Last year’s decision by the Canadian Football League to reduce its field size and move goalposts further into the end zones left municipalities wondering how that might affect their amateur programs.
It was especially concerning for those which had installed artificial turf fields. Charlottetown’s The Guardian reports Prince Edward Island’s capital city plans to keep its fields intact and is supported by Football P.E.I.
The coming CFL changes won’t impact amateur football in Canada, although non-professional leagues may one day opt to follow the CFL’s lead. Montreal’s McGill University and the University of Calgary are the only two amateur facilities obligated to comply with the CFL since they share their playing surfaces with professional teams.
The cost for municipalities to upgrade their fields to the coming CFL standards would cost millions, it is speculated.
To read the full report from The Guardian, click here.