How is a soccer field
THIS IS HOW SOCCER GRASS IS MADE
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growing turf creating a layer of quality
natural grass for soccer pitches a
complex lengthy and costly process
however soccer stadiums around the world
are still choosing natural grass as its
considered ideal for this sport is even
used as the standard for the creation of
artificial turf the creation of a
football turf from scratch lasts from
six months so several years as you can
see if the turf was grown right on the
pitch the stadium would have to be
closed which is totally inefficient for
this reason grass is brought ready from
special farms and placed in a special
way to cover the field
strangely enough grass cultivation does
not begin with seeds first the soil is
prepared and the field is leveled in
addition experts work the soil with
special solutions that prevent the
germination of weeds finally it's time
to plant the seeds to create the perfect
lawn species resistant to heavy loads
are selected during seeding specialists
use special auxilary tools
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let's ask is to distribute the seeds as
close as possible to each other to
ensure a dense grass cover throughout
the entire growth process the lawn is
cared for continuously fertilization is
necessary to ensure a balanced nutrition
of the roots soil moisture is also
maintained at an optimum level to keep
the lawn flats dense and thick it's
mowed and aerated regularly this last
process consists of perforating the soil
which makes it easier for oxygen water
and nutrients to reach the roots finally
when the lawn meets all the requirements
special mowing equipment is used smart
machines mow the lawn roll it gently and
store it independently
however grass is not only transported in
rolls here for example it's cut into
strips 50 centimetres wide enough to 40
metres long
then we folded into stacked layers
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installation of running tracks running
tracks are subject to very high demands
they must provide good shock absorption
and have an optimal balance of stiffness
and elasticity a good coating provides
great safety and helps prevent injuries
in general a sports floor can have a
wide variety of properties that depend a
requiem Lee use at the track today we'll
show you the floor for an outdoor sports
field the running track is laid out in
three stages the surface consists of two
layers as well
the first layer is made of special two
components polyurethane
mixed with black crumb rubber because of
its specific color it resembles asphalt
when laid when this viscous composition
hardens it becomes a firm elastic
surface resistant to mechanical
influences the application of the second
layer begins with a liquid polyurethane
compound it gives the surface the
desired color and increases its
elasticity the colored crumb rubber is
poured over it before the layer dries
together the last two components ensure
the perfect texture of the track
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Stadium transformation different
compositions and Championships encourage
countries to develop sports
infrastructure at the same time they
only generate interest in sport for a
short period of time once the
tournament's over an interest is lost
stadiums often lose their profitability
and become almost useless however not
everywhere different countries resort to
very interesting tricks to avoid this
right now for example you're looking at
the Sapporo domed stadium is located in
Japan in the city of Sapporo on the
island of Hokkaido surprisingly these
sports facility is home to two clubs the
concert dolis or a football club and the
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters baseball
club this is possible thanks to the
convertible stadium design the engineers
were able to place two completely
different surfaces here the baseball
field is covered with artificial turf
when the pitch is not needed the grass
is stored in many rolls the football
field is covered with natural grass
dismantling it would be a more difficult
a longer process therefore when the
field is not needed it's stored already
assembled outside the stadium perform a
football match the football field is
taken into the stadium despite its size
the design is mobile who can even rotate
see how part of the stones rotates with
the field
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of course is not the only stadium in the
world that can be transformed here we
have the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
located in the north of London England
thanks to its unique features it can be
used for soccer matches and for NFL
games the stadium's arena has a two
layer coating the top player is the
soccer field covered with natural grass
the second layer underneath the first is
an artificial turf patch for American
football the first pitch is divided into
three parts when the lower pitch needs
to be used the elements of the first
pitch are hidden under the South Stand
it has a special storage space for the
turf in which the optimum temperature is
maintained surprisingly the
transformation process doesn't take more
than half an hour
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finally the last transformation we'll
show you today was filmed in Salt Lake
City more precisely the Vivint
smart home arena the transformation is
quite intricate and takes a lot of time
and power Disney on Ice is a show
featuring ice skaters once the last
spectate that leaves the stadium the
team starts to work the first rows of
seats are temporarily folded under the
stands then the specialists removed the
ice layer special ice resurfaces are
used for this purpose first they cut off
the top layer of the surface and then
apply hot water the procedure is that
repeated until the ice layer is loose
enough after that the ice is broken
removed and taken away the entire site
is cleaned evenly so that ice debris
doesn't become water after that they're
hidden seats are moved back into place
and the teams begin to install the
basketball court the whole process takes
that seems several days
marking the stadium today we've already
shown you how the grass for the football
field is grown however putting it in
rolls is only half the work the second
half is the marking which must be done
flawlessly and precisely a large number
of template's and special marking
machines are used in the work process
however even with the use of
professional equipments the team of
workers must be careful and attentive
it's not difficult to guess that
removing paint from the lawn in the case
of incorrect marking as a time-consuming
task to ensure that each line is uniform
workers stretch marking threads on the
lawn before applying the paint it should
be noted that a large amounts of paint
is used for the maintenance of each
playing field for example it took
approximately 260 litres of white paints
in 150 litres of yellow paint to mark
this football field it may seem that the
most difficult task is putting the team
logo on the turf because it's often a
large and complex image however most
companies today use these special
templates they are reusable and can take
any shape but the most important thing
is that they allow you to create clear
lines in the right places this in turn
allows you to draw even the most
detailed logos quickly and efficiently
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