AstroPlay is an artificial turf surface made to resemble natural grass, similar to FieldTurf, developed by the company that invented AstroTurf. Unlike AstroTurf, AstroPlay is designed to feel and respond more like natural grass, and reduce the likelihood of injuries such as turf toe. In sports that were originally or are normally played on grass, artificial turf is a grass-like playing surface manufactured from synthetic materials. ... In popular language grass means a short, green, ground covering or lawn, usually, but not necessarily comprised of a true grass or grasses, called turf. ... Jump to: navigation, search FieldTurf is a Montreal-based company which installs artificial grass playing surfaces identified by the FieldTurf trademark. ... AstroTurf is a registered trademark of Textile Management Associates, applied to a particular kind of artificial turf. ... Turf toe, more properly known as a metatarsalphalangeal joint sprain, is an injury to the joint and connective tissue between the foot and the big toe. ...

AstroPlay has been installed in numerous stadiums in North America and elsewhere; it is particularly popular in college football stadiums. A noteworthy installation is Bronco Stadium, the home field of Boise State University's football team and home of the Humanitarian Bowl, which is famous for its blue turf. Jump to: navigation, search World map showing North America (geographically) A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and... Bronco Stadium is a stadium in Boise, Idaho. ... Boise State University is a state university located near downtown Boise, the capital city of Idaho. ... The MPC Computers Bowl (formerly the Humanitarian Bowl) is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at 30,000-seat Bronco Stadium on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho, since 1997. ...

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• SRI Sports, now-defunct manufacturer of AstroPlay and AstroTurf.