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Connor Sport Court Again Chosen by
USA Volleyball,
Marking 20th Year of Official Partnership
Dubai:| October 15, 2008
Salt Lake City, Utah, and Colorado Springs, Colorado (PRWeb) October 15, 2008—Connor Sport Court International and USA Volleyball (USAV) announced that they have renewed their partnership for four more years.
USA Volleyball is the governing body for the sport in the U.S. and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Connor Sport Court is headquartered in Salt Lake City.
The contract, which begins on Jan. 1, 2009 and continues through Dec. 31, 2012, continues a relationship which began 20 years ago.
Since the introduction of the Sport Court to volleyball, the sport has enjoyed a major expansion.
“USA Volleyball’s long-term partnership with Sport Court has been the critical factor allowing us to expand our Championship and National Team events” said Kerry Klostermann, Secretary General of USAV.
“Whereas we once held our events scattered around a city in two-court facilities for a hundred teams, we now feature Championships “under one roof” in convention centers populated by up to 60 Sport Court surfaces and almost 800 teams – providing excitement, quality and convenience to participants, coaches, families and spectators,” Klostermann said.
In the new contract, Sport Court® is designated by USA Volleyball as the “Official Sport Flooring and Corporate Partner of USA Volleyball; Team; Team Events and Events.”
Connor Sport Court, based in Salt Lake City, provides the official athletic flooring of USA Volleyball, its national teams and its indoor Junior Olympic volleyball championship events. Connor Sport Court International has been the official playing surface of USA Volleyball since 1989, as well as the official surface for the NCAA Championships since 1992
Each year Connor provides flooring for the USA Volleyball Open, the Girls and Boys Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships and the USA Volleyball National Team events.
Sport Court’s patented modular playing surface was utilized exclusively at the 29th Annual Junior Olympic Boys Volleyball Championships played in July 2008 at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy, Utah.
Some 32 playing courts totaling more than 100,000 square feet of Sport Court® Response™ surfacing saw action during the championships, which drew more than 400 teams from the U.S, Puerto Rico, Guam and Canada. By way of economic impact, local officials estimated the games brought some $30 million to the area’s economy.
The Junior Olympic Girls Championships were played in Dallas in June.
More athletic events are played on Connor Sport Court surfaces than on any other sports flooring in the world. Connor® hardwood floors have established themselves as the standard for professional and collegiate sports since the company was founded in 1872. Sport Court® is a registered trade mark of Connor Sport Court International. Since 1974, it has identified the original and authentic modular sport surface, continuously improved and patented to provide the highest levels of quality and performance .
For More Information contact Jeff Morton
jmorton@sportcourt.com
801-414-6159
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Climbing Wall Challenges New SCHT Staffers
Dubai:| Sept. 3 2008.
An enthusiastic group of new English and Business teachers joined sports coordinator David Jenns this week for a practice session on the climbing wall in the Sports Center.
 It was a hands-on session for the group who will be encouraging Sharjah Higher Colleges of technology students to utilize the modern facilities in the Sports Complex and to get more involved in the health and fitness.
Heather Drake, Maxine Mangat, Lisa Warner, Syed Hammad, John Stoddart, Jason Schlueter, and Parminder Gill all flexed their muscles and coordination while David Jenns kept an eye on proceedings and explained the finer techniques and safety precautions involved in climbing.
The teachers will be involved with climbing exercises during the semester.
Parminder Gill said she had a great experience and was looking
forward to doing it again. ‘Thanks for the climbing session Dave! I haven’t exactly recovered yet’ but am looking forward to climbing again,’ she said.
Maxine Mangat also displayed some excellent climbing techniques for a first time and was hoping to continue with the program.
Sports coordinator David Jenns described the exercise as a success and it was a good indication of the enthusiasm of SHCT staff members. 'Not only does it contribute to the health and well being of our student population but it also provides additional support in the way of health and safety for our climbers. The more teachers we can get trained up, the better it will be for our college,' Mr. Jenns said. |
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Precor ‘best in cardio and entertainment’
In global fitness poll
Industry tabs Precor for back-to-back honours
In two top categories.'
Dubai: August 4, 2008.
Woodinville, WA – Precor again earns top honours in the Nova 7 “people’s choice” awards, named Best Cardio Equipment Supplier for the second consecutive year, along with a fifth consecutive Best in Entertainment award for Precor’s Cardio Theater system.
The annual awards are bestowed by Fitness Management magazine, based on voting by fitness facility professionals worldwide.
Precor President Paul J. Byrne said the Nova7 honours reflect industry recognition of cardio innovations such as the Adaptive Motion Trainer®, or AMT®, and integrated entertainment services delivered through Cardio Theater hardware.
“The market is calling for fitness facilities to elevate and customize their member experience, and globally, cardio and entertainment are the areas of greatest demand and opportunity, so we’re particularly pleased with the Nova7 honours,” said Byrne. “We’re moving beyond established bounds of fitness equipment to help facility customers add value, and create new revenue and business opportunities. The response worldwide has been very encouraging.”
Precor’s leadership in cardio fitness was reinvigorated with global distribution of the AMT, last year’s Nova7 Product of the Year. A breakthrough new form of equipment that lets users adjust their stride length and motion without pushing buttons or changing settings, the AMT offers the immediacy, variety and feel of running outdoors without the pounding impact.
On the entertainment front, through integrated ClubCom and ChannelCast systems proven to work well with Precor cardio equipment and Cardio Theater hardware, fitness facilities have an unprecedented ability to customize their member experience.
A fitness equipment leader for more than 27 years, Precor offers a full range premium cardio and strength equipment for homes, and commercial equipment designed to serve varied needs of facilities ranging from health clubs to multifamily housing.
About Precor
Founded in the Seattle, Wash. area in 1980, Precor (www.precor.com) now operates production, distribution and headquarters facilities near Seattle, with offices in the UK, Germany, Benelux, Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Japan and China. Engineered to move the way you move, Precor equipment sets the global standard for a fluid, natural, low-impact workout experience.
Precor is a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corp. (www.amersports.com), the world's largest sports equipment company, with internationally recognised brands Wilson, Atomic, Suunto, Precor, Salomon and Mavic
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Raymond Sport Begin Campaign with victory
Dubai: May 25, 2006.
Title favourites Raymond Sport Internationals started their campaign on a winning note with a 3-0 swamping of the GAC Select in the Dubai International Squash 3s being held at the Dubai Country Club yesterday... More »
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Raymond Sport reign supreme
Dubai: May 27, 2006.
The Raymond Sport Internationals stamped their authority with a 2-1 win against The Professionals sponsored by Moevenpick Hotel Bur Dubai to claim the Dhow Trophy at the 22nd Dubai International Squash 3s yesterday... More »
Played at the Dubai Country Club (DCC), Raymond Sport Internationals sealed off the final with Bradley Ball and Lee Drew winning their matches against Daryl Selby and Tim Vail.
Ball, with a PSA ranking of 37, was stretched by Selby. But Ball came clean winning in five games 11-4, 7-11, 6-11, 11-5 and 11-9.
The encounter between Drew and Vail was pretty much a straight affair with Drew winning in straight games 11-7, 11-6, 12-10.
The biggest cheer of the day was reserved for UAE teenager Adil Maqbool after being adjudged the best player of the tournament this year.
The 18-year-old Maqbool, presently writing his A Level examinations, was highly instrumental in Team Globaleye walking away with the Falcon Trophy against the Wafi Speedbirds.
Maqbool, who had scalped two ranked players on Thursday, continued with his fine form winning 11-8, 11-7, 11-10 against Alex Couch. Andrew Nichol then handed Team Globaleye the trophy with a win against Richard Grant.
"I have learnt a lot from this competition," Maqbool told Gulf News.
"It is not always important to stay fit in this sport, but it is even more important to utilise your untapped resources and achieve your goals," he said. The all-Pakistani team of Faheem Khan, Saqib Khan and Ahmad Jaafar walked away with the Khanjar Trophy with a 2-1 win against Nine Grains.
aheem Khan lost 11-1, 11-4, 11-5 against Will Jones, only to see Saqib Khan beat Waqas Hanif 11-5, 11-5, 11-8 and Jaafar get past Murtaza 11-3, 11-1, 11-3.
"This event keeps on improving with each year," Joe Gargaro, general manager of DCC said.
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