[Tagging] Sport pitch surfaces: artificial/man_made

Colin Smale colin.smale at xs4all.nl
Sat Sep 24 12:59:22 UTC 2016


Which sports do you have in mind then? Hardcourt evokes tennis, and might be clay or gravel for example. If it's a proper field sport, artificial_turf is probably enough, unless you want to distinguish between wet/dry or sand/rubber substrates.
//colin

On 24 September 2016 14:21:54 CEST, Dave F <davefoxfac63 at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>On 24/09/2016 12:59, Colin Smale wrote:
>>
>> Artificial is what I have seen used and what I use myself, mainly for
>
>> soccer and (field) hockey. Although there are different types, the 
>> effect is the same - artificial grass. For hockey many pitches are 
>> "wet" whereas soccer pitches are "dry", some based on rubber
>granules, 
>> others on sand.
>>
>> Would you agree that "artificial" in combination with "sport"
>probably 
>> tells you enough?
>>
>
>As I said, I feel that's to all-encompassing, including concrete,
>bitmac 
>etc.
>
>> The brand/make I hear the most is "Astroturf" which I think was one
>of 
>> the earliest suppliers. It could be on its way to becoming a "hoover"
>
>> i.e. a brand name becoming so commonplace that it is adopted into the
>
>> language.
>>
>
>Astroturf, as well, as being a trademark* is slightly different, as
>it's 
>piled & bedded with sand/water.
>
>* Rotavator - not only a trademark, but also palindromic
>
>> --colin
>>
>> On 2016-09-24 13:48, Dave F wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I was looking for an appropriate tag for an artificial sports pitch 
>>> surface. The type that's constructed from a combination of 
>>> rubber/acrylic/silicon.
>>>
>>> The wiki lists 'DecoTurf' I think this tag should definitely be 
>>> discouraged. It's a registered trademark of a company's specific 
>>> product, which is not that widely known or used.
>>>
>>> 'Artificial' is to generic. 'Hardcourt' seems better but only 16 
>>> uses. Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Dave F.
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