ASBA to Hold Technical Meeting in December

Oct 23, 2025

American Sports Builders Association Technical Meeting The American Sports Builders Association, which includes the Indoor Sports Surfaces Division formed by sports flooring contractors in 2023, will host its Technical Meeting Dec. 2–5 in San Antonio, Texas.

The event also marks the association's 60th anniversary. It will include 30 concurrent sessions across each division (Courts, Tracks, Indoor Sports Surfaces and Fields), an exhibit hall and trade show, networking functions and more.

Registration information, the schedule of events and hotel information can be viewed here.

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The Usefulness Of The Floating Wood Floor System

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As26 Fundamentals Floating Floor

The Usefulness Of The Floating Wood Floor System

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Angry Customers, a Blizzard and Time To Think

'Pacha Cosmopolitanism Overtime,' 2022 Paint, gold leaf, and silver leaf on wood. Commissioned by Delta Air Lines in partnership with the Queens Museum, New York. Courtesy the Ronny Quevedo and Alexander Gray Associates, New York © 2025 Ronny Quevedo

Massive Sports Floor Artwork Celebrates Migrants at LGA

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The Usefulness Of The Floating Wood Floor System

Floating wood floor systems are fast to install and may be installed over many types of subfloors—just keep these caveats in mind.

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Sports Flooring

Angry Customers, a Blizzard and Time To Think

With extremely low humidity, the maple court we had installed had dried out, leaving gaps between the boards and, in some areas, cracking and chipping paint. Now we had a very unhappy customer!

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Sports Flooring

Massive Sports Floor Artwork Celebrates Migrants at LGA

Within the bustling environment of LaGuardia Airport hangs a striking 45-by-15-foot wooden gym floor, stretching up three stories. The piece, titled “Pacha Cosmopolitanism Overtime,” is part of a series by New York artist Ronny Quevedo.

'Pacha Cosmopolitanism Overtime,' 2022 Paint, gold leaf, and silver leaf on wood. Commissioned by Delta Air Lines in partnership with the Queens Museum, New York. Courtesy the Ronny Quevedo and Alexander Gray Associates, New York © 2025 Ronny Quevedo

Introducing the Winners of the 2025 WFB Design Awards

Each winner of the 2025 WFB Design Awards exhibits dedication and passion for wood flooring craftsmanship. These award-winning projects showcase the achievements of wood flooring pros and their unique visions that transform flooring into works of art.

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Sports Flooring

Wood Flooring Q&A: How Much Gym Floor Expansion Do I Need?

I am going to be installing my first gym floor. How much expansion do we need at the walls? Wood floor expert Howard Brickman answers this question.

When gym flooring is tight against the walls, either there wasn’t enough expansion space to begin with, or site conditions have caused the flooring to swell.

Sports Flooring

Gym Floor Manufacturers Discuss the Technologies that Make a Playing Surface Safe

Can you imagine the injury rate among athletes if all gymnasium sports were played on concrete? In fact, they are, but it’s what flooring manufacturers put between the concrete substrate of a gymnasium and the athlete that allows for safe and...

NBA Announces Glass LED Court for 2024 All-Star Events

The NBA has unveiled a state-of-the-art full video LED court, developed by ASB GlassFloor, that will be used for NBA All-Star 2024 events taking place at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis, Ind.

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Sports Flooring

Readers Share Favorite Gym Flooring Projects From Summer 2023

WFB asked followers on Facebook to share some of their favorite gym flooring projects from over the summer.

Shawn Lawrence submitted this piece as a favorite gym flooring project completed over the summer of 2023.

‘That’s a First’: Protruding Nail in Basketball Court Pauses Big 12 Tournament Game

A nail sticking up from the court became an unwelcome point guard at a Big 12 Tournament Game March 9.

Fox Sports Programming Editor Simon Gibbs Tweeted a photo of the protruding nail as shown on ESPN March 9.

College Basketball Game Delayed Due to Crooked Court Assembly

A college basketball game between Vermont and Maine was delayed after it was discovered the portable basketball court was assembled incorrectly.

Arena staff reassemble the court after the baseline was discovered to be crooked prior to tipoff.

Sports Flooring

From Start to Finish: How We Did This Gym Floor

There’s a lot that goes into creating a modern gym floor, but it’s still very much an art. Beth Stalker of Stalker Sports Floors explains, step-by-step, what goes into creating one of their gym floors.

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Sports Flooring

Massive Ice-Gray Court Tests Every Facet of Pro’s Skills

Lately, Luis Perez of Hero Flooring is focusing on doing courts that mean something beyond the hardwood—like this one for MOKAN, a Nike-sponsored elite youth basketball program.

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