Following the installation of your new Junckers floor, we will provide all the line markings you require for the sports that are relevant to your facility.

From ubiquitous sports such as badminton, to minority sports such as Boccia, from Matchplay to Junior basketball, we know the up to date court dimensions, the order of setting out, the appropriate colours for the lines and can advise on alternative scenarios - such as offsetting a volleyball court in a slightly larger than standard hall to permit badminton and volleyball to take place at the same time.

On a Junckers timber floor (or another make such as Tarkett, Boen, etc.), we abrade the surface, mark out the lines to an acceptable tolerance, apply the manufacturers recommended line marking paint, and then fully re-seal the floor, leaving your facility ready for the installation of the sports equipment and then use.

If Continental are installing your Junckers floor, we:

  • ensure all the sports equipment is lined up exactly with the court markings
  • install the caps or bushing covers over the gamespost anchor points that we then install
  • leave the facility ready for use

We can take away from you all the co-ordination problems of:

  • ensuring the markings don't conflict or overlap
  • ensuring the courts are marked in the "best" colours and in the optimal order of priority (see the box to the right)
  • ensuring the sports equipment is installed in the correct position with respect to the lines
  • ensuring the flooring contractors install bushing covers in the correct location with respect to the lines and the equipment
  • ensuring the line markings are compliant with the sports' governing bodies
  • dealing with conflicts / mistakes that inevitably occur in the coordination of potentially 3 or 4 different sub-contractors regarding installing and marking the floor

Why not let Continental provide the complete package ? - There is a huge benefit and peace of mind to single sourcing.

Typical court marking priority and colours

The order and colour in which lines are marked on a court takes into account:

  • The size of the ball compared to the line
  • The speed of the sport
  • The "importance" of the line to the activity
  • The requirements of the governing bodies
  • Compromises necessary so as to avoid confusing participants in the different sports

The net result is the following typical court marking schema assuming a beech floor) - the optimal schema may be different if you have a particular colour of polymer floor:

The markings have the following priority (number 1 is the highest priority and is therefore marked last, number 7 has least priority and is marked first):

1) Badminton - white or yellow

2) Tennis - white

3) Netball - white, red or yellow

4) Volleyball - light green

5) Basketball - black

6) Hockey - light blue, orange or yellow

7) 5-A-Side - red (normally only D's and Spots are marked as the edges of the hall represent the edges of the court)

Please contact us for the best way to easily incorporate minority sport markings without distracting from the most popular sports.

 

 

Sport England resources

Click here to download a copy of the Sport England guidance note:
"Floors for Indoor Sports"

This guidance note discusses the range of floor surfaces available for indoor sports facilities and offers guidance on selection. It covers the various requirements of different sports and the extent to which some surfaces may be considered 'multi-sport' surfaces, together with design, cost and construction implications.

 

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