How to Go Above and Beyond Standards to Protect Athletes and Spectators
Basketball backstops can weigh thousands of pounds. That’s a lot of weight hanging above your head in the gym. While there are no governing standards for suspending gymnasium equipment, the safety of athletes and spectators is our top priority. Here are five ways we...
Custom Gym Equipment Creates Multipurpose Sports Center
Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of St. Bernard Parish’s 33-acre Val Riess Recreation Complex in Chalmette, Louisiana. Originally a soccer and softball complex, a multi-purpose building was added during the recovery from the hurricane that struck in 2005. For several...
Four Times Draper Grabbed the Rebound
What do Draper and Wilt Chamberlain have in common? We’re both great at rebounding! If you’re not familiar with basketball, a rebound is when someone grabs the basketball in the air after a missed shot. On this day in 1960, Wilt Chamberlain grabbed 55 rebounds in a...
Which Backstop Do I Need?
Every athletic facility is different. Building footprint, ceiling height, equipment location, and ceiling structure changes from project to project. To deal with this reality, Draper custom designs and manufactures superstructure for each unit to match with the...
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