concern about toxic turf fields

[Anonymous]

my kid wants to play travel soccer but I am scared about the toxic chemicals he will be exposed to from the turf fields 3-4 times/per week at practice. anyone else have these concerns?

[Anonymous]

Lol. No

[Anonymous]

Yes. Can you get a list of the chemicals they use?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Yes. Can you get a list of the chemicals they use?

how?

[Anonymous]

Yes. Some turf became embedded in the skin of my kid’s foot. Hard to get it out.

Is your kid a goalie? It’s the worst for them since they dive into the turf.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Some turf became embedded in the skin of my kid’s foot. Hard to get it out.

Is your kid a goalie? It’s the worst for them since they dive into the turf.

He sometimes plays goalie. He slide tackles a lot.
-OP

[Anonymous]

Travel or not, all the turf fields are awful. I don’t know when or how we can outlaw them. Small pieces of plastic that get in everywhere… have we learned nothing?

[Anonymous]

where can you find out the specific materials used at a certain field?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Travel or not, all the turf fields are awful. I don’t know when or how we can outlaw them. Small pieces of plastic that get in everywhere… have we learned nothing?

And what exactly would happen if you banned turf fields? You would reduce the ability of thousands of kids being able to play an outdoor sport - this isn't just trave but also rec. Turf fields allow for the year around use by teams to practice and play in any condition. Who do you think wins if you ban turf fields and can only play on grass (when it isn't raining). It isn't the parents paying $100 bucks a season for Johnny to play, it is the travel team willing to pay thousands.

I hate turf field with a passion because it screwed up my knees (way back in the 90s) but it has a purpose. to be honest, there aren't enough turf fields.

[Anonymous]

My kid always comes home with cleats full of those bits. Are they made from used tires? I am sure they off gas with all the impact, never mind the hot days. Our turf at home doesn't use that stuff but maybe it's necessary for extreme use areas.

[Anonymous]

The exercise that the kids get, and the beginning of life-long love of being active, outweigh the toxic dangers of the turf field, IMO.

[Anonymous]

I worked in the industry. The fields are manufactured from recycled radial tires and regular tires.

The fields are horrible for the environment and costly too as most schools have to replace them after 10 years.

You also have the risk of staph infections from fields that you don't have from natural grass.

You want to make sure your facility does a regular cleaning program to prevent staff infections.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The exercise that the kids get, and the beginning of life-long love of being active, outweigh the toxic dangers of the turf field, IMO.

The kids can get the same exercise on natural grass that kids have been playing on for 1000's of years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my kid wants to play travel soccer but I am scared about the toxic chemicals he will be exposed to from the turf fields 3-4 times/per week at practice. anyone else have these concerns?

Good grief. Get a real problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid always comes home with cleats full of those bits. Are they made from used tires? I am sure they off gas with all the impact, never mind the hot days. Our turf at home doesn't use that stuff but maybe it's necessary for extreme use areas.

Many locations irrigate the fields on the hot days to reduce the temps of the fields.