Official governing body of international basketball approves SnapSports products for tournament use.

Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) January 25, 2010 — SnapSports, Inc. has received Associate status from FIBA, The official international governing body of basketball, basketball flooring  for use in officially sanctioned events. Also known as the International Basketball Federation, FIBA granted SnapSports Associate Manufacturer status on December 31, 2009.

Earning Associate Manufacturer status requires suppliers to pass equipment standards tests defined by FIBA’s official Approval Program. Manufacturers must also have international distribution networks to assure worldwide availability of their products.

“We put a lot of effort into meeting FIBA’s standards and we’re glad it’s paid off. Being recognized as an FIBA Associate Manufacturer is another reminder that our floors are built for competition at even the highest levels” said Jeremiah Shapiro, Director of Product Development for SnapSports.

Founded in 1932, FIBA is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the official governing body of basketball.

Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) January 2, 2010 — The first ever Big Apple Team Handball (http://www.usateamhandball.org) Tournament will be held on January 2nd through the 3rd and will feature US National Club champions, New York City Team Handball, in a game against a star-studded cast of European professionals. The six-team tournament will feature five of Germany’s top professional teams and is being held in the US to build awareness of the sport.

Team handball, as it’s known in the US, is played in 159 nations by 39 million people. It is an Olympic sport which bares more in common with soccer and basketball than American handball. Teams of seven players play two 30 minutes halves and attempt to get a ball, about 8″ in diameter, past a goalkeeper. Games often score into the 30s.

Games will be played on a custom “ShockTower” surface by SnapSports, the official flooring provider for USA Team Handball. SnapSports will install a 9,176 square foot court 2 days before the tournament. The event, to be held at Park West High School in Manhattan, will consist of two-day tournament capped by an all-star game featuring Germany’s best players against the US National champions.

SnapSports Inc. was awarded two US patents for their DuraCourt and BounceBack sports surfaces. The first patent covers the multi-level, slip-resistant surface of the DuraCourt flooring. The second applies to the lateral locking and Dual Suspension® systems of the BounceBack flooring.

“We believe we make the best modular sports flooring available today. Our unique patented designs have exceeded the expectations of our customers all over the world,” said Jorgen Moller, CEO of SnapSports.

BounceBack, a ¾” flooring system, has the highest shock-absorption rating of any modular sports tile. Its ShockLock® and Dual Suspension® systems allow for greater impact stability and support heavier rolling loads. The under-structure of the BounceBack provides a “cush” effect and increases ball response in sports like basketball and volleyball.

DuraCourt, a 5/8″ tall outdoor modular sports surface, is more rigid and impact stable for multi-sport games like inline hockey and tennis.

SnapSports®, the world’s largest manufacturer of premium athletic surfacing and game courts, will introduce their BounceBack ShockTower® court surfaces to the parks and recreation industry at the 2009 Recreation and Park Association’s Annual Congress.

The event will be held in downtown Salt Lake’s Salt Palace  Convention Center. A half court basketball court will be featured in the center’s reception area and a full outdoor court will be displayed outside the convention area.

“We make it our mission to stay on the leading edge of our industry. When we were asked feature or ShockTower basketball courts at this year’s NRPA, we were not only honored, but felt it was a great opportunity to exhibit our advancements to a leading advocacy organization like the NRPA,” said Jorgen Moller, CEO of SnapSports®.

The NRPA Congress begins today and runs through Saturday.

About National Recreation and Park Association
Founded in 1965 through the merger of five national organizations, the NRPA is dedicated to the advancement of public parks and recreation.

SnapSports® Game Courts & Athletic Surfaces Installs a Multi-Game Court for Jameer Nelson of the
Orlando Magic.

SnapSports® today announced the completion of two
high-profile court installations. The clients, Jameer Nelson, All-Star point guard for the Orlando Magic, and his agent
Steve Mountain, each took receipt of custom multi-sport game courts.
Nelson’s 10,000 square foot, fully enclosed, court includes a 17,000 watt lighting system, a custom 80 foot long batting
cage, and markings for over fourteen different games. Mountain’s 5400 square foot enclosed court includes a “dasher
board” system for inline roller hockey. The courts were installed in six days by a crew of seven SnapSports employees.
“SnapSports is honored to have been selected to provide such high profile clients with our athletic surfacing. All of us
at SnapSports love being apart of so many families and we strive to do so everyday,” says Jorgen Moller, SnapSports
CEO.
Nelson plays point guard for the NBA’s Orlando Magic. At Saint Joseph’s University, he became a star of men’s college
basketball. More recently, he was a member of the 2009 NBA All-Star Team, sharing the honor with Magic teammates
Howard and Rashard Lewis.

SnapSports® today announced the completion of two high-profile court installations. The clients, Jameer Nelson, All-Star point guard for the Orlando Magic, and his agent Steve Mountain, each took receipt of custom multi-sport game courts.

SnapSports is honored to have been selected to provide such high profile clients with our athletic surfacing. All of us at SnapSports love being apart of so many families and we strive to do so everyday
Nelson’s 10,000 square foot, fully enclosed, court includes a 17,000 watt lighting system, a custom 80 foot long batting cage, and markings for over fourteen different games. Mountain’s 5400 square foot enclosed court includes a “dasher board” system for inline roller hockey. The courts were installed in six days by a crew of seven SnapSports employees.

“SnapSports is honored to have been selected to provide such high profile clients with our athletic surfacing. All of us at SnapSports love being apart of so many families and we strive to do so everyday,” says Jorgen Moller, SnapSports CEO.

Nelson plays point guard for the NBA’s Orlando Magic. At Saint Joseph’s University, he became a star of men’s college basketball. More recently, he was a member of the 2009 NBA All-Star Team, sharing the honor with Magic teammates Howard and Rashard Lewis.

Salt Lake City, Utah (PRWEB) July 17, 2009 — SnapSports, the industry leading manufacturer and provider of premium modular sports surfacing and game courts, was the premier championship flooring for this year’s Volleyball Festival championship games played in the US Air Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.

We are very pleased to have worked with the SnapSports team and to have players from around the world play on the SnapSports surface during our 26th year of the festival
We can’t express how thrilled we are to be apart of this world class event. To have our athletic surfaces chosen as the championship court for the Volleyball Festival tournament is a tremendous testament to the quality and high performance features of our sports flooring

Every year since 1984, Festival Sports has put on the largest volleyball tournament in the world, Volleyball Festival. This year over 500 teams from around the world, consisting of girls ranging in age from 12-18 came together for 2 weeks to play thousands of games on hundreds of courts. “We can’t express how thrilled we are to be apart of this world class event. To have our athletic surfaces chosen as the championship court for the Volleyball Festival tournament is a tremendous testament to the quality and high performance features of our sports flooring,” said Jorgen Moller - CEO SnapSports.

The SnapSports surface the athletes competed on is the industry’s most advanced suspended modular sports flooring. The BounceBack® ShockTower™ surface has multi-patent design features including the new ShockTower™, the resilient shock technology which offers excellent impact control and rolling support for added player safety and superior ball response.

AAU had a “court vision” for their championship tournament and SnapSports Game Courts & Athletic Surfaces arrives with a slam dunk!

The 20th Annual Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Memorial Day Weekend Invitational and National Qualifier Tournament will be played at the Reno Convention Center May 23rd-25th. Players will compete on the multi-patented SnapSports Indoor BounceBack® surface and the newly unveiled Indoor BounceBack ShockTower™ surface. SnapSports will provide 25 courts for the event. T

he AAU is one of the largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. Over 500 teams of boys and girls, ages eight to seventeen, will compete in this weekend’s tournament.

“I am extremely excited to have SnapSports as our title sponsor and to have them providing premium sports flooring for our event. At a recent AAU qualifier tournament we heard so many positive comments about the additional cushion and ball response on the SnapSports surfaces,” says Matt Williams, AAU President of the Pacific Region and Tournament Director.

“SnapSports is delighted to be providing the official playing surface for this exciting national tournament,” said CEO Jorgen Moller . He continued, “Our BounceBack® playing surface is a state of the art high-impact polymer surface engineered to give athletes the highest level of performance

With SnapSports® accepting a seat on the USA Team Handball National Board of Directors and providing its premium sports flooring system in customized red-white-and-blue for USA Team Handball’s signature events,they have committed to a four-year comprehensive alliance with a great organization. The first competition to take place on “National Court” will be the 2009 Club Championships in Elgin, Illinois.

SnapSports Vice-President of Sales, Dan Wollman, is currently with the USA Team Handball directors and management at the 21st IHF World Championships in Zagreb Croatia, where he is hosting some of the company’s European distributors.

“Snapsports is excited to team up with USA Team Handball. We feel the sport has great potential for growth in the United States with the development plan and outstanding leadership they’ve assembled at USA Team Handball,” said Wollman. “As one of the most popular Olympic team sports, we knew it was important for our company to establish a strong relationship and global presence with the U.S. national governing body. We look forward to getting world class athletes of this exciting sport on our new Bounceback® ShockTower® suspended game courts.”

SnapSports’ multi-patent athletic surfaces simply “snap” together and assemble easily in just a few hours. The flooring provides both lateral and vertical “give” - reducing injuries to athletes. SnapSports is a worldwide leader in residential and commercial athletic surfaces. SnapLock Industries and its SnapSports®, RaceDeck®, DuraGrid® and SnapLock® brands have been recognized among Utah’s 100 leading companies and as one of America’s fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine. CEO, Jorgen Moller, was also among Utah’s Entrepreneur of the Year finalists in 2008.

“SnapSports is providing a top performing state-of-the-art product that handball enthusiasts instantly recognize and appreciate,” said Steve Pastorino, general manager of USA Team Handball. “Additionally, they have pledged to open doors for us to thousands of clients across America with SnapSports’ athletic courts - places where handball can quickly develop a following. In return, we will collaborate with their sales force to introduce them to new domestic and international markets.”