tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post5219794224856617201..comments2024-03-12T04:15:32.560-04:00Comments on middletowneye: Opinion: Vote NO To Grass Only--Question TwoMiddletown Eye (Ed McKeon)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15825886539128890014noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-14093847558358195942015-10-30T09:31:18.817-04:002015-10-30T09:31:18.817-04:00Some injury data----
less injuries and less sever ...<br />Some injury data----<br />less injuries and less sever injuries on FieldTurf than on grass<br /><br /><br /><br />College Football Safety Study Results<br />:<br />Incidence, Mechanisms, and Severity of Game-Related College Football <br />Injuries on FieldTurf Versus Natural Grass(A 3-Year Prospective Study)<br /><br />Michael C. Meyers, PhD, FACSM<br />From the Department of Health and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-53487027149384401812015-10-28T21:43:49.260-04:002015-10-28T21:43:49.260-04:00To Anon 10/27 1:23 PM
The Hunting Hill/Newtown St...To Anon 10/27 1:23 PM<br /><br />The Hunting Hill/Newtown St. tennis courts are being designed, and are scheduled to be built in Spring 2016.David Bauernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-50705985881702059782015-10-27T13:23:50.132-04:002015-10-27T13:23:50.132-04:00Woodrow Wilson tennis courts? Where did this mon...Woodrow Wilson tennis courts? Where did this money go?<br /><br /> The common council approved $749,000 last year for the tennis courts and a track there, but bids came in over the budget for the project and city officials decided to delay action and put the money toward the tennis court portion of the job.....<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-28717932211562174992015-10-27T09:38:41.458-04:002015-10-27T09:38:41.458-04:00I will vote NO, but mostly due to the lack of full...I will vote NO, but mostly due to the lack of full understanding of the bonding issues within, and that the town does NOT need any additional bonding. These improvements can be paid for over time without the added cost of interest in the bonding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-23871867558479897842015-10-27T04:25:02.943-04:002015-10-27T04:25:02.943-04:00How does artificial turf stand up on very hot summ...How does artificial turf stand up on very hot summer days? Does the turf get so hot as to cause burns on the athletes when they fall or are tackled and then skid on the turf?Vinnie Senatorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-30733544354106469212015-10-26T13:05:27.837-04:002015-10-26T13:05:27.837-04:00Hazardous chemicals in the turf seem to have been ...Hazardous chemicals in the turf seem to have been addressed pretty well.<br /><br />However, what about the injury rate? I'd like to see more research around this before more artificial fields are installed. Grass may get torn up during play, but does the toughness of artificial turf transfer those forces to player's bodies?<br /><br />Lots of research around NFL and collegiate injures Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-43513786161808713072015-10-26T12:10:59.698-04:002015-10-26T12:10:59.698-04:00I don't necessary agree with the grass v turf ...I don't necessary agree with the grass v turf argument but I do think this whole thing has been badly planned from the start. I will be voting No for that reason. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com