School Playground Markings – We’ve extended our range.
With the brighter evenings and improved weather, our school enquiries for Playground Markings has noticeable increased. This season we have extended our Playground Markings range for Irish schools and produced new brochures & literature (see below).
New Playground Markings Range.
In addition to our standard Playground Markings such as dartboards,hopscotch (flower, kite and rocket), snakes & ladders we also apply Educational Markings such as 8 point compass, World Map and Map of Ireland. Within our Animals, Numbers & Letters category we can provide crocodile, snail, dragon and caterpillar markings, just to name a few of our colourful characters.
Pricing & Packages.
Please contact us for pricing on particular markings you have an interest in or we can offer advice on suggested packages. To print or save the Playground marking images & pages below, just click on an image twice.
For more (postal or digital) marketing information on our Playground Markings please contact Niall Clancy; niall@fitnessfunctions.ie
This short (1 minute) video below shows how we applied the thermoplastic markings in Co. Monaghan.
Recently we posted our Outdoor Basketball & ‘Goals for every game‘ flyer to Irish schools. We manufacture Outdoor Basketball to Department of Education specifications & can also supply the appropriate safety padding. All relevant standards are adhered to when manufacturing our Goalposts which come in a range of sizes, made from either steel or aluminium. We produce goalposts for all sports but mainly GAA, football and rugby.
If you haven’t received this leaflet and would like one either posted or emailed in a high quality version please contact us; lo-call 1890-252-856 or email niall@fitnessfunctions.ie
Fitness Functions manufacture and supply quality goalposts from our facilities in Co. Carlow. Irish Schools, universities, GAA, Football and Rugby clubs make up the majority of our customers. Our goalposts are supplied in either steel or aluminium as either fixed or portable units. All our goals come in a varying sizes (see below) ensuring that our customers will find a goal that suits there sports requirements and budget. We also provide a goalpost installation service, if required.
Goalpost Accessories.
We can also supply a range of goalpost accessories such as safety padding, balance weights, ball stop netting and team shelters.
GAA Goalposts.
- Club Level (6.5 x 2.44 m)
- Schools (4.57 x 2.13 m)
- Juvenille (3.05 x 1.83 m)
Football Goalposts.
- Full size (7.32 x 2.44m)
- 7 a side (4.88 x1.83m)
- 5 a side (3.66 x1.22)
Rugby Goalposts.
- Club (10 x 5.6m)
- Schools (7.3 x 5.6m)
For more (postal or digital) marketing information on our Goalposts please contact Niall Clancy; niall@fitnessfunctions.ie
Aviva Stadium (formerly Lansdowne Road) re-opened on the 14th May 2010 and seat 50,000 spectators. It’s home to the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU).
Sports Safety Padding Installation.
We were asked early in 2011 to provide & install sports safety padding for the practice pitch at the Aviva Stadium. The padding will protect players from injury which may occur from the barriers. We supplied over 150 meters of sports safety padding, finished in an easily cleaned ‘dark green’ vinyl. We project managed all works relating to this sports safety padding, under a tight time schedule and on budget.
Fitness Functions produce standard & bespoke safety padding:
We provide sports safety padding for Irish schools and sports clubs in various circumstances and applications such as:
Sports post padding – Basketball, rugby/goal posts & wall padding.
Column or pillar padding – for bike sheds and covered areas.
Edge padding – for projecting brick work, corners of buildings.
Fence post padding – for protection where fencing is near to sports courts.
End wall padding – for the end, or side, wall of your sports hall where run off areas are limited.
For more (postal or digital) marketing information on our safety padding please contact Niall Clancy; niall@fitnessfunctions.ie
We have been running a Facebook competition for 3 NIKE team rain jackets for the last week. We can now reveal the winners. To enter Facebook users simply had to ‘Like’ the Nike jacket photo we placed on our Facebook wall. Over 40 entrys were taken, thanks to all that entered the competition. The lucky winners this time around were:
Nike Rain Jacket
1. Karen Boate
2. Richard Kelly
3. Amanda Lawless
We will be posting more sports competitions, special offers and discounts up. Just click the ‘Find Us’ icon above & then the ‘Like’ button on our Facebook page for the latest competition information.
We are presently redesigning both our Online Sports Shop & Sports Installation websites inline with our customers thoughts & opinions gathered throughout 2011. Our reworked websites will now provide a far better Irish customer experience.
We will carry a more customised range of the most popular sports equipment in Ireland. Current promotions and special offers will also feature prominently ensuring our visitors get the very best value for their money.
Primary & Secondary Schools Sports Equipment.
There will now be dedicated sections for Primary & Secondary school sports equipment which will feature the most purchased products by Irish school teachers such as gym mats,benches and outdoor basketball. Our advice & recommendations will also assist Irish teachers to make informed decisions for their schools. Teachers can obtain genuinely exclusive school sports equipment special offers & discounts when registering an account.
Summary of New Online Sports Shop Features.
Customised product range for the Irish Sports Equipment customer.
Dedicated sections for Irish Schools.
Promotions & special offers.
Stronger internal ‘search’ facility.
‘Quick shop’ – no registration required.
Our new online shopping facility will be launched in the coming weeks. In the meantime please feel free to email niall clancy, marketing, (niall@fitnessfunctions.ie) for more information or lo-call us 1890-252-856. We will still also post out a physical Sports Equipment Catalogue, if required.
We want to wish all our sporting customers & suppliers a very Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year. Thanks for all your support and business throughout 2011 and we’re looking forward to working with you again in 2012, creating new relationship and strengthening current ones.
Christmas Schedule.
We will be open until tomorrow 22 December @ 1pm until Tuesday the 3rd of January. We will be checking your sporting emails over the holiday period.
We have supplied & installed electronic scoreboards in Irish schools which conform to the Department of Education school standards for several years now. Recently we have started to supply GAA clubs around the country with LED (light emitting diode) scoreboards.
All electronic design, control circuits and electronic assembly is completed in Ireland which means we don’t depend on other companies for specialised parts or technical support.
Advantages of an L.E.D Scoreboard
Lightweight and easy to install (1 hour installation when outdoor poles are in place.)
Simple to operate, see below.
No maintenance & Low operating costs.
Long life span.
GAA Club scoreboards available in 2 sizes.
GAA Scoreboard Basic Construction.
The GAA scoreboard is fabricated from an aluminium composite sheet with aluminium sign rails glued and riveted to the rear. The displays are surrounded by a welded and galvanized light guage steel frame. The displays are protected by a 4mm polycarbonate front. A weather proof box at the rear houses the mains power supply unit. The GAA team names are yellow vinyl letters on black plastic tiles which stick to the scoreboard. The GAA scoreboard is made for simple mounting on 2 steel poles, very similar to a road signage, the scoreboard can also be wall mounted.
The GAA Club Scoreboard Displays.
The GAA scoreboard displays or digits are probably the most important part of the product and determines the final cost. It is very important to understand the display in order to compare different GAA scoreboards.
We use led (light emitting diode) displays. The leds are made by Cree, a world leader in optoelectronics. The scoreboard display type we use for scores is known as a “seven segment display”. This means there are seven segments arranged as an 8. The combination of segments that are lit determines the number displayed.
GAA Club Scoreboard Viewing Distances & Sizes.
The height of the display is what determines the viewing distance. Our GAA scoreboards are available in two sizes; 450mm (18 inches) high digits giving a viewing distance of 600 feet ( 180 meters) and 380mm (15 inch) high digit giving a viewing distance of 460 feet (140 meters).
A frequently overlooked characteristic of a digit is the number of leds per display. This is a bit like comparing standard TV with HDTV. Our large scoreboard digits are available in 2 formats, Standard and HD.
Standard; each segment is made up of 36 individual leds or 252 leds per digit.
HD; each segment is made up of 64 leds or 448 leds per digit.
The digits are available in 2 colours, Amber and White. White is more costly to produce.
GAA Scoreboard Operation made simple.
As the scoreboard will be operated by a variety of people from all walks of life it is important to keep the operation as simple as possible. There are four toggle switches on the remote control. They can be pushed up or down. The 2 top switches operates the upper score on the scoreboard. The 2 bottom switches operates the lower score on the scoreboard. A score is added by pushing the appropriate switch up and a score is subtracted by pushing the appropriate switch down.
To Reset; Hold the top right switch up for more than 5 seconds. Operating range up to 200 meters. Powered by standard 9 Volt (PP3) battery.
For sales (postal or digital) marketing information on our GAA Club Scoreboards please contact Niall Clancy; niall@fitnessfunctions.ie
Fitness Functions are offering a free set of Outdoor Basketball Safety Padding (worth €230 ex Vat). This outdoor basketball offer has run from early October until 30th November. This safety padding is specifically made for Department of Education Outdoor Basketball sets. These basketball units are ideally suited to Irish schools & sports clubs.
Claiming your free Outdoor Basketball Padding?
To avail of this offer simply mention/reference ‘Blog Basketball Padding Offer‘ when ordering, emailniall@fitnessfunctions.ie
Department of Education Outdoor Basketball Sets comprise of the following:
Unfortunately we have been encountering some technical difficulties with our main website request forms; not all of your Sports Equipment Catalogue, Playground Markings & GAA equipment website requests reached us. We’re now glad to say that this website request issue has been resolved and we have contacted all those who had submitted the following requests:
**Our Playground marking requests & pricelists are currently being emailed & posted. Thank you for your patience, sorry for any inconvenience and our sincere apologies.
