From what I have read all games apart from one where called off on Sunday in the DDSL league, I would think most of these where because of a frozen pitch.

What are peoples view on frozen pitches and playing on them, I don’t mean where the pitch is thick with ice and clearly not playable I mean most of Sunday’s games would have just been off because the ground was too hard rather than dangerous. The reason I ask is because we don’t play games on hard pitches in the winter, but at the end of the season when that summer finally comes the pitch is hard again because of the lack of grass and water but we do play, we just change our boots to accommodate the pitch. So do people feel that the games could be played or is it too slippery to wear rubbers or plastic blades?

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This has been discussed at length on a few forums mate, im my opinion as long as the pitch isnt rutted then i would play on it, the only thing is sliding on a summer dusty pitch gives you a naughty grassburn, but sliding on a frosty pitch could lead to more severe injuries.
I think theres a fine line, but in time where so many people get sued and claims are made against refs etc then the ref has to look after all 22 players not just 12 lads that are happy to play on bell metal

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Agree with post above, it's not about the pitch been hard but about ruts and divots (in the summer these can be stamped down), once saw a ref who was unsure to call off or nor ask the keepers if they would be happy diving and sliding, soon as one said no he called if off stating "if a keeper is worried about the ground theres no way im playing"

Yeah I guess the whole getting sued thing has a massive impact on football overall, gone are the days of playing in any conditions on a Sunday morning. If I’m honest I never thought about the fact that the pitches get rolled in a summer, but I would think at this time of year the pitch would be still flat and not rutted, well most? I maybe wrong and it’s only my view but I just feel the games are called off far to easy and I don’t blame the refs because they have a hard enough job as it is without having to think about safety issues and getting sued.

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There is still a difference with regards to a hard summer pitch and a hard winter pitch though - in the summer the hardness is down to a lack of water and the ground is usually dusty and still allows a bit of 'break-up' and a bit of give. Whereas in the winter a hard pitch is 'harder' IMO, aswell as being a tad slippy due to the ice.

As a keeper, a summer hardness is also a little more forgiving on the body than a frozen hard pitch. No idea what the scientific reasons for this are but thats my general opinion of it.

I probably make no sense whatsoever with the above but it seems feasible in my head atleast

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