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Resurfaced Tennis Court Cracked Again? It’s Reflective Cracking

Resurfaced Tennis Court Cracked Again? It’s Reflective Cracking

The short answer: If your resurfaced tennis court cracked again in the same spot, the resurface did not fail. The base underneath it did. A crack that starts in the asphalt or concrete slab does not disappear because you coated over it. It moves with the base, and when nothing interrupts that movement, the old crack works its way back up through the new surface. Contractors call this ...
TYPTI vs. Pickleball: What Facility Owners Need to Know

TYPTI vs. Pickleball: What Facility Owners Need to Know

TYPTI and pickleball run on the identical court, the identical net, and often the identical membership base. For facility owners weighing a TYPTI vs. pickleball decision for their clubs, the court itself isn't where the two sports separate. The equipment, the rules, and the programming math are. Full replacement of pickleball rarely makes sense yet. Adding TYPTI as a second bookable activity ...
Hosting TYPTI at Your Club: A Facility Owner’s Starter Guide

Hosting TYPTI at Your Club: A Facility Owner’s Starter Guide

Hosting TYPTI at your club takes three things: a pickleball court in sound condition, a small equipment order for rackets and balls, and a programming plan built around open play, ladder leagues, and beginner clinics. No new construction. Most clubs can go live inside a week. That's the short version. The longer version covers what to buy, what it costs, how two real clubs are running it, ...
Running Track Certification Requirements: What Athletic Directors Need to Know

Running Track Certification Requirements: What Athletic Directors Need to Know

The short answer: Running track certification in the US follows a five-class system developed by the American Sports Builders Association (ASBA). Class 1 and 2 apply to international competition and require World Athletics documentation. Classes 3, 4, and 5 cover national collegiate, state high school, and general accuracy standards. Most high school and university tracks fall into Class 3, ...
Evaluating Tennis Court Contractors: RFP Red Flags to Avoid

Evaluating Tennis Court Contractors: RFP Red Flags to Avoid

Most facilities don’t get burned by obviously unqualified contractors. They get burned by bids that look professional on paper and fall apart on court. The failure mode is rarely outright fraud. More often it’s a contractor who prices accurately for what they’ve scoped, then scopes far less than the project actually demands. An RFP that doesn’t force specificity invites that kind of bid. ...
Pickleball Noise Complaints: Why Clubs and HOAs Are Looking at TYPTI

Pickleball Noise Complaints: Why Clubs and HOAs Are Looking at TYPTI

TYPTI is a new racket sport played on standard pickleball courts that uses a channeled foam ball producing almost no sound. For facilities navigating noise complaints from neighbors or HOA boards, it offers a near-silent pickleball noise complaints alternative built on the same court infrastructure already in place. No new construction required. The Noise Complaint Didn't Start ...
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