Center for Sports Surface Research
The Center for Sports Surface Research at Penn State is an intercollege program managed within the College of Agricultural Sciences’ Department of Plant Science. The center is dedicated to the improvement of all sports surfaces. Through cooperative scientific inquiry the center’s members expect to improve performance and safety on all sports surfaces.
News and Information
August 11, 2021
New Research
Members of Penn State's Center for Sports Surface Research co-authors of new research paper examining NFL lower extremity injury risk
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July 15, 2021
Penn State's Fresh Cut Grass Podcast: Turf Management at Beaver Stadium and Penn State with George Peters
George Peters, Supervisor of Grounds at Penn State University joins Jeff and Tanner on the podcast. George supervises all sports venues at Penn State except for baseball. During this episode, turf management of different fields is discussed, including changes made during the COVID pandemic. Beaver Stadium turf management is also discussed
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May 21, 2021
Dissecting Infield Playability
A baseball often touches two different surfaces during the same play. This sets baseball apart from other ball sports. Learn about the importance of baseball infield mixes in this article.
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May 18, 2021
Penn State's Fresh Cut Grass Podcast features graduate student Evan Mascitti discussing his research on baseball infield mixes
See Episode 9 for insight into Evan's baseball infield mix research
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