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New GYM floor/INDOOR PROBLEM

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Whistle

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Nov 25, 2002, 6:22:45 PM11/25/02
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HELP!!!
Any suggestions or ideas for avoiding the "New Gym Floor" problem with
rifles and sabers...running a contest?...

This year a brand new floor was installed... A.D. doesn't like dropping
rifles or sabers... "might dent the floor"

RaiderRegi

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Nov 25, 2002, 7:07:56 PM11/25/02
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we have the same problem! Basketball team wants a pep band...too bad....
"scratch my back, we'll scratch yours"....

Reelsweet706

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Nov 25, 2002, 7:56:09 PM11/25/02
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We have the EXACT same problem!!! Don't know what to do either

Millennium

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Nov 25, 2002, 8:51:50 PM11/25/02
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We have that too but here is what we do...

We buy (not cheap but...) the heavy rubberized elctrical tape. Not just
regular tape but thick tape and we put it on all of our equipment. It is
black but you just tape over that with white tape or color of choice and
no one can tell.

Again it is not cheap but we found it keeps us on our gym floor without
hurting the floor or making anyone mad.

For our show we have (usually my diretor of bands) check every (yes
every single piece of equipment) brought into our school. He ensures
that there is nothing that can damage the floor.

Knock on wood we have been successful with this method.

Hope it works for you...

By the way, looking at the box that the tape comes in...

Yellow, orange and red box by 3M corp.
Scotch 130C
Linerless Rubber
Splicing Tape

Best of luck!

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Millennium

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Nov 25, 2002, 8:53:41 PM11/25/02
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PS - Spanish style sabres get tricky with the hilt. But if you do it
right you can use the same tape to protect that from doing floor damage!

:-)

David A. Parsons

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Nov 26, 2002, 12:28:02 AM11/26/02
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There are many ways to try to prevent damage but sometimes it's inevitable.
The Equipment check is of vital importance to make sure all the props and
equipment is well padded. Make sure that this requirement is listed in a
contest packet so that all participating ensembles know.

What some circuits do, MEPA for one, is use a thicker weight cover at all
their competition sites. It's installed the night before or earlier in the
day. Has a center line and front boundary line taped on along with timing
lines (Also used for most WGI competitions as well. This won't 100% protect
a floor from dings but with that tarp and the competitor's tarps along with
well protected equipment, you really can't do much better.

I find these situations funny sometimes. Not because I don't think the floor
should be protected but I have worked in 2 schools where they either had a
new field house and/or a resurfaced floor... wouldn't let the guard or drum
line or even band rehearse in them because they didn't want us to scuff or
ding the floor yet they have P.E. with wiffle-ball, wheel out metal stands
for Valleyball nets, have inclement weather softball and baseball practice
on the floors with NO regard for it's surface. It's just kinda funny to
me...

Dave

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David A. Parsons

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Nov 26, 2002, 2:35:31 AM11/26/02
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One thing I forgot to mention is that I believe there are some places that
will rent floor coverings like these. You could buy something that would
cover the entire Gym floor but because of the thicker material, it would be
very expensive. Search for Vinyl Floor Coverings. There may actually be a
link in this newsgroup somewhere.

Dave

David A. Parsons
Drill Design and Instruction

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mike v

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Nov 27, 2002, 1:30:53 PM11/27/02
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You might want to post this in the rec.arts.marching.colorguard
newsgroup also. I'm sure you can get lots of good advice there.

mike v

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Kim

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Nov 27, 2002, 7:26:49 PM11/27/02
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1., tape all the equipment; 2., advise all competing units well in advance of
the new floor; 3., get a school administrator on your side! Last time I checked
those floors belong to EVERYONE who uses the gym, not just the Athletic Dept.!!
This is a common problem everywhere.
KIM
Winterguard/Marching Band Adjudicator
VE, GE, ME

"Everything comes and goes,
Pleasure moves on too early and
trouble leaves too slow.."
Joni Mitchell

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