IT’S NOT TURF.
IT’S PIVOT!

Engineered for Elite Athletic Performance

57 iterations

1100+ athletes

26,000+ measurements

145+ grass benchmarks

Explore the Pivot® System

Pivot® is a high performance turf system engineered by TenCate.

Designed to deliver grass like athlete performance without performance infill, providing consistent traction and controlled release that support speed, acceleration, cutting, and confident movement under repeated load, in all weather conditions.

Designed for continuous use, Pivot® supports 24/7/365 play and is backed by a 12 year system warranty for outdoor installations and a 15 year system warranty for indoor installations.

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Pivot Performance Turf

From Structure to Surface Behavior

Development of Pivot® began with studying how natural grass behaves under athletic load. Performance was shown to be driven by the engineered structure beneath the surface.

Pivot® delivers this functional behavior without the need of performance infill through a precisely engineered fiber design. This structural system governs traction and release, surface response, impact absorption, and energy return under repeated load.

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Engineered for Use

Designed to support specification, operation, and long-term field use, Pivot® is available in different configurations depending on client preference. This means Pivot® can be adjusted to meet the needs of the specific user and sport.

24/7/365 Use

Pivot® is a system engineered for 24/7/365 use. The focus is on reliable athlete–surface interaction under continuous load, all weather conditions, and sustained intensity.

No performance infill

Pivot® functions without performance infill, removing loose material as a variable, while still supporting reliable traction and athlete–surface interaction under continuous use.

Strong warranty

Pivot® is backed by a 12-year warranty for outdoor and a 15-year indoor system warranty, supporting predictable lifecycle planning under continuous use.

How the Pivot® System Works

Who it Serves

Pivot® supports complex decision processes involving multiple stakeholder groups. The system is designed to address their priorities without forcing trade-offs between performance, operations, and long-term responsibility.

Athletes
Pivot® supports predictable traction and controlled release, enabling stable surface interaction and consistent movement behavior across training and competition.
Pivot® for Athletes
Coaches and Performance Staff
Pivot® delivers stable surface behavior over time, supporting repeatable movement patterns, sustained performance, and consistent outcomes across sessions and seasons.
Coaches / Performance Staff
Collegiate & K–12 Programs
Pivot® supports high-use, multi-sport environments common in education settings, delivering predictable performance, simplified operations, and long-term field reliability across seasons and user groups.
Collegiate & K–12 Programs
Professional & Elite Sports

Pivot® supports consistent, high-performance surface behavior under intensive use, meeting the demands of elite training and competition environments.

Professional & Elite Sports
Design & Construction Professionals
Pivot® supports clear specification and system integration, with configurable options that can be defended in design reviews and construction planning.
Design & Construction

Feedback from the field

Across sports, climates, and levels of play, athletes and coaches consistently report that Pivot® feels closer to natural grass than conventional artificial turf. Feedback highlights predictable ball behavior, comfortable footing, and stable performance, even after extended use.

Validation at Scale

Pivot® was developed and validated by benchmarking surface behavior against elite, professionally maintained natural grass fields, using large-scale testing under real athletic load.

Performance was not assumed. It was measured.

Development Iterations
More than 56 full development iterations, each designed, tested, evaluated, and refined before advancing.
Grass Benchmarking
Benchmarking against 145 elite natural grass fields across sports, usage profiles, and maintenance standards.
Athlete Testing
Testing with over 1,100 athletes, covering different movement patterns, intensities, and performance demands.
Biomechanics
Over 26,000 biomechanical measurements evaluating traction, release, energy response, and load.
Repeated Load & Wear
Validated under repeated use, varying weather, and progressive wear to assess long-term behavior.
Independent Verification
Testing and validation supported by independent laboratories, beyond minimum certification requirements.

Tuned by Sport

Pivot® is tuned to the performance demands of each sport while maintaining a consistent underlying system logic. Suitable for elite, collegiate, K–12, and community environments without changing core behavior.

Football
Pivot® supports explosive acceleration, controlled deceleration, and frequent directional change under high load and contact. Predictable traction, progressive resistance, and stable performance under continuous use support player availability across dense training and competition schedules.
Pivot® for football
Soccer
Pivot® supports continuous movement, rotational control, and technical precision over long match durations. Consistent surface response, controlled energy return, and predictable ball interaction support efficient force loading and unloading and stable performance across the season.
Pivot® for soccer
Baseball
Baseball is defined by repetition, reaction, and precision. Fielders rely on true hops and predictable footing, while runners depend on controlled acceleration and braking. Over a long season, even small inconsistencies in surface behavior disrupt timing, confidence, and execution, increasing physical cost and error risk.
Pivot® for baseball
Softball
Softball is played at high speed in compact spaces, where reaction time is short and plays develop quickly. Dense schedules and tournament formats increase repetition and physical load. When surface behavior varies, timing suffers, fatigue accumulates faster, and execution becomes reactive rather than repeatable.
Pivot® for softball
Lacrosse
Lacrosse combines speed, rotation, and contact in rapid succession. Players accelerate, cut, pivot, and absorb contact while reacting to fast ball movement in tight spaces. When surface behavior becomes inconsistent, hesitation increases, workloads rise, and execution breaks down especially under high-tempo play.
Pivot® for lacrosse
Multi-Sport
Multi-sport fields must support different sports with distinct movement patterns and performance demands on the same surface. When a field cannot adapt to these shifting requirements, performance consistency and surface reliability decline under mixed use.
Pivot® for Multi-Sport

Pivot® Projects

2
Nebraska
2
Kansas
5
Oklahoma
8
Missouri
27
Arkansas
25
Louisiana
25
Texas
2
Mississippi
1
Alabama
1
Georgia
4
South Carolina
17
North Carolina
3
Tennessee
1
Kentucky
10
Illinois
1
Indiana
1
Pennsylvania
9
New York
2
Maine
45
California
15
Colorado
2
Arizona
2
Canada
1
Connecticut
1
Massachusetts
13
New Jersey
10
Washington
3
Wisconsin
3
New Mexico
1
Rhode Island
145
Rest of the world
Grand Total of Pivot®️ installations Worldwide: 387
United States: 242 / Rest of world: 145
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