We have worked with schools & sports clubs for over ten years in providing new sports floor solutions and renovating their old timber sports floors. In both cases with have also provided the sports court line marking to provide our customers with a ‘ready to play’ sportshall, once we have finished.
New Sports Floor Solutions.
Over the last eighteen months have installed snapsports modular sports floors in Cork, Galway and Westmeath for a school, community centre and GAA club, respectively. Snapsports is globally recognised as a leading modular sports floor provider for both indoor & outdoor, for over thirty five years.
Clonkill GAA Club, Westmeath
Carraroe Community Centre, Galway
Key points & benefits.
Installation. All Irish sports floors took no longer than four days to install. See installation video below.
Cost. Snapsports modular floors are significantly less costly than traditional wooden sports floors.
Guarantee. A 12 year full guarantee ensures every customer can make a confident buying decision.
Approval. SnapSports surfaces have been accredited by the following sports organisations; FIBA (basketball), USFF (Unites States Futsal Federation), USA Team Handball, Special Olympics and the ITF (International Tennis Federation). Snapsports flooring systems were used by the U.S. Olympic teams in London 2012.
Renovating Older Timber Sports Floors.
Fitness Functions has overseen many school timber sports floor renovation projects over the years. We bring dull and worn sports floors back to life.
Sports Floor Renovating Process.
Thoroughly sand the sports floor
Apply 2 coats of sports specific lacquer
Apply sports court lines
Apply final top coat of lacquer to seal the lines.
Normally we would apply sports line marking for 4-8 courts; 4 x badminton courts, 1 x 5-a-side court, 1 x basketball court, 1 x volleyball.
Contact Us
If you have any queries or questions regarding Sports Floors for your school, GAA Club or Community Centre, don’t hesitate to email niall@fitnessfunctions.ie,Lo-call 1890-252-856 or visit our website www.fitnessfunctions.ie
Fitness Functions has carried out hundreds of projects direct from the Department of Education School Sports 406 and 594 packages, the Department allows for 7 courts to be painted for sports activities.
The official list comprises:
1 x main basketball court
1 x volleyball court
4 x badminton courts
1 x five a side football – set of penalty and goal circles
In general, we believe teachers should be aware of the following 7 factors.
1. Sports Hall Cleaning.
If the school has enlisted the services of a professional line marking company ensure the hall isn’t treated with detergents and soaps beforehand. The best preparation is to simply sweep the hall clean and ensure its as ‘dust free’ as possible.
2. Save Money/Value for Money.
We are often asked how much it costs to line mark one sports court for a school.
The answer and reality is that, it’s much better value for the school to get a number of sports courts marked at the same time. The main reason being the cost of labour. So deciding on the number of courts, what games will be played and ordering them all together will save the school a lot of effort and more money.
3. Existing Courts / Fading Courts.
Existing courts can be relined and remarked, in fact the majority of our work is to re line existing courts. The time involved is more or less the same but it may require some additional preparation work.
4. How long after the work are the courts playable?
Ideally the courts should be left for 2 full days however most schools use the the courts afters 24hours.
Sports Halls come in various sizes and the line marking professionals selected should be able to resize the courts back to the schools exact requirements.
6. Multi-Purpose Lines.
In the case of Primary Schools, the main sports courts may not be needed and as such multi-purpose lining is a much versatile and cost effective option.
7. What surfaces can be lined.
The majority of courts to be lined are either timber, vinyl or rubber. Although most professional court markings companies can line mark more surfaces. We line mark all the main surfaces and please feel free to contact us for specific situations.
If you have any queries or questions regarding Line Marking for your school don’t hesitate to email niall@fitnessfunctions.ie,Lo-call 1890-252-856 or visit our website www.fitnessfunctions.ie
Direct from the Department of Education School Sports 406 and 584 packages, the Department allows for 7 courts to be painted for sports activities. The official list comprises:
1 x main basketball court
1 x volleyball court
4 x badminton courts
1 x five a side football – set of penalty and goal circles
Some scenarios to watch out for if you are considering a new floor:
1. Paint/ Varnish compatibilty- a test should be carried out using proposed paints to ensure they do not have adverse reaction – a sample piece of the floor and varnish can be provided to the prospective lining company to allow adequate testing.
2. Will the lines require sealing? No. Traditionally, sports line marking has taken place long after the hall has been handed over to schools so the courts are painted and not ‘sealed’. Sealing the lines does not necessarily guarantee them for years of use. Where practical, the lines should be painted just after the floor is laid
Ordering Sports Line Marking.
We are often asked how how it costs to line mark ONE sports court for a school or sports club. The answer and reality is that, it’s much better value for the school or sports club to get a number of sports courts marked at the same time, within reason and according to the sports they play. The main reason being the cost of labour.
Sports Hall Divider Curtains (PE 594/39)
Used predominantly in schools to allow separate sporting activities simultaneously. A divider curtain is part of the DoES PE594 sports equipment list. See specification below. A physical, as well as visual barrier, curtains can be installed at most locations in a sports hall photos. A guide price would start from €1,750 (ex Vat).
Divisional Net c/w Hanging Bag, Department of Education Specification: Net: Width and height (determined by size of hall) , lower section 2 m green canvas, remainder in 22 mm K-K green mesh nylon netting. All best quality knotless nylon, corded top and both sides with 50 mm
protective canvas, band at bottom with wall bag. Lanyards, for ease of adjustment. To be fitted at appropriate centres across the full width of Hall. Flame retardant canvas and netting. Note: Larger mesh size is not suitable as it will allow the penetration of
shuttles etc. to adjacent courts.
Trackway: To comply with BS 1892-2.11: 1989. Extruded aluminium section. Length determined by size of hall. Complete with levelling hangers, trolleys, net clips and fixings. Trackway to be rigidly fixed in such a way that no vertical or horizontal movement is possible. Note: Normally the net is suspended underneath a central main roof structural steel member which is accessible and not obstructed by light fittings and radiant panels. Roof drawings should be made available to PE Supplier to confirm that this is so.
Contact Fitness Functions.
If you require additional sports court line marking information please do not hesitate to contact us. Email our digital marketing manager; niall@fitnessfunctions.ie. We look forward to your email.
Indoor Sports Line Marking in Galway, Tipperary & Limerick Schools.
Over the past 6 weeks we haved completed several indoor sports line marking projects for Irish schools, both primary and secondary, all around the country. From the reciept of a written order we completed all of these school line marking projects within two weeks.
Line marking on various sports surfaces.
All the floors we worked on were timber. That said, we also apply our sports line markings to synthetic surfaces or poured rubber sports floors. Our sports line marking paint products have been tested and meets all relevant technical requirements.
The sports line marking here was applied as per the Department of Eduction outdoor specifications, for more information on Department on Eductaion School standards please click here.
2 no. – multi-court line marking (Tennis & Badminton)
Contact Fitness Functions.
If you require additional sports court line marking information please do not hesitate to contact us. Email our digital marketing manager; niall@fitnessfunctions.ie. We look forward to your email.
New Indoor Basketball for a Premium GAA Sports hall.
St. Patricks GAA Club contacted Fitness Functions to install main indoor basketball units in their new multi purpose sports hall. St. Patricks GAA Club have been working on their extremely impressive facility for the past three years. It’s a testament to the all the hard work and dedication of the committee & club members and surely now ranks with the premium GAA club facilities in Ireland.
St. Patricks GAA Club today has the following:
three playing pitches
running track
club house including 4 dressing rooms, multi purpose function rooms, sports shop, reception and office
multi purpose sports hall
Our installation.
For our part, Fitness Functions installed the following:
2 x Main Indoor Basketball Units to National League standard, side folding
Sports hall indoor line marking.
If you require any further marketing information on Indoor Basketball units or our GAA sports equipment range, please don’t hesitate to contact us, niall@fitnessfunctions.ie
The school summer holidays are almost over but during this time we completed a number of indoor and outdoor line marking projects for schools. Our most recent indoor line marking installation brought us to St. Marys, Naas, where we line marked 10 indoor courts:
1 x Basketball.
1 x Handball.
4 x Badminton.
3 x Volleyball.
1 x Tennis.
We then attended to Dunsany National School where we applied outdoor basketball line marking and installed an outdoor basketball set complying with the Department of Education standards and specifications. We installed the same outdoor basketball set in St. Andrews National School, Lucan.
Should you wish to obtain a quote or pricing for your Sports hall or outdoor sports area, please contact us on lo-call 1890-252-856 or email niall@fitnessfunctions.ie
