Satisfacción de entrenadores y deportistas con los campos de fútbol de césped natural y artificial Trainers and Players Satisfaction in the Grass and Artificial Turf Football Fields

The demand for sport practice in turf and grass football fields has suffered an exponential growth during last years. At this point it appears the requirement to know players and trainers satisfaction level about these two sports surfaces. This research is based on a quantitative study. Two question papers to measure the satisfaction level for the two surfaces are used. The sample is formed by 75 coaches and 368 players, that they play in grass and artificial turf football fields in the Region of Murcia. The results show a preference of agents for the artificial turf in most of the variables analyzed, although the overall assessment does not differ significantly between the two surfaces sports. However, the upper player’s categories show priority for the grass fields as well.