First Floodlight Training Syndrome

This is where rugby and football players focus their training under the floodlights on a training area, especially those nearest the changing rooms, without spreading wear over the rest of the training pitch. All of a pitch will be lit up by the floodlights, but not as extensively as those areas directly under the lights. This lack of training pitch management results in a rapidly worn surface and one which is difficult to re-establish a suitable grass sward over specific areas of the pitch, especially over the winter months with limited daylight.