Indoor Basketball Court Flooring | Basketball Flooring

Tarkett Sports offers a variety of basketball flooring to fit the needs of any facility and level of competition

Whether it is a competitive court for professionals or a gymnasium for student athletes, it is important that basketball floors have optimal friction (surface finish effect), ball rebound, and provide a degree of shock absorption (force reduction).

Overview

Aside from performance characteristics, decisions about basketball floors often depend on the answers to several key questions:

Will the court be used for other activities or basketball exclusively?

Some basketball floors need to accommodate other sports and non-sporting activities. If that is the case, a resilient sports surface may be the best gym floor option. Since protective coverings are not a necessity, these surfaces typically require less effort in transitioning to other activities. Omnisports, PolyTurf Pad and Pour, and LinoSport represent this type of basketball flooring. On the other hand, if the floor is dedicated almost exclusively to basketball, a maple hardwood court such as ClutchCourt might be the right choice.

What resources are available for floor maintenance and protection?

In choosing any basketball floor, it is important to budget lifetime maintenance costs along with the cost of the flooring. Maple hardwood courts require a slightly greater degree of maintenance if the form of refinishing. It is also highly recommended that some form of protective covering is also purchased. Resilient surfaces such as vinyl, linoleum, or rubber do not typically require refinishing, however the ease of cleaning varies based on surface texture.

How important is competitive consistency? Is it necessary that the home court be similar to away courts?

The simple fact is that most competitive level basketball courts are maple hardwood systems. To some, having a team play on the same type of court at home as well as away is beneficial. To others, this factor is less important than the performance characteristics. However, it is important to note that area-elastic hardwood floors are highly individual regardless of the manufacturer or system type. This means that even though two courts are made of the same material from the same manufacturer, they will still be unique in regard to performance characteristics.

How important is a “traditional” basketball floor?

Going back to the beginning of the game, hardwood courts are the traditional flooring for basketball. If this is an important consideration, maple flooring like Tarkett Sports’ ClutchCourt is the right choice. If you are open to any surface, resilient flooring such as Omnisports, PolyTurf Pad and Pour, or LinoSport offer a high quality basketball floor with some exceptional benefits.

Products

OMNISPORTS ACTIVE+

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OMNISPORTS PUREPLAY

Highly Recommended

OMNISPORTS MULTI-USE

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OMNISPORTS HPL

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OMNISPORTS SPEED

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POLYTURF PLUS PAD AND POUR

Highly Recommended

LP ANCHOR PANEL VERT

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LP PANEL VERT

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PERFORMANCE VERT

Highly Recommended

POWERFORWARD ANCHOR VERT

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POWERFORWARD VERT

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PERFORMANCE CORE

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PERFORMANCE ANCHOR

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FLEXLOCK PANEL

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TRAINER 3

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LP SLEEPER

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LP SLEEPER ANCHOR

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Featured Installations

Chili Community Center

LOCATION: ROCHESTER, NY
INSTALLED IN: 2020
SIZE: 30,000 SQ. FT
PRODUCT: POLYTURF PLUS PAD AND POUR
APPLICATIONS: BADMINTON, MULTI-SPORT GYMNASIUM, BASKETBALL, PICKLEBALL