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Table 2 Player and team demographics

From: The perceptions of professional soccer players on the risk of injury from competition and training on natural grass and 3rd generation artificial turf

Team

Players

Age, y

Years pro

Training surface

Competition surface

% of career on FT

% of career on NT

1

21

24.4 ± 4.2

4.7 ± 3.7

FT

NG

38

62

2

17

23.1 ± 2.2

3.2 ± 2.7

NG

NG

34

66

3

10

26.5 ± 2.9

6.5 ± 2.4

NG

NG

26

74

4

15

23.6 ± 3.3

3.8 ± 3.2

NG

NG

23

77

5

18

24.0 ± 5.4

4.4 ± 4.6

NG

NG

29

71

6

18

25.9 ± 5.6

5.2 ± 4.7

NG

NG

33

67

Total

99

24.5 ± 4.2

4.5 ± 3.8

  

35

65

  1. FT, Football Turf. NG, Natural Grass.