Posted By Steve Langston
Is anyone aware of any guidance as to whether hockey and football should be played at the same time, along side each other, on a synthetic (or other) sports pitch.

Is there a minimum distance between playing areas, i guess there must be a run off zone in case of stray balls etc or should only one sport be played at a time?

Any guidance, advice or comments appreciated?

Thanks

Posted By Steve Langston
Thanks for this Ian,

We have had this type of system in place, however there is no way of measuring the tension of the overhead wire.

Following a visit there, I was concerned that the supporting 3 inch square steel stantions were bowing inwards substantially due to tension of the steel wire. I was amazed that the cable had not failed.

When the wire was relaxed to release the tension to a suitable level the nets were only 3 foot from the ground in the middle of the pitch (due to the sag from one side to the other).

On this basis I asked our insurance company and an independant engineer to look into it. They both suggested that the system be removed with immediate effect. It was also suggested that hockey and football is not played at the same time unless there is a suitable space between them.

Hence trying to seek alternative solutions.

Any more advice appreciated!