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HowardKennitby | 21:25 Wed 08th Aug 2012 | Other Sports
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Hi all

Can anyone explain why the hockey is being played on a soaking wet pitch?
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Avatar Image MASS1961
Apparently to reduce friction burns Howard.
21:27 Wed 08th Aug 2012
Avatar Image Euphemia
I understood that the water reduces friction in the astroturf thus making the ball travel faster.
21:28 Wed 08th Aug 2012
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The pitch is artificial grass. If you fell or slid along it you would get friction burns.
21:29 Wed 08th Aug 2012
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........and that too Euphemia,
21:30 Wed 08th Aug 2012
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I play football (don't laugh) regularly and on Astroturf a wet surface can make it much better
21:31 Wed 08th Aug 2012
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OK

Why is the hockey being played on a plastic pitch?
21:58 Wed 08th Aug 2012
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It's played on an artificial pitch because it remains perfectly flat, whereas grass is churned up by players' studs and divot marks made by hockey sticks.
22:52 Wed 08th Aug 2012

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