Second Generation Pitch (2G)

A sand-filled, as well as sand dressed, synthetic carpet, which formed the backbone of artificial surfaces from the middle of the 1980s. For sand filled pitches the fibres were made of polypropylene and with the pile length typically being 20mm to 35mm. These surfaces have proved useful for general games areas (for example MUGAs) which allowed for many hours of casual and community sports, although they were not suitable for higher level sports due to the fast surface, high bounce of a ball and friction burns to players. Sand dressed carpets are primarily used for tennis and hockey and have a shorter pile length than sand filled carpets.