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Comment on Tartan floor? by Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:15:58 +0000

I stumbled onto this page while Googling tartan to make sure I had it spelled right.
My high school in Nebraska still has a tartan floor, and has had one since the building was built in 1969. It used to be more common, but right now I can’t think of another high school in Nebraska that has one. Midland Unviveristy in nearby Fremont had one until they built a new arena about six years ago.
The floor at my high school needs to replaced, and they are leaning toward a new tartan surface. It provides great flexibility. Our track teams pole vault and hurdle in there when they can’t get outside. You can set up chairs for plays/graduation/concerts without having to first lay a tarp down. We just passed a bond issue to build a new gym and it will have a wood floor, but we’ll probably keep the old/current gym tartan.
As far as the differences from a wood floor, I think it’s all mental. Some opponents would come in and claim they could jump higher because they got more spring from the tartan floor. Others would come in and claim the softer floor deadened their spring and hurt their vertical leap. I don’t think there is any performance difference between tartan and wood. It’s just a mental affect compared to the wood others are used to.

Fun topic!

Comment on Tartan floor? by Dr. Michael

Dr. Michael — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:28:51 +0000

I graduated from Indiana State University in 1979 with Larry Bird and the Hulman Center in Terre Haute had a tartan floor. Purdue Calumet in Hammond also had a tartan floor and I played on it. From my memory it seemed that the grip on the floor was more than a wood court. Does anyone else think that the grip on the shoe to the floor was increased? If so, it probably would have contributed to more injuries to the joints of the athletes. Does anyone know what contributed to the demise of this surface? Thanks!

Comment on Tartan floor? by John Carter

John Carter — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:01:15 +0000

I’m a 1970 graduate of Sikeston Senior High School, in Sikeston, MO. A new field house was constructed there in 1969 and the gym floor was made with tartan. I remember how quiet the basket ball was when dribbled, as well as the softness of the floor. We absolutely loved it! I’m unsure if the flooring has been replaced but the building is still there.

I don’t understand why the material wasn’t more popular. Until I read the above post, I has not heard of any other facility utilizing tartan. What a shame, we loved competing on that floor.

Comment on Henderson Co. girls basketball schedule by kpatton

kpatton — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:39:54 +0000

Hopkinsville has to be the favorite for the boys with four returning starters from the regional championship team. Though I’d say Henderson County is not far behind based on the six-point loss at Hopkinsville last week.
Henderson County’s girls are looking like a more solid favorite now than they even were when the season started. Webster County and Madisonville are probably the chief competition. We’ll know more about how Henderson and Webster compare tonight.

Comment on Henderson Co. girls basketball schedule by Todd McEuen

Todd McEuen — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:54:59 +0000

New blog is nice Kevin. Who are the favorites for the boy and girls 2nd region basketball titles this year? Keep up the good work