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well now we use these fields for my high school team. you can use cleats fine, theres a thick layer of stuff to make it soft, you just cant slide

thats my point, the field shouldnt require the players to change their ways to accomodate it (turf shoes/lubricated legs etc), it should accomodate them

well i was thinking for the bigger clubs, for smaller ones, errrrmm, just hire 50 guys with hairdriers

well, maybe the global warming will melt all the snow and youll just have to play on a very wet pitch. why dont they just start building stadiums with retractable ceilings, or is it too expensive?

well i dont know, maybe i just happen to have skin as thick as tin foil

hm im confused. for me astroturf is the BRIGHT lime green stuff used for american football, that comes off and gets all over your shoes. and the synthetic stuff is the stuff with the rubber bits. so is there a "third" kind of turf?

but this was outdoor if the players cant slide and have to use turfs to play, its completely changing the game. some of the players probably wont be able to play half as well this way

the new stuff with the rubber bits its awesome for ball control but now im afraid to play on it since im worried ill come off the field with no skin left a few years ago i also slid on that old bright green NFL style astroturf, OUCH

it doesnt look that bad there, but ive had huge scabs all across my leg for the last month. the scrapes were actually bleeding at first, so when you slide for the 2nd time its even more painful

THOSE FIELDS ARE HORRIBLE. i had a tournament on them, theyre lovely for play, but you cant slide. this is what happens when you do, my leg: