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Post by 808 on Jun 25, 2013 9:51:15 GMT -5
Reading the thread on custom paint jobs led me to the UCF story on their new volleyball court. www.ucfathletics.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/061913aaa.html In it, coach Tom Dagenais was quoted and his comments in the last paragraph left me with the impression that in his opinion a wood court is preferred over Sport Court. Does anyone know what surface is preferred by players? By coaches? |
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Post by oldman on Jun 25, 2013 10:22:07 GMT -5
I prefer a high quality suspended wood for my teams. Sport Court over a suspended floor is okay (See Great Lakes Center) but over concert with carpet padding is well......not good.
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Post by karellen on Jun 25, 2013 15:50:04 GMT -5
Wood - no argument
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Post by lonewolf on Jun 25, 2013 17:09:26 GMT -5
Agreed, from pretty much all aspects. |
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Post by thenetset on Jun 25, 2013 17:13:01 GMT -5
My school's home gym has a sport court. Then again, our home gym is kind of a piece of crap.
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Post by OverAndUnder on Jun 25, 2013 17:24:15 GMT -5
As a player I always preferred playing on a good wood court over any other surface by a long shot. Now as a grumpy old person, I prefer watching [\i] games on wood.
So.
Wood.
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Post by greenpier on Oct 3, 2020 12:58:41 GMT -5
USC just announced they have teraflex
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Post by redbeard2008 on Oct 3, 2020 14:32:24 GMT -5
USC just announced they have teraflex Taraflex. |
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Oct 3, 2020 15:20:24 GMT -5
What is the worst surface to play on?
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Post by sevb on Oct 3, 2020 15:33:06 GMT -5
Reading the thread on custom paint jobs led me to the UCF story on their new volleyball court. www.ucfathletics.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/061913aaa.html In it, coach Tom Dagenais was quoted and his comments in the last paragraph left me with the impression that in his opinion a wood court is preferred over Sport Court. Does anyone know what surface is preferred by players? By coaches? Well... dang... I’ve been calling that guy Todd for years... no wonder he ignores me |
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Post by ned3vball on Oct 3, 2020 16:57:21 GMT -5
Just walking around a convention center with concrete floors makes my knees hurt. Wood, suspended. Floor has to have give.
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Oct 3, 2020 17:46:06 GMT -5
Does the Taraflex have to get dried off every time someone dives for the ball, like the wood?
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Post by silverchloride on Oct 3, 2020 20:52:58 GMT -5
Wood.
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Post by gobruins on Oct 4, 2020 8:13:35 GMT -5
What is the worst surface to play on? Quicksand. Really tough to get a good vertical, and you don't get that big sweet bounce when you pound one down inside the 10 foot line. |
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Post by salsolomon on Oct 4, 2020 8:49:13 GMT -5
I like taraflex.
When I'm playing, I feel like it has the right amount of give and I like the feel when diving and sliding on it.
As a coach, I've looked into installing in our gym, but the school didn't want to go for the cost of a new floor.
The sales rep told me that the basketball international body says it's an ideal surface for basketball, but that American basketball coaches almost universally prefer wood.
I wonder if this is a tradition thing? Wood courts can certainly look great and are traditional. From a playing perspective, though, taraflex seems much easier on the body when I'm on it.
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