PROMOTIONAL FEATURE
Ask any female relative in your family and they will have probably played netball during their school years, but did you know that many are heading back to the sport in later life? In fact the sport is now played in 70 countries by over seven million people and its profile is gaining momentum
The Netball Revolution
title. And this year the sport’s profile has been given a tremendous boost with the announcement of car manufacturer FIAT as a main sponsor and the introduction of a brand new Taraflex™ sports surface for televised games. Andy Crook, NSL general manager
T
tells us why: “We needed to improve the profile of the sport,” he says. “Sky Sports are the best in the world at tele- vising ‘live’ sport and we wanted to deliver a product to live audiences and direct into the home that is high quality, consistent and reflective of our ambitions for the game.” Part of the solution was to sign a
partnership agreement with Gerflor to supply two brand new portable
he 2011 season will soon be at an end for the Netball Super League (NSL) with nine franchises fight- ing it out for the championship
Taraflex™ sports floors. Super League is now played on Taraflex™ Sport M Evolu- tion as the preferred surface. This is a new, improved sports prod-
uct from Gerflor that can be used in a permanent installation – as a fast track overlay for renovation work or a por- table solution for a number of sports. It’s a 7mm synthetic product with HD (high density) CXP (Cellular Xtreme Process) foam. This gives the players additional comfort underfoot and is particularly suited to impact sports such as netball. According to Andy Crook, the feed-
back so far from the players, coaches and umpires regarding the surface has been very encouraging. “It looks great on TV and we feel it will have a positive effect against some injuries usually sustained when playing on timber,” he says.
World class Irish tournament Taraflex™ was also the preferred sur- face at the Home Nations Internationals, played at Antrim Forum in Northern Ireland, between England, Northern Ire- land, Scotland and Wales. Commenting on the flooring choice
Netball Northern Ireland’s Clare McCau- ley says: “In order to host a world class tournament we needed a world class
Issue 2 2011 © cybertrek 2011 Read Sports Management online
sportsmanagement.co.uk/digital 67
surface. For us, that meant Taraflex™. Gerflor assisted in the event plan-
ning, the bespoke court manufacture, the logistics, the branding and even the sponsorship needed to help deliver a top class Northern Ireland event.” It’s no surprise then that Gerflor is the
approved manufacturer to both Netball England and Netball Northern Ireland.
Gerflor’s service committment As well as offering a full consultation service, transportation, full fit out, train- ing and technical support for temporary events and competitions, Gerflor can also install a permanent Taraflex™ floor over existing surfaces for court refurbishment with a new innovative system called ‘Eco- Fit’. This saves downtime, money and environmental impact as no land fill is re- quired and very little adhesive is used.
Call Darren Wood – Sport Manager on 07836 366579,
dwood@gerflor.com or visit
www.gerflor.co.uk for more details
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84