by Lauren Gusman
Long lasting fields are a huge investment to players across the world. Many organizations are switching to a synthetic field system from natural grass because of how a synthetic turf sports surface is engineered. It is designed to have the correct sports properties, provide comfort and safety to the players, withstand a range of often harsh climatic conditions and be sufficiently durable to perform for eight to ten years.
Lisport machines mimic the effect that cleats have on synthetic turf surfaces and simulates any wear that may occur. From this information, we can accurately predict how long a turf field is projected to last before the fibers begin to break down. Act Global’s monofilament and slit film products are top in the industry and are built to outperform and outlast.
Field testing allows us to understand the factors that are involved in a field’s playability. These include:
- Ball rebound
- Shock absorption
- Deformation
- Ball roll
- Rotational resistance
- Skin friction
Act Global continues to innovate more to protect and keep athletes safe!
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About Act Global
Act Global is a world leader in synthetic turf technology with an ISO 9001 Quality Certified manufacturing facility in Calhoun, Georgia, and field installations in over 90 countries. Act Global has supplied its Xtreme Turf synthetic turf to over 600 football fields. Act Global is a FIFA Quality Licensee and preferred supplier for World Rugby, the International Hockey Federation, and the United Soccer League. The Act Global UBU Speed Series is the leading brand for NFL & NCAA Division I Football Fields has been featured in the New Orleans Superdome 2013, New York Met Life Stadium 2014, and Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium 2018. Act Global also produced and installed the playing surface at the New Orleans Superdome in 2017 and 2018.
by Lauren Gusman
Soccer City Miami’s new field renovations provide the latest and highest quality of turf technology for local communities. These fields have enhanced player safety and performance across all divisions while also maintaining the appearance of the facility all year round. Locals of the South Florida community understand the importance of outdoor activity and fitness.
Through the recent fields restoration, Soccer City Miami has continued to promote the use of its facility for recreational and competitive practice in the advancement of the sport. The social play areas for children parties have also implemented these changes to reinforce security and durability at each event party. Families and soccer fans alike from across South Florida have shown high regard to the new synthetic turf installations by Act Global.
The selected turf is part of Act Global’s XtremeTurf system, BDX. BDX enhances a players game through its superior weather and wear durability, lasting for years before replacement and will be able to endure Florida’s extreme heat year after year. It provides a stable and reliable playing surface for players and surpasses FIFA’s quality minimum.
About Soccer City Miami
Soccer City Miami is the largest soccer complex in South Florida. It provides top-notch fields for the use of the recreational and competitive practice of Soccer and Mini-Soccer. The facility has locker rooms, a restaurant on site, multiple social play areas for children and 5 fields for the different levels of playing formats of the sport. Soccer City Miami is highly regarded across South Florida for maintaining a safe, fun and comfortable environment for recreational and competitive players.
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by Shelby Becker
In May it was announced that Owasso High School would be resurfacing its football and baseball fields to feature new artificial grass. Both fields are a serious upgrade for the school, which was relying on old synthetic turf and natural grass for its playing surfaces. Stigall Field, the district’s home turf for baseball games will be re-outfitted a specialized baseball system from Act Global known as Real Play Technology. Real Play Technology is only available on Xtreme Turf systems and is shown to remove unnatural ball roll and bounce.
The design of the new football field came from the inspiration of the stadium’s press box and the team’s uniforms. The midfield logo even matches the ram visible on the school’s wellness facility exteriors.
With the completion of these fields, construction continues to face-lift the high school’s softball field, an indoor practice field, and a multipurpose field.
This installation is being completed by our partner, General Sports Surfaces. The teams at General Sports Surfaces are experts in high-quality sports construction and turn-key services. GSS specializes in identifying and satisfying the needs of its clients with a full range of athletic surfaces including USA-Made Xtreme Turf systems and running tracks. By combining passion, talent, and expertise, GSS builds sports facilities that are designed for the user- athletes. General Sports Surfaces also offers comprehensive services including design, installation, and maintenance, alongside dedicated customer support.
Check out GSS’s new website for more information.
Learn how our synthetic turf is beneficial to athletes.
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Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
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by Shelby Becker
Paramount Centre is a communal sports complex for the people living in Mississauga, Ontario. The centre spans over a sports arena and entertainment venue, community ice rinks, Mississauga SportZone, and outdoor fields. The active community is located just outside of Toronto and home to multiple sports franchises. One new team to Mississauga as of this fall is the Mississauga Metro Stars. The Major Arena Soccer League team practices and competes at Paramount Centre and is 1 of 17 teams in the league.
The premier sports and entertainment complex is going on its 20-year anniversary since its inception in 1998. The SportZone itself just celebrated it’s 10 year anniversary last fall, after modernizing the north field to feature Xtreme Turf. The FIFA 1-Star certified field offers the most safety and playability measures available for a sports field. The all-weather turf allows residents to play 7 days a week and all 4 seasons of the year while retaining the same texture and strength of a high-quality natural grass field in the springtime.
This installation was completed in 2017 by our Canadian partners, Carpell Surfaces. Carpell visited the site again this year to capture new imagery of the field, still looking fresh and new. Carpell Surfaces is a leading supplier and installer of synthetic sports surfaces across Canada. The company has an excellent reputation for top-quality installations in sports facilities at major universities, colleges and schools, as well as high-profile sporting events.
Learn how our synthetic turf is beneficial to athletes.
Be sure to keep up to date on all of our turf projects and more by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
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by Shelby Becker
That’s a wrap for the 2018 Homeless World Cup! Act Global participated in the 16th edition of the Homeless World Cup in Mexico City through its donation of four top quality synthetic turf fields for the tournament. These fields hosted more than 500 players from 47 different countries to come together as a team and play football. This reintroduces a sense of structure and support into their lives to impact them in a meaningful way as they transition back into normal life.
After an inspirational week-long event, the results are in for the overall winners of this year’s tournament. Mexico really took the cake this year. Mexico took the victory for the men’s/mixed homeless world cup against Chile. Mexico’s women’s team also won against Colombia for the women’s homeless world cup. This is the second year for Mexico’s women’s team to win. This was such an amazing week for all of the participants and was definitely an exciting one to watch. The results of this year’s Homeless World Cup will seed next years beginning brackets.
Act Global CEO, John Baize proudly attended the tournament with his son Jack. The Homeless World Cup website features an article on John Baize where he explains how Act Global initially got involved with the tournament and how much it means to him and Act Global. Check out the Homeless World Cup website to take a look at John’s article!
Congratulations to not only Mexico City for winning, but also to all of the participants and the organizations that come together to make this tournament happen! Act Global is honored to be a part of the HomelessWorld Cup and hopes to continue its commitment for years to come.
Learn how our synthetic turf is beneficial to athletes.
Be sure to keep up to date on all of our turf projects and more by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
