I just want to inquire with you guys what are your opinion on badminton courts flooring conditions. I know most of the courts covered with are Taraflex mats or similar, but underneath these mats, there are cement floors and there are wooden floors. What should be the "standard" or "ideal" flooring underneath these mats? I would like to know how the badminton courts' floorings are constructed in the other countries. I noticed that most of the badminton courts in my country have cement floors underneath the Taraflex mats except for a couple of clubs that have wooden floors underneath. Reason for this inquiry is I would like to know if there is a difference in the impact of say the cement floor on a player's knees and feet since cement floors would relatively be harder than wooden floors. Thanks.
Taraflex mat? What's that? At the facilities I play at, all the badminton courts are hardwood. Our indoor tennis courts are hard "tacky" rubber mats though. Outdoor courts are hard (non-tachy) rubber mats. Can't imagine playing badminton on tennis court surfaces.
Taraflex is a brand of rubber mats. I am sure there are other brands as well. What I am more concerned of is whats underneath these mats - cement or wood. I went thru the search but could not come out with anything substantial. Is there a standard? IS there anything about this in other sites ie. IBF, etc?
it really depends on the construction of the building it is in. the base layer is most likely concrete, with a layer of teraflex on top. i have never seen a gym with a wooden construction.
... I've gotta say wood. Playing sports on concrete is just that much harsher, even if you're using the mats. Plus, the wood gives a little more spring and cushion.
I think that the taraflex is very good. not too sticky and not too slippy. it is the best surface for me. next i like sprung wooden floors. in my opinion the worst is concrete, especially concrete with carpet over the top because that hurts your knees and wrecks your shoes.
Thanks guys abd Kwun for the nice attachment. Ya, normally the building is concrete but what they do here in my club is that they put a layer of wooden floor and then laid the Taraflex or rubber mat on top of the wooden floor. The reason I asked is that a lot of badminton courts are being built here in my city and they have rubber mats laid on top of concrete floors. I have some friends who played on these surfaces and they complained of knee pains afterwards. I am planning to join one of these new club but hesitated when I heard about the problem. So I just need the opinion of you guys if most of the courts that you guys play on are wooden or concrete. Thanks.
Yes of course their is a different a wooden floor is much more healthier for players as it is more flexible and better for the bones/knees/legs etc. a cement flooring is very hart and have a different impact on the body specielly for pro players because of the jumping smash.....etc.
wow .. their courts seems to be much better than those in S'pore ... for me, i usually visit community centres and most of them are floored with tiles .. .. any stamping or landing after a jump will create a pretty bad impact ...
lol.. i know exactly what you mean. i've played in many places in my relatively short (10 years) court career. my home hall is concrete with tiles over.. very hard on the knees and lower back.. most of our older members have knee supports. mine are starting to give after 10 years.. working out in the gym helps reduce the injury probability tho. given me bad callouses on my feet too tho ( another regular venue seems to be some sort of rubberised top surface - but i would guess it's on top of concrete because that's quite hard on the knees, very nice surface tho - a lot like the mats your talking about. another v. good venue altho it's a bit slippy because it's been worn in.. sprung wooden floor.. it actually feels springy.. it's great - you can leap and bound and i'm sure you get better feel off the floor.. wooden flloors rule!!
exactly ... and every tiny drop of sweat on concrete + Tiles can make it so slippery so that you will think you are surfing ...
lol - ours aren't quite that bad... i literally drip all over teh court and don't have any grip problems.. our courts are swept by my brother (since he works there) before our matches and club nights tho Coops
here in Manila, most of the courts have concrete flooring and then a layer of taraflex mat over it. Rubber Mats vary from 6mm to 9mm in thickness. Some courts have concrete floors, then they construct another layer of wood flooring then put on top the taraflex mats. These are really good for your feet and knees.
Floor mat Hi, In Ho Chi Minh city, I saw Phu Tho club and Ky Hoa Club, both have rubber mat flooring. Good for lunges and jump smashes. They are even better than some of the Singapore Community Centres' floorings with ceramic tiles which are bad for knees and joints. Obviously for Sport Halls they laid Wood floorings which are much users' knees friendly. Lee
Cannot really blame the Community Centres' guys ... the badminton courts are actually part of their multi-purpose halls .... will prefer to book the sports halls .. but always need to book 2 weeks in advance which i always failed to do so
