The untreated control contained no amendment and was tilled. The total plot area was seeded in May 1998 with a bluegrass blend containing 'Nublue', 'Limousine', and 'Touchdown'. Football in the fall of 1998 and soccer in the spring of 1999 resulted in substantial wear in the center of the field. Because of the two different sports, the wear pattern has not been consistent. Football wear was concentrated around each 5-yard line where the ball was placed to restart a practice set.
Soccer wears out the center circle and the penalty and goalie areas.
In the worn areas, the grass has been completely removed and bare soil is exposed. A visible response from treatments, based on traffic, was not apparent in the fall of 1998 or spring of 1999. In the summer of 1998, when the grass was establishing, there was a noticeable difference in the green color of both the turfgrass and the crabgrass weeds. The highest rate of Turface had the lightest green color followed by the low rate of Turface. The non-Turface control plot had a normal, dark green appearance.