by RBR AdminThe American Sports Builders Association is a national organization for the builders and manufacterers of athletics facilities. I went to their conventions for many years before the pandemic, and enjoyed meeting the builders and learning about the proper ways to care for an athletics facility.
Mary Helen Sprecher is the editor of the ASBA and we thank the media goddess for her release on the top sports facilities of 2021.
Salesianum proposed track, photo by ABHA.com
ASBA Honors Distinguished Sports Facilities
Forest Hill, MD – The American Sports Builders Association (ASBA), the national organization for builders and suppliers of materials for athletic facilities, has announced the winners of its annual awards. Awards are presented each year to facilities built by ASBA members, which best exemplify construction excellence.
Awards are presented in various categories: Tennis Courts, Running Tracks, Sports Fields, Pickleball Facilities and Track & Field Facilities. Within some categories, there are divisions; for example, the Sports Field category recognizes single- and multiple-field facilities.
Winners of awards were announced at the Association’s 2021 Technical Meeting, presented from December 3-6 in Orlando, Florida.
Projects are scored individually based on considerations such as layout and design, site work, drainage, base construction, surface, amenities, innovation and overall impression. Winning entries are those whose cumulative scores meet or exceed the standard.
Winning projects are as follows:
SPORTS FIELDS
Distinguished Single Field Facilities
Clarkston High School
Clarkston, Michigan
GMB Architecture + Engineering
Delton Kellogg High School
Delton, Michigan
GMB Architecture + Engineering
Macomber Stadium
Central Falls, Rhode Island
Stantec Sport Group
Nicolet High School-Softball Stadium at Richard Maslowski Community Park
Glendale, Wisconsin
Rettler Corp.
Walsh University-Larry Staudt Field
North Canton, Ohio
Vasco Sports Contractors
Distinguished Facilities-Multi-Field
Batavia High School
Batavia, Ohio
Sportworks Design
Jonathan Law High School
Milford, Connecticut
BSC Group Inc.
Maryville University Lacrosse Field & Softball Field
St. Louis, Missouri
Byrne & Jones Sports Construction
Northeast Metropolitan Park
Pflugerville, Texas
Stantec Sport Group
Olson Sports Complex at District OR1 Public Schools
Palmyra, Nebraska
The Clark Enersen Partners
University of Maryland-Jones-Hill House, Performance Innovation Center
College Park, Maryland
SCG Fields LLC
Warren County Sports Park at Union Village
Lebanon, Ohio
Sportworks Design
TENNIS COURTS
Distinguished Facilities-Outdoor Tennis Courts
Albertville Tennis Complex
Albertville, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co. Inc.
Edgerton High School Tennis Facility
Edgerton, Wisconsin
Fred Kolkmann Tennis & Sport Surfaces LLC
Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch
Lakewood Ranch, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Fiddlesticks Country Club
Fort Myers, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Lisa and Douglas Goldman Tennis Center in Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, California
Vintage Contractors Inc.
Indian School Park Tennis Center
Scottsdale, Arizona
Elite Sports Builders
Jasper High School
Jasper, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co. Inc. & HNP LLC
Mason High School
Mason, Michigan
GMB Architecture + Engineering
Midtown Athletic Club
Weston, Florida
Fast-Dry Courts Inc. & 10-S Tennis Supply
Rockwood Summit High School Tennis Facility
Fenton, Missouri
Fred Kolkmann Tennis & Sport Surfaces LLC
Saddleback College Tennis Center
Mission Viejo, California
Zaino Tennis Courts Inc.
Sarah Vande Berg Tennis Center
Zephyrhills, Florida
Fast-Dry Courts Inc. & 10-S Tennis Supply
Wilbur Young Park
Blue Springs, Missouri
McConnell & Associates Corp.
Distinguished Facilities-Residential Tennis Courts
Bel Air Tennis Court
Bel Air, California
Zaino Tennis Courts Inc.
Grimes Residence
Dade City, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
RUNNING TRACKS
Distinguished Facilities-Outdoor Running Tracks
Cole Camp High School Athletic Complex
Cole Camp, Missouri
Fisher Tracks Inc.
Danbury High School
Danbury, Connecticut
ATT Sports Inc.
Loris High School
Loris, South Carolina
GeoSurfaces
Lowman-Walton Sports Complex at Sidney High School
Sidney, Montana
Fisher Tracks Inc.
Distinguished Facility-Indoor Running Track
City of Albuquerque Portable Indoor Track
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Robert Cohen Co. LLC/Sport Surfaces Distributing Inc.
TRACK & FIELD FACILITIES
Distinguished Facilities-Track & Field
Abessinio Stadium at Salesianum School
Wilmington, Delaware
Activitas Inc.
Avon High School
Avon, Connecticut
BSC Group Inc.
PICKLEBALL COURTS
Distinguished Facilities-Outdoor Pickleball Courts
EH Young Park
Riverside, Missouri
McConnell & Associates Corp.
Sicard Hollow Sports Complex
Vestavia Hills, Alabama
HNP LLC & Lower Bros. Co. Inc.
Timber Pines Community Association
Spring Hill, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Within each category, specific facilities were chosen from among all winning entries to represent the best of athletic facility construction. The winners were as follows:
Fields Division
Outstanding Single-Field Facility of the Year
Macomber Stadium
Central Falls, Rhode Island
Stantec Sport Group
Outstanding Multi-Field Facility of the Year
Warren County Sports Park at Union Village
Lebanon, Ohio
Sportworks Design
Tennis Division
Outstanding Outdoor Tennis Facility of the Year
Lisa and Douglas Goldman Tennis Center in Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, California
Vintage Contractors Inc.
Silver Award
Albertville Tennis Complex
Albertville, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co. Inc.
Bronze Award
Indian School Park Tennis Center
Scottsdale, Arizona
Elite Sports Builders
Outstanding Residential Tennis Facility of the Year
Bel Air Tennis Court
Bel Air, California
Zaino Tennis Courts Inc.
Silver Award
Grimes Residence
Dade City, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Courts Division
Outstanding Outdoor Pickleball Facility of the Year
Timber Pines Community Association
Spring Hill, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Track Division
Outstanding Outdoor Track Facility of the Year
Danbury High School
Danbury, Connecticut
ATT Sports Inc.
Silver Award
Lowman-Walton Sports Complex at Sidney High School
Sidney, Montana
Fisher Tracks Inc.
Bronze Award
Cole Camp High School Athletic Complex
Cole Camp, Missouri
Fisher Tracks Inc.
Outstanding Outdoor Track & Field Facility of the Year
Abessinio Stadium at Salesianum School
Wilmington, Delaware
Activitas Inc.
The ASBA is a non-profit association helping designers, builders, owners, operators and users understand quality sports facility construction. The ASBA sponsors informative meetings, publishes newsletters, books and technical construction guidelines for athletic facilities, and keeps its members aware of the latest developments in the industry. It also offers voluntary certification programs in tennis court, running track and sports field construction.
Available on the Association’s website is a listing of all publications offered by the Association, as well as the ASBA’s Membership Directory. For information on the ASBA, as well as on its publications, activities and upcoming meetings, please contact the Association at 2331 Rock Spring Road, Forest Hill, Maryland 21050. The toll-free phone number is 866-501-ASBA, the local number is 410-730-9595. The ASBA also may be reached electronically via its website: www.sportsbuilders.org, or via e-mail at info@sportsbuilders.org.
