Raw Insights

The Real Home-Field Advantage Vol. 2

The crowd stands waiting at the gates to enter their favourite sanctuary, the cameras are set up and the spectacle’s stage looks, well… pitch perfect. To ensure the ideal playing surface, aesthetics alone just isn’t enough. Grounds management staff have nurtured and prepared the pitch for days to get it ready for another sportive heyday.

What About Pitch Density?

When monitoring the progression of the pitch, we always ask, how was your pitch last year?

The Real Home-Field Advantage Vol. 1

Ready to step out on the field, deafening roars of the crowd and the stadium anthem blasting through the speakers. These are psychological motivational techniques that certainly motivate and help the home team. But if you want to fully exploit the home advantage, you have to consider the surface. The ground you run on, impacts your performance and influences injury risks.

The Raw Artificial Athlete (RAA) - Product Launch

Raw Stadia launches state of the art pitch assessment equipment.

Rotational Traction - Infographic

Rotational traction affects the risk of injury and player performance. Slipping and getting stuck in the surface are risky occurrences that can often be linked to rotational traction.

What about the Raw Weather Station?

Managing turf grass -and plant health in general- relies heavily on the micro-climate of your specific venue. Raw Stadia focuses on artificially re-creating optimal conditions, especially in challenging environments - using grow lights, irrigation, under-soil heating, and air movement fans, et cetera.