Temperature development during sliding on different types of artificial turf for hockey

In the past, hockey players used to get burning and scraping injuries from making a sliding on artificial turf. In order to assess and compare this risk for different surfaces, a sliding tester has been developed, measuring temperature rise during a sliding. 3 surfaces have been tested: a sand-filled, a full synthetic hockey field and a third generation soccer field with sand and rubber infill. In dry conditions, the full synthetic field gave the highest temperature rise and the sand field the highest abrasion. In wet conditions, the temperature rise for all surfaces was much smaller.