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Basketball Manitoba Optimum Basketball Facility Specifications
Information is provided by Basketball Manitoba for an ideal basketball facility build and has been approved by the Basketball Manitoba Board of Directors, Technical Committee and Provincial Council.

Size of Playing Surface 92 feet long x 50 feet wide (28m long x 15m wide) measured from the inner edge of the boundary lines
Minimum 6.5 feet (2 meters) from the edge of the outer boundary lines to any wall or obstruction with ideally 15 feet (4.5 meters) along one of the
Space Around Court sidelines for spectator space. These numbers represent MINIMUMS. If additional space is available, especially on the end lines, it should be
utilized
Permanent 'floating' hardwood flooring with a sub-floor (top wood is ideally engineered maple). A recommended supplier and installer in
Floor Type
Manitoba is Big Sky Enterprises in Headingley, MB at (204) 831-6601 or shawn.bigsky@shawbiz.ca
The floor markings must be of the same color (ideally black) for all basketball lines. Current FIBA floor markings include a 3 point line with a
Floor Markings University of Manitoba floor with
defined 'key' and a 'no charge semi-circle'. Current specifications found at http://fiba.basketballmanitoba.ca both sets of lines. Click Image to
Wall Padding Permanent mounted wall padding placed along each end line (2' thick x 16' wide x 6' tall) view at full resolution.

Full court basketball diagram with 2010 markings. Click

Height of Ceiling A minimum of 22 feet (7 meters) from floor surface to the lowest obstruction above image to view full specs

Lighting The playing court shall be adequately illuminated to ensure the safety of those participating using either Class II or Class III level standards

Number of Basketball Hoops 2 hoops permanently mounted 'full court' and 4 hoops 'cross court' for a total of 6 units
3.5 feet tall x 6 feet wide (1.05m x 1.8m) tempered non reflective glass, rectangle in shape with adequate padding (20mm thick) along the sides
Backboard Type
and bottom. Recommended manufacturers include Gared, Spalding, JayPro, Bison, Schelde and BPI.
Basketball Hoop Adjustability The backboard unit can range from 8-10 feet in height using a hand crank

Basketball Rim Made of solid steel (16mm thick), orange in color, with a diameter of 450mm and be 'break away' (pressure release) with encased torsion springs Standard gymnasium lighting

Wall padding under a ceiling mount

Basketball Net To be hung from the rim and made of an all white cord material basketball hoop
Scoreboard would feature, Time (00:00.0), Home Score & Team Fouls, Visitor Score & Team Fouls, 2 Bonus Lights, 4 Period Lights, 2
Scoreboard Features
Possession Arrows
Permanently mounted securely to the wall at least 15 feet from the ground along end line wall on the opposite side from bleachers at place best
Scoreboard Mounting
viewed by players and spectators
Shot Clocks Features Featuring very bright digits with a minimum of 9 inches (23 cm) in height, capable of ranging in time from 1-30 seconds

Shot Clock Mounting Mounted 10-12 feet from the surface along the end line wall, kitty-corner from each other and not obstructed by the backboards
Independent wireless controls for both the main game clock and shot clocks with the ability to be used from anywhere in the gym. The clock Rectangle shaped glass backboard with break-away rim Standard shot clock in red with
Clock Controller and netting game time in yellow lights
requires a standard 3' x 6' table, ideally with padding along the front and 2-3 chairs for the table officials to use.
Clock Horns The scoreboard and shot clock horns are to be loud enough to permeate a noisy gym and be distinct in sound from each other

Bleachers Seating in retractable or portable bleachers for a minimum of 100+ people

Team Benches 4 x 10 foot team benches (or alternative seating for 12 people per team) made from aluminum
Male & Female changing facilities in the gym area of approximate 200 square feet for 15+ people per room with an additional shower space for
Change Rooms
each gender including lockers and 2 team benches
A 100+ square foot lockable room just off the gymnasium for use by coaches before and after games. The room should also include a table and
Coaches Room Standard basketball scoreboard Mounting of the game and shot
four chairs. clock on the wall at the top left of
A 100+ square foot lockable room just off the gymnasium for use by referees before and after games, ideally with a single shower / washroom the ceiling mounted backboard
Officials Room
facility in addition to the space. The room should also include a table and four chairs.
A 100+ square foot lockable room just off the gymnasium for use by medical personnel. Room would include one trainer's table and have
Medical Room
storage and shelving space along with at least 2 electrical outlets.
Ideally 2 water fountains are located just outside the gym area away from the playing surface to avoid slipping accidents or water damage to the
Water Fountain
hardwood floor
Equipment Storage A 100+ square foot secure space for equipment should be available with good proximity to the court Retractable gymnasium bleachers Aluminum team bench

Marchants School Sport - http://www.marchants.com; Home Run Sports - http://www.homerunsports.com; Royal Stewart -
Local Suppliers
http://www.royalstewart.com;
As of April 1, 2011, Basketball Manitoba and the MHSAA are recommending new builds or floors undergoing refinishing to use BOTH sets of
2010 FIBA Court Markings (Page 7) lines from the 2008 and 2010 rulebooks including the new 16 foot (4.9m) wide rectangle restricted area (or 'key'), the original 'trapezoid' shaped
restricted area (or 'key'), the new 'no-charge semi-circle' and both 3 point lines (6.25m and 6.75m respectively). The 2008 lines are still currently
2008 FIBA Court Markings (Page 8)
in effect with an eventual transition to the new 2010 lines underway in the coming years.
Basketball Manitoba has a single copy of FIBA's 'Guide to Basketball Facilities', a 300 page book which goes into full detail on all of the above information and more. This boo University of Manitoba Investors Group Athletic Centre full court with both sets of floor lines
available to borrow upon request. (2008 & 2010). Click Image to view at full resolution
Use this link to help with your court line INTERACTIVE COURT
Basketball Manitoba, 145 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3B 2Z6, Phone (204) 925-5775, Email info@basketballmanitoba.ca, Web http://www.basketballmanitoba.ca coloring selections… LINE GENERATOR
 Basketball Floor Surfaces
Wood vs. Rubber

Basketball Manitoba and its Technical Committee strongly recommend that all gymnasiums, for all levels of basketball, use permanent ‘floating’
hardwood flooring with a sub-floor and a top wood of engineered maple. The long term advantages, for both the user and the facility, far
outweigh any alternative synthetic such as rubber or tile. Traditional basketball facilities, since the game’s invention in 1891, have used
hardwood surfaces. It is considered the flooring surface for the sport, for professional, university, high school, middle school, elementary school
and community centre based facilities.
A wood floor is a much more favorable playing surface for all court sports including basketball, volleyball and badminton. A wood floor is much
easier on the joints of the children and adults using the facility. It allows for improved shock absorption and reduces the chances of the ligament
and tendon injuries which are all too common on synthetic surfaces. In addition, wood floors provide a softer landing surface for all body parts
that may come into contact with the floor during play, practice, and competition. Today, with the increasing concerns relative to concussions,
there is no question that wood floors give greater protection to all users. Wood floors also portray a top-level professional feel to a facility. Not
only is wood a much more favorable playing surface for all users, it costs about half the amount of synthetic floors factored over the 80 years
that the average floor will last when compared to the 20-25 year average life span of synthetics.

Advantages of a Hardwood Floor ….

- a more traditional sports floor look which offers the truer bounce that players and coaches prefer
- the long-term durability of wood; 80 year life span if properly maintained
- players find that wood floors are much easier on their legs and provide greater shock absorption
- playing on harder surfaces like concrete, asphalt, rubber (tartan) and other synthetic surfaces with less absorption can lead to what is often
called “jumper’s knee” or patella tendonitis
- playing on floors with the extreme traction associated with synthetic / rubberized surfaces can lead to increases in ankle sprains, knee sprains,
“turf toe”, and other such injuries
- wood floors are easier to keep clean and sanitized compared to synthetic surfaces which are much more likely to grow the staph infections
and other dangerous bacteria associated with perspiration as these synthetic surfaces can provide an ideal environment for bacteria growth.

A recommended supplier and installer in Manitoba is Big Sky Enterprises in Headingley, MB at (204) 831-6601 or shawn.bigsky@shawbiz.ca

Cost Comparison of a Wood vs. a Rubber Surface

SURFACE TYPE WOOD RUBBER
Lifespan 80 years 25 years
Cost Per Square Foot (variable cost from supplier) $ 15.00 $ 13.00
Floor Size (see note below) 6240 6240
Initial Installation $ 93,600.00 $ 81,120.00
Over 80 Years $ 93,600.00 $ 243,360.00

WOOD MAINTENANCE
Wood Re-Varnish (recommend every 2 years) $ 1,200.00 each time
Over 80 years $ 48,000.00
Wood Re-Sanded and Lined (every 15 years) $ 10,000.00 each time
4 x every 15 re-sands / lines = 75 years $ 40,000.00
RUBBER MAINTENANCE
Rubber Lines Repainted (every 5-7 years) $ 3,500.00 each time
11 x 7 years lines repainted = 77 years $ 35,000.00
Rubber Removal $22,000
3 removals every 25 years = 75 years $66,000

Cleaning Wet mop Auto-Scrubber

Damage Repair Easier process Cuts easily, repairs can be ugly

TOTAL COST OVER 80 YEARS $ 181,600.00 $ 344,360.00 December-12

Please note that the above numbers are just estimates based on the current cost of materials and labour. Costs will fluctuate over a 25-80 year period due to
changing technologies, other options and inflation and are only used as an overall illustration of the cost differences.
Floor Size Math
Playing Surface = 50' x 94' = 4700 square feet
Playing Surface with min 5 foot buffer = 60' x 104' = 6240 square feet

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Additional Information
1. Shock Absorbency
Proper shock absorption should be considered highly important. As an athlete impacts a sports
surface, the impacting force is translated into two resultant forces: one absorbed by the floor and
the other returned to the athlete.

While hard surfaces such as concrete and asphalt provide little or no force reduction for the
athlete upon impact due to running or jumping, a safe sports floor system should absorb a
certain amount of these forces and are rated by the percentage of force reduction they provide as
compared to hard surfaces. For example, a sports floor with a force reduction value of 40 percent
will absorb 40 percent of the impact force and return 60 percent of that force to the athlete.

It is widely accepted in the indoor sports flooring industry that the minimal desired percentage is
50 percent. The general majority of wood gymnasium floors installed at the high school level and
above will meet this rating; however, there are exceptions. Contrast this to the general majority
of synthetic gym floors (rubber, urethane, PVC) installed over concrete, and their average
is closer to 30 percent. This is why nearly every athlete, coach, participant, and official will
acknowledge that synthetic floors are "harder" and "worse on my joints." This measurement is
widely tested according to the German Institute of Normalization or "DIN" standard. The harder
the athletic floor (concrete or asphalt being the worst), the more prone participants are to overuse
or repetition injuries.

2. Impact Attenuation
For the sake of this discussion, impact attenuation refers to the impact of a part of an athlete's
body part (head, shoulder, back, elbows, hands, and knees) with the surface. Athletic surfaces
can be grouped into two general categories in how their measurements of impact attenuation (and
to a lesser degree shock absorption) are determined: area elasticity and point elasticity.

Area elasticity refers to how well the floor surface will deform and absorb energy over the area
of the impact. For example, a concrete floor would transmit zero area elasticity, and a trampoline
would transmit tremendous area elasticity. The resulting impact attenuation would be very
low for concrete (all of the impact goes right back to the athlete's body) and very high for a
trampoline (the trampoline absorbs a substantial amount of the energy).

Cushioned wood athletic floors, like those found in most school gyms are area
elastic. Most synthetic floors, namely those installed directly on concrete, are not very area
elastic. Point elasticity refers to how well the floor absorbs and returns energy over a small
area ("soft underfoot"). For floor safety, soft under head, elbow, and knee is more relevant. The
challenge is that athletic surfaces need to be hard enough to dribble a ball, but soft enough to be
safe for falls. Wood gymnasium floor are less point elastic than synthetic floors. The resulting
impact attenuation for wood vs. synthetic floors is therefore very comparable.

Currently, indoor sports floors are not rated by any standard in the measurement of impact
attenuation. The school leader must therefore make their best decision based on the information
provided. Shock absorbency ratings are a good comparative measure. Additionally, the American
Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) has conducted studies on the impact attenuation of
surfacing materials with playground equipment. This study more directly reflects fall impacts
from playground equipment and is certainly not definitive for athletic floors, but it does bare
some relevance.

3. Surface Friction
Surface friction, often called the coefficient of friction or sliding coefficient, is used to measure
a floor's ability to control the sliding of athletes on its surface. For an indoor sports floor, the
surface friction must be high enough to prevent premature and uncontrollable sliding of athletes
on its surface, but also low enough to permit sliding off an extreme force.

Rotating and pivoting motions can create strain on an athlete's joints unless the floor has the
proper friction coefficients. The measurement is in Newtons, and the range for the proper range
is .5N to .7N. To contrast the ranges, ice equates to .1N and fly paper is .9N. Typically for wood
floors, surface friction is a direct function of the finish on the surface. For most types of synthetic
floors, the measurement is higher. The maintenance of any of these floors is critical and can
affect the measurements. This measurement is also tested according to the German Institute of
Normalization or "DIN" standard.

All three of these criteria should be carefully evaluated prior to the decision of choosing an
athletic floor type.