ASBA honors distinguished sports facilities
December 10, 2015
Ellicott City, MD – The American Sports Builders Association (ASBA), the national organization for builders and suppliers of materials for athletic facilities, has announced the winners of its annual awards. Awards are presented each year to facilities built by ASBA members, which best exemplify construction excellence.
Awards are presented in various categories: Tennis Courts, Running Tracks, Sports Fields, Indoor Facilities and Track and Field Facilities. Within some categories, there are divisions; for example, the Tennis Court category recognizes facilities in Indoor, Residential and Outdoor divisions.
Presentation of award plaques was made at the Technical Meeting, recently held in Scottsdale, Arizona. Projects are scored individually based on considerations such as layout and design, site work, drainage, base construction, surface, amenities, innovation and overall impression. Winning entries are those whose cumulative scores meet or exceed the standard.
Winning projects are as follows:
Distinguished Track Facilities
Distinguished Outdoor Track Facilities
Distinguished Track & Field Facility
Distinguished Tennis Facilities
Distinguished Outdoor Tennis Facilities
Distinguished Residential Tennis Facility
Distinguished Field Facilities
Single Field Facilities
Multiple-Field Facilities
Within each category, specific facilities were chosen from among all winning entries to represent the best of athletic facility construction. The winners were as follows:
TRACK DIVISION
Outstanding Outdoor Track Facility of the Year
Silver Award
Bronze Award
Outstanding Track and Field Facility of the Year
TENNIS DIVISION
Outstanding Outdoor Tennis Facility of the Year
Silver Award
Bronze Award
Outstanding Residential Tennis Facility of the Year
Silver Award
Bronze Award
FIELDS DIVISION
Outstanding Single-Field Facility of the Year
Silver Award
Bronze Award
Outstanding Multi-Field Facility of the Year
Silver Award
INDOOR DIVISION
Outstanding Indoor Tennis Facility of the Year
Outstanding Indoor Track Facility of the Year
The ASBA is a non-profit association helping designers, builders, owners, operators and users understand quality sports facility construction. The ASBA sponsors informative meetings, publishes newsletters, books and technical construction guidelines for both tennis courts and running tracks, and keeps its members aware of the latest developments in the industry. It also offers voluntary certification programs in tennis court, running track and sports field construction.
Available at no charge is a listing of all publications offered by the Association, as well as the ASBA’s Membership Directory. For information on the ASBA, as well as on its publications, activities and upcoming meetings, please contact the Association at 9 Newport Drive, Suite 200, Forest Hill, Maryland, 21050. The toll-free phone number is 866-501-ASBA, the local number is 410-730-9595, and the fax number is 410-730-8833. The ASBA also may be reached electronically via its website: sportsbuilders.org, or via e-mail at [email protected].