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A First-Class Facility, From The Ground Up the best playing surface available for it," said Gallina. Since the facility serves an average of 300 By Carolyn A. Smith teams – thousands of players – every month during the indoor playing season that hen it comes to the Total Sports Experience facility, Andy stretches from October through April, providing a physically appealing experience Gallina is practically a one-man and a safer turf was a "must." Gallina also band. Since he's the developer, owner and knew that the surface needed to be highly operator of the new indoor Rochester, New durable to withstand so much traffic. York sports recreation and entertainment After doing extensive homework, facility, everything about it represents him Gallina decided on AstroPlay®, a synthetic personally. And with his reputation riding turf ideally suited to the needs of different on it, he decided to do everything first-class, players – soccer, lacrosse, field hockey and from the construction of the roof to the football. Grass-like in its appearance and "grass" on the indoor fields. playability, AstroPlay® is equivalent in Settled on 45 acres and surrounded by performance to the best natural grass emerald soccer fields and neatly kept systems in the world. Because the surface is baseball diamonds, Gallina's 115,000 square composed of millions of polyethylene fibers foot indoor facility includes a fitness center, that are specially manufactured and tufted to a lounge, a 10,000 square foot mezzanine provide a non-abrasive surface, it also allows with recreational basketball courts, and four for injury-free slides across it and lower indoor playing fields, including one boardtraction levels, qualities coveted by many less, one practice and two boarded fields. athletes. Although it may seem counterSo, when it came time to choose the surfacintuitive, low traction levels are actually safer ing for those indoor playing fields, he for players, since a more slippery surface, wanted a product that not only provided a within certain limits, is less likely to strain visually appealing playing experience, but knees and ankles. also a physically appealing one. "AstroPlay® has a lot of good qualities, "This is the biggest and best multi-sport and I'm seeing our customers benefiting facility in this part of the state, so I wanted W We Build More Indoor Athletic Facilities from them," Gallina explained. "The rubber infill that was added to the surfacing has helped players avoid impact injuries." Since the fields are used for such roughand-tumble sports as football, the shockabsorbing properties of the flooring had to accommodate those needs. Particularly in football, falling down is an important part of game activity, and the sport is one of the only ones in which players often cannot break their falls with their hands, so shock absorbency was an important safety consideration. The rubber infill Gallina selected add shock absorbency to help players avoid impact injuries. The small rubber granules, which are brushed into the fibers of the field, settle between and under the fibers to Than Any Other Organization In The World! add cushioning and help soften impacts. The Total Sports Experience facility opened in February and its fields have been under near-constant use since then, so, with his reputation and livelihood so much on the line, has AstroPlay® lived up to Gallina's expectations? Would he choose the product again or recommend it to other facilities, whether indoor or outdoor? "I wanted to work with the leader in the industry, and that's what I found AstroPlay® to be. And working with the best has paid off." And with that, Gallina happily resumes the oversight of his enterprise, because with everything from the roof trusses to the "grass" on his fields now taken care of, the business of running his sports facility is almost like fun and games. WWW.ASTROPLAYINDOOR.COM We do the complete game for indoors! Start to finish turnkey installation. Our in-house design group can help you build your dream facility. Imagine a low maintenance, durable, soft, beautifully lush surface designed specifically for multisport areas with the industry's most dependable warranty. Call 1-800-580-8873 today for more information! E-mail: info@astroplayindoor.com Installation at Cornaredo Stadium in Lugano, Switzerland 701 Leander Drive • Leander, Texas 78641 Telephone: (512) 259-0080 • Fax: (512) 260-2956 E-mail: info@astroplayindoor.com M A ADE IN M E ICA R ® AstroPlay and SW are registered trademarks of SOUTHWEST Recreational Industries, Inc.