makes more softer or what???

[@freddychavez1697]

INCREDIBLE INDIA no it hurts when u slide tackle it’s called a turf burn

[@abhebhai]

I bet these thoughts didn't come in people's mind when humans first started football

[@azza5839]

No they will do the graft. You will do naff all about from talk about it

[@tpower96]

The there’s my team mates - “the muddier the better”

[@joiaaiasom2293]

Bring back natural grass

[@jfddx...9378]

exactly

[@yamoma11]

Nothing beats natural grass

[@rrdwiki]

Joseph Sanchez tell these stupid bitches please

[@monstergamer8351]

Joseph Sanchez natural grass doesn't hurt as much either

[@thefuzzypickle8277]

"Bring back natural grass" wahhhhhh
Brings back natural grass
"Tickets are too expensive and its a waste of water " wahhhhhhh

[@hb4095]

Warmballers

[@Hero-and-Hooligan]

Why didn't these artificial grass company make the black rubber a green colour so the fields don't look so ugly

[@alaaddinturkyilmaz]

Because it cost a lot of money. It depends on the budget of the construction cost. There are also a lot of artificial turf which used green rubber or EPDM and officially approved by Fifa.

[@hanialturk5981]

Pitches in Russia I think is real grass ..am not sure though

[@Amit_Wine]

the 950 like!!!!

[@JJDRBsensation]

Still bounces erratically

[@DennisDiSantis]

You bribe the grass

[@connorbrooks1102]

Try a bog on the local pitch on a wet windy Sunday morning then come back to us.

[@pritraj04]

Connor Brooks kkj

[@J-A-C-K-O]

I came here for Grass...
Disappointed.

[@nuclearthreat545]

fifa is so corrupt

[@rrdwiki]

Artificial grass is a shame a it should be avoided and not allowed and it will be soon

[@brady9680]

Why am I here

[@MrKoshV]

Artificial turf sucks!!!!! It's very painful

[@audioramplify]

Poor insects and earthworms have to hear this stupidity.

[@jfddx...9378]

yea

[@ld5846]

World record for how many times you can say the word "correctly" in a video lol. Get a dictionary!

[@kohsman313]

Just when you think soccer couldn't get anymore gay