Artificial Turf & The War on Microplastics: A Call To Action

Alongside global climate change, plastic pollution has surged into our popular consciousness as one of the most significant environmental issues of our time. Bags and bottles are laying waste to some of the world’s most cherished beaches, reefs, and riverways; while microplastics threaten the health of people and animals around […]

Road to the World Series Starts on Brock Shock Pads

The FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches is the home of the 2019 pennant winners, Washington Nationals and Houston Astros, spring training programs. The 160-acre complex features a fan-friendly 7,700 capacity stadium as its centerpiece, along with 6 practice fields per team. Each team has two major-league-size […]

By |2023-10-23T13:48:17-06:00October 29, 2019|Baseball, Impact, News, Safety, Shock Pads, The Latest|0 Comments

1ST POWERBASE/YSR AND BROCKFILL INSTALLATION IN MISSISSIPPI AT PEARL HS

The Pearl High School Pirates first home football game will not only be the unveiling of new Brock products to the town, but to all of Mississippi. A few other high schools in Mississippi have installed Brock ShockPad/SERIES, but Pearl will be the first […]

Avoiding Sports Because Of Fear Could Be Worse For America’s Youth

The “Dangers” of Sports

In one version or another, sports have been played in almost every culture dating back thousands of years. Something about sports drives people from all corners of the earth to want to compete. People play different sports depending on where they are from, but the core values, […]

Boise State replaces iconic blue turf field for the Second time over Brock

Boise State University made history back in 1986 when they installed the first-ever, non-green artificial turf field in the country. Since then, the turf has been replaced in 1995, 2002, 2008, 2010, and now in 2019. Along with new turf, the field was upgraded in 2008 with a new […]

By |2023-10-23T14:17:46-06:00July 16, 2019|College, Football, News, Safety, Shock Pads, The Latest|0 Comments

MLB’s Legacy program comes full circle With Community Fields in Cleveland

In 1997, baseballs Midsummer Classic came to the city of Cleveland and with it came a new tradition that remains today. Each year since, Major League Baseball, through the All-Star Legacy initiative program, couples with a host city’s team to give back to their […]

By |2023-12-06T16:08:57-07:00July 5, 2019|Baseball, Impact, News, Safety, Shock Pads, The Latest|0 Comments

Olympic Park Selects Brock USA for artificial Turf field Safety & Playability

Schaumburg, ILOlympic Park is a 72-acre site boasting over 550,555 sq. ft. of synthetic turf for soccer. Since the park opened in 1995, it has hosted thousands of matches which led them to choose synthetic turf with a shock pad as the safest […]

By |2023-10-23T14:24:25-06:00July 1, 2019|Impact, News, Shock Pads, The Latest|0 Comments

A Discussion of Rotational Resistance & Traction in Artificial Turf: Part 1

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