
The unfortunate part about human nature is we often fail to see something until it is too late. When everything in your gym or athletic facility moves along smoothly from day to day, it’s easy for us to simply trust that it will stay that way.
The reality is, when something does happen to go wrong in your gymnasium, it often goes very wrong, very quickly.
Eyes To The Sky & Ears On The Ground
Although annual inspections by an external profession are always recommended, completing regular in-house inspections should be done on a regular basis by facility employees.
It begins with informing your staff members of particular areas of interest and items that deserve constant attention and monitoring.
The first step usually being: look up.
A quick visual reference of wall mounted and ceiling mounted basketball systems above eye level are a great starting point. Some other areas that deserve attention are gym divider curtains, batting cages or any gym mats that might be stored in the ceiling high above the playing and spectator surfaces. Looking closely, you can usually identify any items that might eventually fall onto the gym floor or bleachers, protecting everyone inside your gymnasium or facility.