ASTM F2970-22: Trampoline Courts
After watching trapeze acrobats perform tricks while bouncing off safety nets, American gymnast George Nissen invented trampolining in 1934. Nissen built the first protype trampoline…
ASTM F1882-15: Residential Basketball Systems
Soccer balls were the original basketball that at time had laces; peach baskets were the original basketball hoop. It was not until the 1950s when…
ISO 11416: 1995 — Tennis Rackets
How many rackets do professional tennis players carry? Typically, players bring more than five or six rackets of the same make and model each often…
ANSI E1.34-2009 (R2024)— Entertainment Technology
Workers in a theatrical, stage, or studio environment can be exposed to a number of hazards that put them at risk of workplace injury. Slip…
ASTM F1849-23: Helmets Used in Ice Speed Skating
The origins of speed skating date back over a millennium when people in Scandinavia and the Netherlands added bones to their boots, made from polished…
ISO 10958— Snowboards Binding Mounting Area
A snowboard is made up of three primary components: snowboard, boots, and the bindings. The bindings maximize control, comfort, and precision as they deliver power…
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ASTM F3248-17: Mixed Elastic Sport And Dance Surfaces
Public gymnasiums sprung up in the US in the early 1800s. At this time, different types of fitness flooring emerged based on specific gymnastic activities….
ISO 9462:2023—Alpine Ski-Bindings
The first modern heel-and-toe binding for alpine skiing was the Cubco binding: step-in and the toe could release in all directions, and the heel could release in a forward fall….
ASTM F1772-17: Harnesses for Rescue and Sport Activities
People have been scaling mountains as early as 1336. Sir Alfred Wills’s ascent of the Swiss Wetterhorn in 1865 is considered the birth of mountaineering….