The Impact of Surface Data on a Performance
Boot selection is a crucial factor in maximising performance, minimising slipping risks, and reducing the likelihood of injuries. In high-stakes moments, a slip can mean the difference between victory and defeat, making surface-appropriate footwear essential.
Beyond performance, wearing the wrong boots for a given playing surface can increase the risk of serious injury. Understanding pitch conditions allows for better decision-making, ensuring players have the right traction and stability for optimal movement.
Selecting the correct footwear based on surface properties enhances movement efficiency, allowing players to move at speed with agility, stability, and confidence. Optimising performance with surface conditions requires more than just the right boots—it relies on a collaborative approach. Performance and grounds teams work together to assess pitch conditions and select footwear that matches surface demands.
Key factors influencing boot selection include the construction, maintenance, and condition of the surface, alongside player-specific considerations such as position, playing style, and physical build.
Data-Driven Boot Selection
Boot selection is not guesswork—it’s data-driven. To support accurate decision-making, Raw Stadia provides cutting-edge technology that simplifies surface analysis.
The Raw Traction Tester (RTT) delivers comprehensive surface condition data in just 5 minutes, allowing teams to assess:
Stud penetration: How deeply studs penetrate the surface, affecting traction and stability.
Rotational traction: The peak level of grip players experience when pivoting.
Rotational stiffness: How the boot interacts with the surface under rotational force.
Torque at 10: The force needed to turn the foot, indicating resistance to slipping.
Our software visualises this data instantly, making it easier for performance and grounds teams to work together, optimise playing conditions and reduce injury risks.
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