|
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 22. 2025
Fred Stringfellow, CAE
443-640-1042 x1102
fred@stringfellowgroup.net
ASBA Announces 2025 Game Changer Award Winners
Honorees Represent Excellence and Innovation in Supply, Manufacturing for Sports Facilities
FOREST HILL, MD –The American Sports Builders Association (ASBA), the national organization for designers, builders and suppliers of materials for athletic facilities, has announced the winners of its Game Changer awards.
Winners of awards were announced at the Association’s 2025 Technical Meeting, presented from December 2-5 in San Antonio, Texas. The meeting served as a testament to ASBA’s growing membership, as well as its reach in the industry, having a record-breaking attendance of nearly 1,400 individuals. At the meeting, ASBA celebrated its 60th anniversary, making it all the more appropriate to recognize new developments in the marketplace.
The Game Changer Awards program allowed attendees in the ASBA’s Exhibit Hall to learn about new technologies and products on the market. Attendees were then able to vote for those products they thought best exemplified excellence and innovation in the industry. Winners were as follows:
Courts Division
AcoustiPadTM Noise Absorbing Safety Pad System | Putterman Athletics
This product establishes a new standard in facility padding, dramatically improving acoustics and aesthetics. AcoustiPadTM features a two-inch high-density foam core wrapped in a durable synthetic open-mesh fabric that reduces wear and tear even as it allows sound to dissipate efficiently. AcoustiPadTM reduces echo by more than 97 percent, as tested by Pickleball Sound Mitigation, LLC. Each pad is two feet wide by six feet high (with custom sizes available) for ease of installation.
Fields Division
TIGER Barrier Netting System | Unlimited Sports Solutions (USS)
The TIGER Backstop Netting System is designed to withstand accidental and intentional damage, alleviating concerns about durability. The TIGER system features oxide-coated stainless steel netting that delivers the same visual appeal as standard netting, while being virtually indestructible. Engineered for long-lasting performance, the system includes high-yield strength steel poles spaced up to 50 feet on center, transitioning to nylon netting above reach height, and all necessary cabling and hardware for installation.
Indoor Sports Surfaces Division
INFINITYFLEX™ | PICKLETILE
INFINITYFLEX™ is a premium, free-standing modular court divider engineered to bring versatility, durability and modern design to any sports environment. Unlike fixed systems, it requires no permanent foundations, making it ideal for professional pickleball events, temporary play or indoor facilities with restrictive site conditions. It uses interlocking four-foot and six-foot polycarbonate panels with powder-coated aluminum frames, delivering exceptional impact resistance and stability. INFINITYFLEXTTM offers tool-free assembly, configuration, and reconfiguration, enabling rapid installation and easy storage.
Tracks Division
GEZOFLEX endurance | GEZOLAN (KRAIBURG), LP
GEZOFLEX endurance are the EPDM granules for sports and leisure flooring that offer unprecedented UV stability. While previously, facility owners had to contend with products that remained vibrant for only a short amount of time, GEZOFLEX endurance features long-lasting color stability and unprecedented values on the gray scale. It is perfectly suitable as a top layer for projects expected to face high levels of UV exposure. This specialized product line features six bright colors, each with superior UV performance.
Information on the winners of all Game Changer Awards is available from the companies shown above.
Note: Receiving an award does not imply ASBA endorsement.
The ASBA is a non-profit association comprised of designers, builders and suppliers in sports facility construction. The ASBA sponsors informative meetings, publishes a quarterly magazine, books and technical construction guidelines for athletic facilities, produces a mobile app containing diagrams of sports facilities and keeps its members aware of the latest developments in the industry.
Additionally, ASBA offers voluntary certification programs in tennis court, running track and sports field construction, as well as a certificate program in pickleball court construction. It also has a philanthropic initiative, the American Sports Builders Foundation (ASBF).
For information on the ASBA, as well as on its publications, activities and upcoming meetings, contact the Association at 2331 Rock Spring Road, Forest Hill, Maryland 21050. The phone number is 443-640-1042. The ASBA also may be reached electronically via its website: www.sportsbuilders.org, or via e-mail at info@sportsbuilders.org.
| 
