we had around 5 gouges at the indoor surface in madison due to a few unplugged parts, as well as the general smashes that the games generated.
How rough is polo on courts?
So these questions are mostly for those folks that have played inside.
What types of indoor court have you played on?
What kind of damage have you guys seen on floors?
Was it mostly just a bunch of skid marks?
For future generations of facilities management personnel, the court ben is talking about is mondo or something. Not concrete or tennis court surface or even wood.
Well that doesn't sound too bad. Lucky, do you think it would be possible for me to use that owner you worked with as a reference? I'm trying to get an indoor roller hockey rink for a tourney but they are worried about that sort of thing.
we've played about 10 times at the 2 indoor rinks at Hockeytown USA in Saugus. They charge us about $100 for 5 hours play..
I've never seen any damage from us aside from skid marks. The surface is like a hard plastic waffle.. kind of hard to decribe, but it is pretty indestructible. and it's all in small squares that can be taken out and replaced..
about the tenth time I've posted this in this forum:
I think that's 'sport court'. Wood would get pretty f-ed up in a hurry
wowee. 5 hours for 100 bucks is a deal i'd make in no time.
how about skid marks effects on playing tennis? here in fl we have 'ruined' the courts?:
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100917/LETTERS/100919820/2163/OPI...
You going to respond to that crap?
Tolerance is a "gross misuse of public money" where "a large sign should be put up, stating that the courts are to be used only for tennis and that violators will be apprehended" is a fiscally responsible solution?
I don't know how politicians & civil servants deal with people like this on a regular basis.
yeah, here is my response to the complaint:
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100919/LETTERS/100919756/2163/OPI...
ironically, this response called attention to the whole thing and a county official came out to inspect the courts. apparently in addition to skid marks, there were small nicks in the newly refinished surface. despite plastic pedals, heads, bar end plugs, etc... screws, ski pole tips, and other protrusions can make tiny gashes in the court.
also recently found that people think we damage the nets, making them sag or torn (we play sideways across two courts). this is a myth you may want to counter if you hear people complaining.
in any case, we've been banned from the spot, and moved to a multi-use court in the south. less of a prime location but a better, lit court in the end.
lesson learned: avoid the press, go straight to county/city rec and petition for a multi-use (tennis, hockey, polo, etc) court
I cant seem to get the link to open and not having much luck with google cache either. is it still there, can someone post it?
but I did find this. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1145/is_8_44/ai_n35694909/
this whole article goes against everything i believe in as an urban planner about the use of public space. it's long and heres an extract.
"Jonnie Deremo of General Acrylics, Inc., a tennis court construction company in Phoenix, Arizona, says that bicycles, at least, can be fenced out by "welding a piece of chain from the top of the gate to the top of the gate frame." He adds that the chain should be "just long enough to allow the gate to open wide enough for a person to get through, but not wide enough to get a bicycle through." Fence mazes also work to keep out bikes."
and I'd have to say, most of the tennis courts in Melbourne are fully supervised and booked 100% of the time...
my only response is that multi purpose courts should be provided by local authorities, and enough so that there isnt too much competition for their use between different user groups.
Parks Department has noticed the pedal strikes on outdoor tennis courts. Pedal strikes do damage to that nice green surface that is a mixture of sand and paint to slow down the speed of the tennis ball..... They don't believe the skid marks do any damage in their opinion. I suppose we could all where SPDs for our parks department but I hope we all wouldn't start hopping around like bunny rabbits
Why? Because then you wouldn't dab so much?
Most of us use plastic peddles. I haven't notice any damage. Could be that I'm haven't been out there looking for it either.
this is what we're dealing with right now
http://seattlebikeblog.com/2010/10/26/parks-athletic-manager-suggests-ba...
sounds like we will be forced off our main court at the beginning of winter and given only alternatives with no lights. could potentially be a long winter
Polo on the courts is rough. Criers go home.
You guys should look up what bird poop does to court sealants on out door tennis courts. Seriously does way more damage faster than any polo ever could. Indoor courts where seed eating birds with high acidity droppings can get in through vents spend thousands of dollars a year on maintenance people to put up screens to keep the birds out.
We play in geneva under a bridge, not really "indoor" but covered, the floor is concret, with parking paint. No skid mark nowhere, the whole place is too dirty. Recently i paint the walls in withe to see the ball in the dark a lil' way better. The autorities don't seem's to have noticed them. Better, they gave us a box to put some stuff to wash the court and tires into it.
Second indoor, the Rink hockey court in GVA. We played only one time. We made some skid marks, but not so much. The only matter was that the concierge wash after us, and make the wax Hockeyers put on it away.
The court was like polish stone (marbre in french), easily washable, good grip with wax.
When St Louis Bike Polo hosted an indoor event a coupla weeks back, the court surface was painted wood. The owner of the rink was not concerned about skid marks, but did ask about open handlebar ends and other things that could gouge the floor.
Thankfully, we all plug our bar ends for our own safety. If there was any damage to the rink from pedal strikes, axles, or whatever else points towards the ground in a wreck, the owner hasn't mentioned it to me.
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