AB StaffIndustry Press RoomJury finds Astroturf Guilty of Violating FieldTurf PatentSource: FieldTurfOctober 13, 2015Industry Press RoomActivMotion Bar Latest Fitness Supplier To Join AFSSource: Association of Fitness StudiosThe disruptive nature of the internal rolling weights creates the ActivMotion Bar difference. It's a difference you can feel and hear the moment you pick up the bar. The product and its ActivMotion Training protocol will improve the level of fitness for beginners to pro athletes, or anybody in between.October 13, 2015Rec Center2015 Facilities of Merit: Sun Devil Fitness Complex WestJudges responded to this building's three-story configuration, which houses a variety of "fitness neighborhoods" and creates not only visual but audible connections between interior spaces. Students played a major role in programming the building, which completes a new campus quad and further represents the school's evolution from a commuter campus.October 13, 2015AquaticsPassively Ventilated Natatoriums Bring User Comfort and Cost SavingsAquatic facilities are among the most expensive of recreational facilities to construct, maintain and operate. But stripping away unnecessary features can serve to strip away the financial constraints that make aquatic facilities unachievable for some comOctober 13, 2015Rec Center2015 Facilities of Merit: Kiwanis Aquatic Centre and Grantham Branch LibraryPanelists marveled at how this park-based project stands out architecturally, with careful use of glazing, limestone, clay brick and Douglas fir timber giving the contemporary design its rightful place within natural surroundings. Judges stated that the facility appears to eliminate the sensation of swimming indoors, with one describing the natatorium as "wonderful, bright."October 12, 2015Rec Center2015 Facilities of Merit: Branksome Hall Athletics & Wellness CentreFew projects encompass as diverse a program as this one, offering students of an all-girls school experiences in everything from dance to rowing. The design encourages participation in all activities offered through a series of internal walkways and interconnected ground and second floors.October 12, 2015FitnessAB Survey: Locker Room RenovationsAthletic Business is conducting a survey of fitness and recreation facility managers and leaders to learn more about your locker rooms. Have you renovated lately? Planning to renovate? What's changing and why? Please take a few minutes to answer the following survey questions, and look for a summary in our January/February issue.October 12, 2015Rec Center2015 Facilities of Merit: SECU Arena Renovation and ExpansionBy design, SECU Arena doesn't look like a competition basketball venue. As one approaches its terraced landscaping and human-scaled massing from the street, it would be hard to imagine that a multilevel 5,200-seat arena sits inside.October 12, 2015Rec Center2015 Facilities of Merit: Sun Devil Fitness Complex Tempe Renovation and ExpansionRelationships between building and environment, and between interior spaces, impressed judges, as did the role of natural light in elevating the user experience beyond active fitness pursuits to a passive sense of personal wellbeing.October 12, 2015Industry Press RoomGolden State Warriors to Open NBA Season on Connor Sports CourtCHICAGO (Oct. 9, 2015) -- The Golden State Warriors will defend their 2015 NBA Championship title on a new playing surface installed at the Oracle Arena. The new hardwood, featuring the iconic Golden State design, is a custom-made Connor Sports QuickLockâ„¢ portable basketball court.October 9, 2015Previous PagePage 902 of 1412Next PageTop StoriesFacilitiesDaily Digs: Bally's Announces Plans for A's Stadium, Valley City State's New Athletics Facility, and More!Bally's Corp. announced plans to develop 500,000 square feet of retail, dining, and entertainment offerings, including a 2,500-seat theater for live performances, on land surrounding the $2 billion, 33,000-capacity Athletics baseball stadium.Safety & SecurityBody of Ohio State Student Found Inside Ohio Stadium, Cause of Death Not ReleasedPersonnelHS Coaches Receive Training to Identify, Reduce Bias and Hate in AthleticsSafety & SecuritySome High Schools in Ohio Increase Game Day Security Following Gun Incidents, ViolenceSponsored ContentBackstroke Start Devices: The Standard for Safer, Faster Swimming
