{"id":3740,"date":"2026-10-19T16:05:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/kickabout-pitch\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:48:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:48:40","slug":"kickabout-pitch","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/kickabout-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Kickabout pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <strong>kickabout pitch<\/strong> is a place for casual football \u2013 usually publicly accessible, without club operations and without fixed pitch dimensions. In the past, kickabout pitches were often made of cinder, gravel, or heavily worn natural grass. <\/p>\n<h2>Why artificial turf?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>playable year-round, even after rain<\/li>\n<li>no mud and no bare patches in front of the goals<\/li>\n<li>less maintenance than natural grass<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What municipalities should pay attention to<\/h2>\n<p>Kickabout pitches are heavily used and exposed to wind and leaves. A robust fibre, a well-draining <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/sub-base\/\">sub-base<\/a>, and regular cleaning extend the service life. For infilled surfaces, the issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/microplastics\/\">microplastics<\/a> must be taken into account. We support maintenance with our <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/services\/artificial-grass-cleaning\/\">artificial turf cleaning<\/a>.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A kickabout pitch is a freely accessible area for playing football without organised fixtures. Modern kickabout pitches are often built with artificial turf. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3740","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lexikon"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3740\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}