TY - JOUR

T1 - Effect of natural turf, artificial turf, and sand surfaces on sprint performance. A systematic review and meta-analysis

AU - Sanchez-Sanchez, Javier

AU - Martinez-Rodriguez, Alejandro

AU - Felipe, Jose Luis

AU - Hernandez-Martin, Antonio

AU - Ubago-Guisado, Esther

AU - Bangsbo, Jens

AU - Gallardo, Leonor

AU - Garcia-Unanue, Jorge

N1 - CURIS 2020 NEXS 381

PY - 2020

Y1 - 2020

N2 - The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of natural turf, artificial turf, and sand on sprint performance in different sports and to determine how the sport surface affects sprint performance. A systematic search was conducted in Pubmed, Web of Sciences, and SPORTDiscus databases. Out of 5644 studies, 11 studies were included in the meta-analysis. The studies were very heterogeneous, as they examined different structural characteristics or quality parameters. The studies on natural turf and sand showed significant improvements on sprint speed during training. On the other hand, the analysis of fatigue did not reveal significant differences in the deterioration of sprint speed on both natural and artificial turf. Significance was set at p < 0.05. In conclusion, although lower performance in sprint was reported on sand, further studies are needed to explain the differences in sprint on natural and artificial turf.

AB - The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of natural turf, artificial turf, and sand on sprint performance in different sports and to determine how the sport surface affects sprint performance. A systematic search was conducted in Pubmed, Web of Sciences, and SPORTDiscus databases. Out of 5644 studies, 11 studies were included in the meta-analysis. The studies were very heterogeneous, as they examined different structural characteristics or quality parameters. The studies on natural turf and sand showed significant improvements on sprint speed during training. On the other hand, the analysis of fatigue did not reveal significant differences in the deterioration of sprint speed on both natural and artificial turf. Significance was set at p < 0.05. In conclusion, although lower performance in sprint was reported on sand, further studies are needed to explain the differences in sprint on natural and artificial turf.

KW - Faculty of Science

KW - Speed

KW - Fatigue

KW - Artificial turf

KW - Natural turf

KW - Sand

KW - Performance analysis

U2 - 10.3390/ijerph17249478

DO - 10.3390/ijerph17249478

M3 - Review

C2 - 33348874

VL - 17

JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

SN - 1661-7827

IS - 24

M1 - 9478

ER -