Player safety is the number one priority for every gym owner, coach, and parent, and the NB brand basketball court wooden floor is packed with small, carefully designed safety features that work together to create one of the safest possible indoor playing environments for athletes of all ages.

The most obvious safety benefit is the perfectly calibrated surface friction: every NB basketball court wooden floor is tested to have exactly the right level of grip, so players can plant their feet firmly to make a sharp cut without their sneakers sliding out from under them, but there is not so much grip that their foot gets stuck to the floor when they are trying to move, which is a common cause of twisted ankles. Unlike cheap wooden floors that can develop small splinters as they wear down over time, the NB brand basketball court wooden floor’s multi-layer surface coating creates a completely smooth, sealed surface that never produces splinters, even after decades of heavy play, so players who dive for loose balls or fall to the ground will never get painful wood splinters in their arms or legs. The floor’s flatness is another critical safety feature: NB’s installation teams use laser level tools to ensure that the entire court has no uneven spots, raised edges, or small dips that could cause a player to trip unexpectedly mid-run. Even the gaps between the planks are carefully controlled during installation to be less than 1 millimeter wide, so there is no chance that the edge of a sneaker can get caught in a gap between two boards, which is a common accident on poorly installed older wooden floors. For youth leagues where kids are still learning how to run and jump properly, these safety features are especially important, because they remove a lot of the hidden, unexpected hazards that can cause preventable injuries. Many youth sports organizations that have switched to NB brand basketball court wooden floors report that their overall injury rate dropped by more than 30% in the first year after installation, which means fewer kids sitting on the sidelines with injuries and more kids getting to enjoy playing the game they love. Even for spectators, the area around the court that uses the same NB basketball court wooden floor is safer too, because the non-slip surface reduces the risk of people slipping and falling when they are walking to their seats or getting a drink of water.