FIFA Quality Programme for Football Turf - Test Manual I: Test Methods (April 2024 edition)

APRIL 2024 EDITIONTEST MANUAL I: TEST METHODSFIFA QUALITY PROGRAMME FOR FOOTBALL TURF 3FIFA Quality Programme for Football Turf Test Manual I: Test MethodsContentsWhilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this Test Manual, any party that uses any part of this Test Manual in the development of a football turf pitch (a “User”) does so at their own risk and shall indemnify FIFA, its officers, directors, service providers, consultants and agents against all claims, proceedings, actions, damages, costs, expenses and any other liabilities for loss of or damage to any property, or injury or death to any person that may be made against or incurred by FIFA arising out of or in connection with the User’s use of this Test Manual.Compliance with the requirements detailed in this Test Manual by a User does not of itself confer on that User immunity from legal obligations.Compliance with the requirements detailed in this Test Manual by a User constitutes acceptance of the terms of this disclaimer by that User.FIFA reserves the right to amend, update or delete sections of this Test Manual at any time, as it deems necessary.02.PLAYER-AND-SURFACE AND FOOTBALL-AND-SURFACE INTERACTION 1210. Determination of ball rebound (FIFA Test Method 2024-01) 1311. Determination of ball roll (FIFA Test Method 2024-02) 1412 Determination of reduced ball roll (FIFA Test Method 2024-02a) 1713. Determination of shock absorption (FIFA Test Method 2024-03) 2014. Determination of peak deformation (FIFA Test Method 2024-04) 2715 Determination of energy return (FIFA Test Method 2024-05) 3016. Determination of peak torque (FIFA Test Method 2024-06) 3217. Determination of rotational shear stiffness (FIFA Test Method 2024-07) 3618. Procedure for assessment of surface planarity (FIFA Test Method 2024-08) 3719. Procedure for visual inspection of pitch (FIFA Test Method 2024-09) 3820. Determination of skin and surface friction and abrasion (FIFA Test Method 2024-10) 3903.PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION AND ARTIFICIAL WEATHERING 4621. Procedure for artificial weathering (FIFA Test Method 2024-11) 4722 Determination of heat retention on football turf products (FIFA Test Method 2024-12) 4823 Procedure for simulated mechanical wear on artificial turf – Lisport XL (FIFA Test Method 2024-13) 5224 Determination of infill splash and angle ball rebound (FIFA Test Method 2024 14) 5825 Procedure for differential scanning calorimetry (FIFA Test Method 15) 6226 Procedure for thermogravimetric analysis (FIFA Test Method 2024-16) 6427 Determination of UV stabiliser content in artificial-turf yarn (FIFA Test Method 2024-17) 6628 Determination of particle size distribution of granulated infill materials (FIFA Test Method 2024-18) 6829 Determination of infill depth (FIFA Test Method 2024-19) 7130 Determination of infiltration rate of artificial-turf systems (FIFA Test Method 2024-20) 7231 Determination of yarn profile (FIFA Test Method 2024-21) 7332 Determination of non-elongated free pile height (FIFA Test Method 2024-22) 7633 Determination of decitex of yarns (FIFA Test Method 2024-23) 7634 Determination of peak force, yarn brittleness and yarn tenacity (FIFA Test Method 2024-24) 7835 Determination of tuft withdrawal force (FIFA Test Method 2024-25) 8136 Determination of number of tufts per unit length and gauge, and tufts per unit area (FIFA Test Method 2024-26) 8237 Determination of pile length above backing (FIFA Test Method 2024-27) 8538 Determination of mass per unit area (FIFA Test Method 2024-28) 8639 Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons content for polymeric infill materials (FIFA Test Method 2024-29) 8840 Determination of potential migration of chemical elements – EN 71-3 (FIFA Test Method 2024-30) 8941 Minimising infill migration into the environment – field design (FIFA Test Method 31) 90Appendices.APPENDIX I: LISPORT XL – SAMPLE PREPARATION PROCEDURE 97APPENDIX II: DETERMINATION OF EXCESS SPIN OIL ON SYNTHETIC GRASS FIBRES (NOT MANDATORY) 9801.OVERVIEW 61. Introduction 72. Normative references 73. Laboratory test specimens 7Table 1 – minimum size of test specimens 7Table 2 – coordinates of stud positions (centre of stud) 94. Test conditions 105. Field (site) tests 106. Field test positions 107. Video footage of field (site) tests 118. Balls used for test 119. Football studs used for test 11CONTENTS 7FIFA Qual