Easy On Your Joints

Injuries

Four of the world’s recent top 5 tennis players have suffered major injuries: Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have had knee, ankle, and back injuries, Andy Murray had hip resurfacing, and Djokovic sustained a back injury. Similar injuries are sustained by athletes in many sports.

Rafael Nadal

" More tournaments are changing to harder surfaces but the hard surface is more aggressive so there are more and more injuries. You can check on tour (statistics) that many players have injuries so there is something we are doing badly…In my opinion, it is important to be healthy not only during your career but also afterwards because you have life outside tennis and after your career. When I finish my career I would like to play a game of football with friends but playing so much on hard courts complicates that. "

Movements

Racquet sports, volleyball, basketball, and many other sports require players to start-stop, jump, and change directions suddenly. These inconsistent, sudden, and repetitive movements can be hard on the joints. This can result in serious injuries to ankles, knees, hips and back.

The high cost of adequately cushioned playing surfaces has restricted most recreational clubs and facilities from using these surfaces, resulting in potentially serious injuries to players of all ages and abilities.

Alternative Options

Acrylic Hard Courts

Advantages:

Truest ball bounce
Short turn around time after rain/inclement weather
Require little maintenance
Contrasting colors – favorable for TV viewing

Disadvantages:

Increased frequency and severity of joint injuries
Nine layer courts (with a 2.5mm cushion) do not absorb enough shock as the base is made of asphalt or concrete and is very hard
Cushioned hard courts are very expensive, prompting many facilities to use a 5 layer acrylic system without cushioning, resulting in more injuries

Clay Courts

Advantages:

Clay court base absorb 72% energy hence give excellent shock absorption
Can be played on during light rain
Cheaper to build than hard courts
The base is biodegradable and environmentally friendly

Disadvantages:

Ball bounce is unpredictable
Movement on clay varies depending on weather and court conditions
Takes considerable time to dry after heavy rain
Require continual maintenance that is very expensive, requires a greatdeal of water, and has considerable environmental impact
Poor contrast for audience ball tracking or TV viewing

Wooden Courts

Advantages:

Better shock absorbing than acrylic courts, absorbing about 50% energy

Disadvantages:

Non-uniform cushioning
If the player lands on solid supports of the wooden plank - there is no cushioning
If the player lands between solid supports of the wooden plank – there is good cushioning
Wooden Courts are very expensive
Not environmentally friendly due to deforestation

Easy Court

The Best Court You Will Ever Play On

Lots of research and experience into making Easy Court
Easy Court base is soft and absorbs almost 70% energy, thereby reducing the frequency and severity of player injuries
Better shock absorbing properties than existing wooden courts and synthetic courts
Shock absorbing layer is 10mm thick, biodegradable, and reusable
Truest ball bounce
No maintenance
Conventional building materials are eliminated resulting in cost savings, improved ease and speed of building, and environmental benefits
Good contrast for audience ball tracking or TV viewing