iPitch : Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:11 am  

Hi,

Can anyone link me to some photos of your iPitch?

Re: iPitch : Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:06 am  

You can see it later today

Re: iPitch : Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:15 am  

far too long to wait!

Re: iPitch : Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:28 pm  

Doesnt seem to be popular with the players, or their skin lol

Re: iPitch : Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:50 pm  

You can see a very NFL type of footwear and strip being used on pitches like this. A couple of times the players seemed to have problem turning and stopping, but I'm sure you could get away with similar footwear that's worn in the States on their artificial pitches and for now they could easily wear lightweight base wear to stop the grazing.
But must say it did provide an high tempo game which will probably suit Widnes's opponents more until they get themselves upto speed with the pace of SL. Last year was exactly the same for us getting pinged for penalty's because most of the players we had were from 2nd grade.
If you saw the pitch at headingley tonight against yours , then for the future of the game theirs no contest.

Re: iPitch : Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:51 am  

Made for a great open game, although a lot of players with grazes and some with blood running from their knees.

Re: iPitch : Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:00 am  

I've always wanted to ask you this Slugger. What is your sig all about?

Re: iPitch : Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:15 am  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

Made for a great open game, although a lot of players with grazes and some with blood running from their knees.

I've played on pitches years ago where the temperature has been borderline freezing and always come away with cuts and grazes from the pitch. Whether its an ipitch or not it won't be immune from the elements due to water and the ground freezing underneath. I think the players may have a different opinion of it come summer time though.

Re: iPitch : Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:19 am  

Mr Widnes wrote:

I've played on pitches years ago where the temperature has been borderline freezing and always come away with cuts and grazes from the pitch. Whether its an ipitch or not it won't be immune from the elements due to water and the ground freezing underneath. I think the players may have a different opinion of it come summer time though.

Sorry but disagree with you here its not the grazes its the burns from the synthetic material. I honestly thought the surface looked superb but I have reservations about it being fit for purpose for a sport like RL, football however could cope I think

Re: iPitch : Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:57 am  

REDWHITEANDBLUE wrote:

Sorry but disagree with you here its not the grazes its the burns from the synthetic material. I honestly thought the surface looked superb but I have reservations about it being fit for purpose for a sport like RL, football however could cope I think

I agree, you could see the grazes/burns on the players elbows and knees caused from the synthetic pitch and IMO is a problem.

I bet my like every player will now be wearing skins under their shirt to prevent the graze/burns to the elbow.

The wildcats will be making complaints and I think it will be the first of many and IMO they have the to as they need to protect their players.