Sourcing + Sustainability Matter

Over 2000 new artificial turf fields are being installed every year in the United States. Each one of these fields require 120 tons of crumb rubber infill. Although the Environmental Protection Agency touted this downcycled, re-use methodology for their problem with tire disposal, it is simply a band-aid for the […]

By |2023-12-06T16:30:08-07:00January 14, 2019|BrockFill, Environment, Microplastics, News, The Latest|0 Comments

Bibb County High School Student-Athletes and Coaches Eager to replace old field

The Ed DeFore Sports Complex, used by 12 Georgia High Schools, is getting a big upgrade going into the new year. The old muddy field is being replaced with an artificial turf featuring Brock PowerBase/YSR. This investment helps the school better instill a sense of pride in their student […]

Dexter Southfield Schools Choose Brock Shock Pad Series and Shaw!

Brookline, MA – Located just miles from the bustling center of Boston, Dexter Southfield School’s campus spans an impressive 36-acres and enrolls over 800 students from Pre-K to 12th grade. Dexter School originally opened in 1926 and Southfield in 1992. The two schools merged in 2013 to become Dexter Southfield School.

The […]

By |2023-10-23T16:35:13-06:00December 4, 2018|Impact, News, Safety, Shock Pads, SP, The Latest|0 Comments

California Dreaming – How Verde Design and the City of San Francisco Won Over Environmentalists with Brock

Photo by Verde Design.

 

In 2002, members of the San Francisco Parks and Recreation Department kicked off a project with Verde Design, Inc. to install artificial turf in parks and athletic fields throughout the city and county. Although it quickly became clear that artificial turf provided numerous benefits over […]

Looking back and giving thanks – a letter from Dan Sawyer, CEO

Brock USA is celebrating our 20-year anniversary! Looking back over the past two decades we have a lot to be thankful for. When we started with the vision of making sports fields safer for athletes, we were initially met with skepticism and doubt. Infilled artificial turf was a burgeoning technology […]

By |2023-10-23T16:40:56-06:00November 1, 2018|Athletes, News, Staff Picks|0 Comments

WHAT PARENTS, COACHES AND ATHLETES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SYNTHETIC TURF” – Partner Content

Shock Pads are here to stay.  Our friends at Sports Turf Company, Inc. published this fantastic article highlighting key things parents, coaches, and athletes need to know about the fields they’re playing upon. The article provides a brief history for the innovations in turf, but also highlights current safety standards […]

By |2023-12-06T16:46:06-07:00October 29, 2018|Concussions, Impact, Injury, News, Safety, Shock Pads, The Latest|0 Comments

Dartmouth Football Head Coach Preaches Player Safety

In a new video interview, Buddy Teevens, legendary coach of Dartmouth University, speaks to the unique and effective techniques his program is using to protect his players. With his incredible concept of “no Dartmouth player will ever be tackled by another Dartmouth player,” they have led the Ivy League in […]

By |2023-11-06T11:58:32-07:00June 21, 2018|Concussions, Football, Impact, Injury, News, Safety, The Latest|0 Comments

Definitive Head Injury criterion (HIC) test guidebook – Everything & more about HIC

As consensus among the scientific community that the Head Injury Criterion (HIC) test  is the appropriate measure for head injury in surface grow, so do the number of questions from designers and owners. The Brock research staff, in conjunction with a team of reviewers and PhD engineers, have created the definitive, […]

Go to Top