Virginia High School’s (Bristol, VA) gym floor was recently replaced with materials from Aacer Flooring courtesy of the workmanship of Recreational Plus from Richmond, VA. The floor 29 year-old floor had water damage and dead spots in various areas which necessitated its replacement, but the old floor had played host to significant events and people over its lifetime.
In addition to daily use by thousands of Virginia High School students, it played host to perennial prep power Oak Hill Academy players who went on to major college and NBA careers: Carmelo Anthony, Michael Beasley, Kevin Durant, Brandon Jennings, Ty Lawson, Rajon Rondo, Jerry Stackhouse, and Rod Strickland, to name a few. In 2008, it also hosted a famous politician and former basketball player during a campaign stop. Then-presidential nominee Barack Obama delivered an address from center court.
The floor system installed is AacerChannel, using Aacer’s new Tri Power pads and 1st grade maple. The Tri Power pads are made from EPDM rubber, have excellent load handling, provide tremendous uniformity of play, and emit low vibration. This pad update to AacerChannel offers the best combination of shock absorption, environmental stability, uniformity of play, and rolling load capability on the market. AacerChannel is used by the following basketball programs: Iowa State University, the University of Arizona, the University of Louisville, Middle Tennessee State University, the College of Charleston, and for the Charlotte Bobcats, to name a few.
The floor was installed by Aacer-accredited installer Recreational Plus out of Richmond, VA. Aacer and Recreational Plus hope to help the careers of future Virginia blue-chip players with this performance floor installation!
Chris Wedge
Southern Regional Manager
