The Hidden Physics That Shape Every Football’s Flight
Read how Sports Labs’ in-house Balance Test Device quantifies the offset between a football’s centre of mass and centre of volume to the millimetre.
World Squash & The Evolution of Structured Certification
World Squash is entering a new phase in its technical governance. How does this affect the PSA Squash Tour and clubs? Read to find out.
Free Pile Ration: How to Monitor It
We bring attention to the ability of a field owner, facility manager or maintenance operative to apply a basic pile ratio.
Pitch Ready for the School Year?
This Field notes is relevant for facility managers looking for a clear checklist for the new school year, checking the pitch/s are safe and ready for children and users. Note this provides guidance, note not an exhaustive list, for checks to be made. You can also engage with us to support.
Transparency in Floodlight Testing: Highlighting the FIFA Quality Programme
World Squash is entering a new phase in its technical governance. How does this affect the PSA Squash Tour and clubs? Read to find out.
Latest Advancements in Certified Artificial Turf
Artificial turf technology is continuously evolving, and governing body certification ensures that these innovations meet the highest standards for performance and safety. Here are some of the most recent developments in certified artificial turf products.
Hockey’s Move To Dry Turf Surfaces
With water becoming an ever-scarcer resource that needs to be used responsibly the FIH recognised that today most approved hockey turfs are designed to use 1 l/m2 each time a field is watered – this equates to 6000 Litres per 10-minute cycle.
To move hockey onto a more sustainable footing the FIH announced their next steps;
Sustainability and the Industry
Legislation, environmental concerns, and sustainability are driving change, but more importantly stimulating innovation in the artificial turf sector. It is a fact that whilst we do need to embrace environmental concerns the industry has had options which are sustainable for many years.
Glasgow Life: Sustainability Project
Sports Labs had the privilege of working with Glasgow Life where we advocated for recycling on 4 sites: Glasgow club Donald Dewar (pictured above), Glasgow Club Milton, Greenfield Football Centre and Toryglen Regional Centre.
Waterless Hockey Pitches
The FIH are on the search for the holy grail of playing surfaces – a waterless ‘water based’ pitch!