Learn More about Our Artificial Turf Surfaces<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nMaking the switch from natural grass to an artificial surface requires planning and cooperation, but the benefits of an artificial surface are not something you should pass over. Your athletes will thank you, and so will your budget. For more information or to inquire about artificial turf surface installation, contact American Athletic Track and Turf<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since their inception, sports have been played anywhere there was an open field. To this day, a sprawling grass field is an invitation to drop what you\u2019re doing and play a pickup game. Natural grass has always been a go-to athletic surface for schools and athletic facilities, as it\u2019s easy on the joints and provides […]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[313,304],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Benefits of Switching From Natural Grass to an Artificial Surface<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Benefits of Switching From Natural Grass to an Artificial Surface","description":"Keeping up with a traditional grass field is a hassle for schools, universities, and recreational facilities. Learn why it\u2019s worth switching to artificial turf.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-switching-from-natural-grass-to-an-artificial-surface\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Benefits of Switching From Natural Grass to an Artificial Surface","og_description":"Keeping up with a traditional grass field is a hassle for schools, universities, and recreational facilities. Learn why it\u2019s worth switching to artificial turf.","og_url":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-switching-from-natural-grass-to-an-artificial-surface\/","og_site_name":"Track & Turf","article_published_time":"2021-06-12T21:21:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-09-14T14:20:10+00:00","og_image":[{"width":900,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/track-and-turf-benefits-of-artificial-surface.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Bill Narozanick","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Bill Narozanick","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-switching-from-natural-grass-to-an-artificial-surface\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-switching-from-natural-grass-to-an-artificial-surface\/"},"author":{"name":"Bill Narozanick","@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/#\/schema\/person\/97864d41894c2b412781628cd452fefe"},"headline":"The Benefits of Switching From Natural Grass to an Artificial Surface","datePublished":"2021-06-12T21:21:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-14T14:20:10+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-switching-from-natural-grass-to-an-artificial-surface\/"},"wordCount":621,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-switching-from-natural-grass-to-an-artificial-surface\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/track-and-turf-benefits-of-artificial-surface.jpg","articleSection":["Blog","News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-switching-from-natural-grass-to-an-artificial-surface\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-switching-from-natural-grass-to-an-artificial-surface\/","url":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-switching-from-natural-grass-to-an-artificial-surface\/","name":"The Benefits of Switching From Natural Grass to an Artificial Surface","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-switching-from-natural-grass-to-an-artificial-surface\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-switching-from-natural-grass-to-an-artificial-surface\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/track-and-turf-benefits-of-artificial-surface.jpg","datePublished":"2021-06-12T21:21:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-14T14:20:10+00:00","description":"Keeping up with a traditional grass field is a hassle for schools, universities, and recreational facilities. Learn why it\u2019s worth switching to artificial turf.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-switching-from-natural-grass-to-an-artificial-surface\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-switching-from-natural-grass-to-an-artificial-surface\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-switching-from-natural-grass-to-an-artificial-surface\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/track-and-turf-benefits-of-artificial-surface.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/track-and-turf-benefits-of-artificial-surface.jpg","width":900,"height":675,"caption":"track and turf benefits of artificial surface"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-switching-from-natural-grass-to-an-artificial-surface\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Benefits of Switching From Natural Grass to an Artificial Surface"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/","name":"Track & Turf","description":"American Athletic","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/#organization","name":"American Athletic Track and Turf","url":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/AmericanAthletic_NewLogo_Logo40_Transpart.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/AmericanAthletic_NewLogo_Logo40_Transpart.png","width":698,"height":380,"caption":"American Athletic Track and Turf"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/#\/schema\/person\/97864d41894c2b412781628cd452fefe","name":"Bill Narozanick","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94546706b5fe7c9c647e2abbbb97d0d0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94546706b5fe7c9c647e2abbbb97d0d0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Bill Narozanick"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15365"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15365"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15990,"href":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15365\/revisions\/15990"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trackandturf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}