Lloyd Sports + Engineering was asked to evaluate and redesign the surfacing for the Golden Bear Tennis Courts. A few concepts were studied showing half court basketball, tennis, pickleball and futsal court striping. The final selection optimized the size of the futsal court and aligned other sport striping to share lines. This project was small enough to be a maintenance project, so Lloyd worked with the school to define the different scopes for purchasing, thus expediting the renovation process. Go Bears!

Friday night lights will be on this week at the Mountain Pointe High School's new synthetic football field! Tempe Union High School District and the project team is well on their way to making this field a reality for the school and its students. Both Mountain Pointe and Marcos De Niza football fields utilizes Shaw Sports Turf's "Game On" turf technology. The Lloyd team is looking forward to seeing the stadium filled and field in use at Mountain Pointe's first home game against Chaparrel!

Lloyd Sports + Engineering was a proud sponsor at this year's AIAAA State Conference that occurred this past weekend at the Prescott Convention Center. Team members Justin Peterson and Zach Plum participated in the Sunday morning golf tournament, and later joined colleague Valerie Ahyong at the vendor expo throughout the remainder of the conference. Congratulations to Tonya Lee, Athletic Director, Youngker High School, of Buckeye Union High School District for winning the Yeti backpack cooler that Lloyd gifted as part of the conference raffle. And a big thank you to all of the AD/Coaches and Vendors who stopped by our booth to meet our team. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year!

Throughout the design process the client has had a very clear vision for the spaces they wanted included in the soccer facility. One specific element was a 10’ tall technique wall for athletes to practice kicking against. How does one incorporate a 10’ tall wall without blocking visibility or creating long runs of ramps or stairs? Although this site looks decently flat to the naked eye, there is actually about 15’ of grade change from south to north, which worked to our advantage when locating the Technique Wall. We used the wall to lower the Heart, Mind, and Body fields and create a specific technical training space. For the final design, the wall is slightly smaller at 8’ tall. In addition, it is only retaining 4’ of soil with 4’ of wall above grade for fall protection. This wall ended up being about 250’ in length. That’s about 2000sf of wall to kick against. Imagine all the students a coach can have kicking against that! 

The Athletic Business released an article last month featuring the newly approved NCAA Playing Rules which go into effect at the start of 2027. Several changes to rules include revisions to fence heights and padding requirements for walls and backstops constructed of wood, concrete, or brick for both baseball and softball. These new requirements have certainly started discussions amongst our design team, and reflecting back on our recent work on the USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City - host to the NCAA College World Series. Facility owners may want to revisit these new rules sooner than later, as the NCAA is giving 5 years for existing facilities to be brought up to code.

Read the full article HERE.

Saturday September 3 is National Tailgating Day! For those who might be new to tailgating, it's the favorite pre-game event outside football stadiums all over the country. This is where grilling, BBQ and chili making are done on the tailgate of the fans' vehicles. Comment below on your favorite stadium to tailgate! 

This year, we're helping the Arizona Cardinals improve the tailgating experience on the Great Lawn outside State Farm Stadium. Two new facilities will be open for this Fall season. The Heritage at Sportsman Park has indoor and outdoor seating with food and drinks for sale, and the brand new BetMGM Sportsbook will be open for indoor and outdoor dining along with a massive video wall. We're excited for Fall 2022!