{"id":3744,"date":"2026-10-19T16:05:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/rotational-resistance\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:48:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:48:47","slug":"rotational-resistance","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/rotational-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotational resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When a player turns in studded boots, the surface resists this movement. <strong>Rotational resistance<\/strong> describes how great this force is. It is measured using a test foot with studs, which is loaded and rotated on the surface.  <\/p>\n<h2>The right level<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>too high:<\/strong> the foot \u201csticks\u201d, placing greater strain on the knees and ankles<\/li>\n<li><strong>too low:<\/strong> players slip and cannot find traction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Influencing factors<\/h2>\n<p>Key factors are the fibre type, <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/pile-height\/\">pile height<\/a>, and the amount and condition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/infill-filling-material\/\">infill<\/a>. Compacted or contaminated infill material changes the values. Rotational resistance is one of the test criteria in the <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/fifa-quality\/\">FIFA Quality Programme<\/a>. To learn how we keep artificial turf pitches in shape, see <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/services\/artificial-grass-cleaning\/\">artificial turf cleaning<\/a>.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rotational resistance indicates how strongly a sports surface resists the foot\u2019s turning movement. It is important for playing feel and injury prevention. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3744","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3744","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\/3744\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}