But watered turf comes with a serious setback—it uses a ton of water. According to turf supplier GreenFields, irrigating the pitch for one hockey match requires an average of 6000 liters ...

The FIH has called on the hockey turf, footwear, ball manufacturers and suppliers to come up with an alternative which will provide a similar playing quality as today but without having to water the ...

Will it be possible to use water-based pitches after 2024? Yes, but at the point of resurfacing, it will be urged that facility owner consider substituting a water-based pitch with the alternative ...

These days, most matches are played on synthetic or artificial pitches. The pitch is only slightly smaller than a football pitch measuring 91.4m (100 yards) long and 58m (60 yards) wide. The long ...