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• Can I make a sliding on artificial grass?
• Can I play on it when it freezes?
• What fiber is used?
• How fast or slow is the pitch?
• Can I transform a sand-dressed pitch into a water pitch?
• Can official international games be played on artificial grass pitches?

It’s possible to make a sliding on artificial grass because the skin isn’t in contact with the sand or the carpet. Water is the ideal slide means for artificial grass, where no sand is at the surface. A fully synthetic or “water” pitch, e.g. DD Sportilux, or a sand-dressed pitch, e.g. DD Trophy, allow for slidings to take place when the pitch is wet.

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You can play on the sand-filled pitches until a temperature of minus ten degrees. Below minus ten, the risk of fiber damage occurs.

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Three types of fiber exist: nylon, fibrillated fibers and monofilament fibers.

Nylon pitches are normally only water pitches. Our DD Action Turf was a similar product. Main references: the Dutch and Belgian national hockey stadiums, the Wagenaar stadium and the largest pitches of the most important clubs in The Netherlands, United Kingdom and Belgium.

Fibrillated fibers, polypropylene and polyethylene were developed during the Eighties. After some time, the vertical wear structure of fibrillated sand-filled pitches causes a loss of grip, water permeability and hardness. Examples are the S-forte fiber, and almost all other fibers on the market.

Monofilament fibers were developed during the Nineties and have a horizontal wear pattern. They have been developed with the structure of natural grass in mind. Thanks to its unique wear pattern, it retains its grip and water permeability and hardens less quickly.

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For water-based pitches, nylon pitches are a little faster than DD Sportilux pitches, because of the more open structure of the nylon fiber. For sand-dressed pitches, DD Trophy pitches are a little slower than water-based pitches. For sand-filled pitches, the quantity of sand determines the speed of the pitch.

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Yes, it’s possible to transform a sand-dressed pitch into a water-based pitch. The existing sub base determines what the transformation will cost. A water-based pitch needs a stable sub base, e.g. asphalt, concrete or an E-layer. Depending on the existing sub base, it can be installed directly or you will have to adapt the sub base first.

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Regular interlands can be played on sand-filled and sand-dressed pitches. Final tournaments for EC, WC and the Olympic Games have to be played on water-based pitches.

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