How to make your court system multi-functional

Whether you are working on building a racquetball or squash court for your own personal use or if you are working on a court installation to be played on by groups of people, it is in your best interest to look at making the court as multi-functional as possible. If you are spending the money on a court system and dedicating a large space for a racquetball or squash court, why not get the most out of your investment.

To make a court multi-functional, you have different options to evaluate. The most common accessory to use to "transform" the court is with a wallyball kit. Wallyball is like playing volleyball but with the use of the impact walls and ceiling. It's an easy and inexpensive option to include in a court to incorporate another game for play.

Another common option is to incorporate basketball into the court. Up until recently, the only options were wall and ceiling mounted assemblies that were either stationary or folding units. Wall mounted options aren't the best option since they protrude into the court and interefered with play. The ceiling mounted option is nice because the basketball assembly can be customized to your requirements to fold up to the ceiling but it can still interfere with play. The Auto Hoop is the newest option for basketball installed at the wall while keeping the goal hidden during play. You can view a video of this disappearing assembly at http://www.racquetballcourts.com/auto_hoop.html.

If you're trying to incorporate both racquetball and squash into a single court then you should consider a moveable glass rear wall. The moveable rear wall is used to temporarily convert a racquetball court to a squash court. Even though the moveable rear wall isn't an inexpensive option, it is a nice option that is cheaper and conserves on space by building only one court for both games in lieu of two separate courts. You can view a video of an example of the moveable rear wall at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y2j0ZDM1N4.

These suggestions mentioned above are only that - suggestions. We've had other projects incorporate tennis, badminton and golf as a few examples of other sports to play in the court. If you find that you have another sport or idea to use in the court, incorporating that into the court design shouldn't be a problem at all....just let us know and we'll do what we can to make it happen.