Long Jump Surfaces

We at Long Jump Surfaces can help you get what you need - no matter what level, as athletes deserve top-quality surfaces for their sporting facilities. We can offer you all these and more without it costing you an arm and a leg. 

Athletics tracks and long jump surfaces are very popular at primary school, high school, universities and sports clubs. Therefore, it's essential to have these surfaces installed to the highest standard.s.

We are Long Jump Surfaces, and our expert team have completed many projects to install and maintain long jump facilities of various sizes with specialist sand landing pits in a range of specifications. 

If you'd like more information about installing long jump surfaces, our friendly and experienced team is here to help.

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Design Specification for Jumping Track surfaces

There are a few different design specifications for jumping track surfaces to choose from such as polymeric rubber, needlepunch and sand pits.

When you have the long jump runway facility installed; each surface type has individual qualities which are better suited to different projects, such as, compact athletic facilities.

• Polymeric Rubber

  • The polymeric rubber surface is the most traditional for athletics tracks and long jump surfaces, such high jump fans. It's made up of polymeric EPDM rubber crumb, which is mixed together with a binder and laid out onto a sub base. The sub-base is made up of a layer of angular stones and macadam, which creates a stable foundation for the long jump runway surfacing.

• Needlepunch Synthetic Turf

  • This fibre bonded artificial grass material is woven together and infilled with silica sand to create a durable and hard-wearing surface. The needle punch synthetic turf is popular with primary schools and secondary schools jumping tracks' and compact facilities. It provides a more comfortable landing surface to prevent injury from trips and falls when young children use the facility. You can also choose from several colour options and rainbow designs with this particular specification, making the long jump runway, even more engaging for kids.

• Sand Pit

  • The landing sand pits are an important part of the full long jump facility installation It provides a safe surface for athletes to land on and gives accurate distance scores once the jump has been completed. Washed and dried silica sand is used in our landing sand pit areas, and the area size may be altered to meet the requirements of each project. For more information on our sand pit options for long jumps, please click here http://www.longjump.org.uk/sand-pit/ Rubber edgings can also be installed around the perimeter of the sand pit to enhance the safety qualities of the local facility.

Each long runway installation project varies in design, area size and budget, and we can help you customise the whole process to make sure you get the best end product for primary schools, secondary schools, clubs or compact athletic facilities.

We can provide world class surfaces for your athletics facilities. Whether you're into women's long jump, men's long jump, or you're training to better your approach run or landing phase, or if you simply want to try and jump as far as you can, we have just the thing for you. 

So, if you're looking to create a versatile and sustainable area for your school, please contact us so we can offer an idea of the costs for your project.

Construction of Long Jumps Near Me

The construction of long jumps usually follows a similar process. However, every project varies slightly, and no two jobs are the same.

The installation starts with excavating the existing area and preparing the ground, a geotextile membrane is laid out to stop the growth of weeds and contaminations, and then the sub base is put down.

The sub-base for a polymeric long jump runway will include a layer of angular stones and then a layer of macadam. A needle punch runway could have the same sub base system or just have the angular stones without the macadam. We will also install a long jump pit located at the end of the runway and provides athletes with a safe place to land their jump.

The polymeric surface is made by pouring it out onto the sub base and leaving it to dry, whereas the needle punch synthetic turf will be rolled out, similarly to a carpet, and then secured at the edges. Line markings can be applied to both surface specifications so that the facility and surrounding areas may be used for both long and triple jump events at different distances.

AAA Sports Organisation

You may come across the AAA Sports Organisation when looking into the athletics sector; the AAA is known as Amateur Athletic Association. It is the original governing body for athletics and was around before UK Athletics.

The group continues to exist to stand for the volunteer area of the sport but not to govern. In addition, various educational institutions and other Great Britain organisations work together with the Amateur Athletic Association.

Furthermore, The AAA holds national championships, these competitions will help with the development of younger athletes. The AAA has produced these competitions to act as development tools for grassroots and help youngsters develop in the future.

A second duty presented to the Amateur Athletic Association is safeguarding the history of the particular sport.

Top-level athletes are often rewarded with exceptional and historical medals and trophies by the governing body. In addition, many people closest to you are becoming interested in compact sports due to work carried out by this group. To find out more about AAA organisation, please complete the contact form provided.

National Athletic Competitions

The Amateur Athletic Association holds National athletic competitions to increase the involvement in children’s sports and athletics clubs. In addition, sports products and sponsorships are often financed by the organisation because they give cash to events like the National Championships whenever possible.

UK Athletics and British Athletics are the governing authorities to this sport; however, Amateur Athletic Association stands for volunteering.

The AAA creates new track and field standards for various sports activities every year, which is then submitted.

These kinds of requirements depend on the results of past events and generate four unique grades that the greatest sports athletes get categorised into. The overall performance standards for the sports and athletics events are compiled by databases of information collected through the years, and this is revised every two years.

These standards are awarded to children with badges along with certificates.

Plaques are also given out by the Amateur Athletic Association to kids who achieve Grade 1, which improves the number of people participating in athletics. In addition, small grants or loans are available to young people looking to take up a career in athletics by the AAA Charity for the Young.

Compact Long Jump Surfaces Near Me

Many sports clubs and schools have started to have more cost-effective, compact athletics facilities constructed for sports. However, many young people do not get the opportunity to engage in athletics because schools and colleges find it difficult to have high-quality sporting areas like long-jump tracks with a sand pit option installed, which are commonly found in leisure centres.

This may often be because of limited space outside or a lack of available funds for the school.

In some establishments, compact long jump surfaces and sports facilities are now being developed and built in smaller sizes to match restricted spending budgets and be more cost-effective. They are also designed to improve the FUNdamental sporting motion skills of run, jump and throw.

These long jump facilities enhance the kids' running, jumping and throwing, and even multiple activity participation in athletics in academic institutions. Running tracks, jumping run ups, and discus circles are some favoured facilities that can be fitted. In addition, multi-activity areas can be achieved by setting up a single track; this can be used for long-jump, relay races, hurdles and many others.

Both primary and secondary schools that cannot get a full-sized track make a fantastic alternative much less expensive and take up significantly less room. For more details on athletics, please click here http://www.longjump.org.uk/athletics/

When someone completely enjoys performing a certain activity such as long-jump, a triple jump run or discus, they can progress onto professional clubs inside the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, there are not many facilities that target people at the beginners level, making young children unwilling to participate in athletics.

Little ones need to participate in sports at a young age - KS One and Two - and carry on through KS Three and KS Four. A new sports and athletics model has been produced by UKA, permitting small children to access sports and athletics areas.

The newest model could be constructed in vibrant colours to appeal to younger people and is also more cost-effective, meaning it is a fantastic entry-level sports facility for academic institutions.

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Size and Dimensions

Considering that the specification and design of compact facilities could be altered, near enough, any club or school can have one put in. A lot of establishments tend to get long jump runways in addition to high-jump fans put in within their compact facility.

We're able to adjust the size and dimensions of each construction to fit the available space on site.

The flexible design of compact sports and athletics facilities ensures that they are highly relevant to various situations. To find out about athletic areas, please visit this page http://www.longjump.org.uk/area/. For many projects, existing sports and playgrounds could be developed in educational institutions to produce a far more diverse sporting provision.

Children of every school key stages can benefit from personal growth when learning additional skills through distinct sporting activities.

More young people may be motivated to participate in the new sporting activities if they have a high quality and attractive facility readily available for them to use. Moreover, for almost any nearby school looking to reduce costs and stick inside a spending budget, the compact recreational products present an amazing option.

In terms of FUNdamental skills of athletics, a lot more kids are capable of learning and practising jogging, jumping plus throwing through a range of activities.

What Long Jump Surface Works Best? 

Polymeric rubber crumb is the most prevalent surfacing type for athletics long jump sports centres.

This surface is composed of a large number of EPDM rubberised granules that have been linked together. This is the ideal surface type for various sports since it provides both stability and an excellent playing surface.

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The main target for UKA is to motivate kids and young people to engage with sporting activities together with athletics, which is why these kinds of facilities are essential. This is developed even more by hosting IAAF and IPC World Championships in London in 2017.

By enabling young children to utilise the compact facilities, sports athletes have a greater chance to improve their abilities and move into professional athletics clubs because of this.

To find out more details about the long jump runway specifications and construction, as well as the funding opportunities available for schools please take a look around the rest of our website or feel free to contact us.