EP2388051B1 - Multi-sport space for playing a plurality of goal sports and net sports played with a small ball, a large ball, a shuttlecock or a puck - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a multisport space for sports of goals and net sports composed of land for the practice, in particular of a playful nature, of several opposing sports (one-on-one) or collective (one team against another). playing with a ball, a ball, a steering wheel, a puck or any other sporting game projectile.

Multi-sports fields of a playful nature, in particular those made industrially, have several problems of functionality and even security.

The practice of badminton, tennis or volleyball on a field also intended for the practice of football, handball or basketball is hardly possible because the installation, the removal and the storage of nets, even poles pose handling and storage problems. The handling of poles, often heavy, presents risks for the safety of those who handle them. In addition, this material, especially nets, is exposed to the risk of vandalism.

The implementation, in the same axis, of a football field with reduced numbers or handball and a basketball court poses problems of security or functionality. Indeed, in this configuration, the necessary implementation of basketball goals (panels and circles) over reduced-strength football goals (cages) or handball results in either a reduced basketball goal offset. relative to the vertical of the goal of reduced-strength football and handball, which causes a risk of shock basketball players against the amounts or the horizontal bar of the goal or against the wall intended to return the balloons in which the Goal is often cut, either by a larger offset to ensure the safety of basketball players, but which is then an obstacle for the balloons in the volume of football or handball. The document FR 2 681 363 discloses this type of terrain.

The implantation, in 2 different, generally perpendicular, axes of several rectangular terrains also poses security problems. In fact, when the goals are set up in isolation, as in the case of traditional competition or physical education and sports grounds, the goals placed at the two ends of the longitudinal axis of one of the two courts constitute a shock hazard for players playing in the longitudinal axis of the other court. When the goals are integrated into a wall that serves in particular to return balls and balls in the playing area in the manner of a smooth surrounding an ice hockey field, the walls surrounding the grounds arranged in different axes (generally crosses) form between them sharp angles which also present risks for the safety of the players.

Moreover, the creation of rectangular plots does not generally correspond to the aspirations of players who engage in a sporting activity of a playful nature. Indeed, the rectangular shape causes a relative distance from the opponent's goal which requires an energy expenditure to bring the ball from one goal to another (the usual expression "back up the balloon" is explicit) and / or requires placement of field players according to relatively specialized positions (defender, passer, attacker), whereas, for a particular play practice, the players wish to be able to participate as much as possible in the game, that is to say to have the maximum of contacts with the ball or ball and devote most of their energy to it.

• plusieurs terrains de sports de filets, tels que le badminton, le sepak takraw, le tennis, le tennis-ballon et le volley-ball, sont disposés, non pas à l'intérieur du terrain de sports de buts, mais de part et d'autre d'une paroi qui délimite celui-ci. Cette paroi fait office de filet de jeu pour les terrains de sports de filets. Elle peut être rigide en partie basse et surmontée d'un filet ou complètement rigide, mais permettant la vue en partie haute, ou encore entièrement constituée d'un filet ;
• le terrain de sports de buts, tels que le football à effectifs réduits, le handball, le basket-ball, toutes les formes de hockey pratiquées à pied ou sur patins à roulettes traditionnels ou en ligne, est donc entouré, au niveau du sol, par une paroi verticale, qui peut être rigide et/ou constituée par un filet, qui sert à renvoyer le ballon dans l'aire de jeu. Les buts verticaux, pour le football à effectifs réduits, le handball, voire les différentes formes de hockey, sont aménagés dans cette paroi verticale de manière à présenter le moins de parties saillantes pouvant constituer un risque pour la sécurité des joueurs. Pour la même raison, les angles entre parois perpendiculaires peuvent utilement êtres traités en biseau de manière à limiter les risques de chocs. Selon la capacité d'accueil du terrain central et selon les éventuelles règles de sécurité, au moins un passage doit être aménagé dans la paroi verticale et le filet pour entrer sur le terrain central de sports de buts ;
• le terrain de sports de buts est de forme non plus rectangulaire mais carrée ;
• le terrain pour les sports dont les buts sont verticaux et partent du niveau du sol, tels que le football à effectifs réduits, le handball et toutes les formes de hockey, d'une part, et celui pour les sports dont les buts sont horizontaux et en hauteur tels que le basket-ball, d'autre part, sont non pas dans le même axe, mais perpendiculaires ;
• les bords supérieurs des pans de la paroi et/ou des filets ceinturant le terrain de sports de buts ont des hauteurs par rapport au niveau du sol correspondant à celles des filets dans les différents sports de filets. Par exemple, les bords supérieurs des parois et/ou des filets dans lesquels sont aménagés les buts verticaux peuvent avoir la hauteur d'un filet de volley-ball masculin (2,43 m) et/ou féminin (2,24 m). Les bords supérieurs des parois et/ou des filets en avant desquels sont situés les panneaux et cercles de basket-ball peuvent avoir la hauteur d'un filet de badminton et de sepak takraw (1,524 m) et/ou de tennis (0,914 m). Pour faciliter la pratique de ces sports par des enfants, des adultes ou des personnes d'âge mûr, ces hauteurs peuvent être réduites ;
• pour favoriser une pratique encore plus ludique, le sol des différents terrains de sports peut être constitué de matériaux meubles tels que le sable, permettant ainsi la pratique de sports de plage tels que le « beach soccer », le « beach volley » ou le badminton de plage ;
• bien entendu, selon les besoins locaux ou les souhaits du maître d'ouvrage, seul le terrain de sports de buts peut être réalisé.

To solve these various drawbacks, the present invention offers the following characteristics:

• several net sports fields, such as badminton, sepak takraw, tennis, tennis ball and volleyball, are arranged, not on the inside of the goal sports field, but on the other hand. another of a wall which delimits it. This wall serves as a net for net sports fields. It can be rigid at the bottom and surmounted by a net or completely rigid, but allowing the view at the top, or entirely made of a net;
• the field of goal sports, such as reduced-size football, handball, basketball, all forms of hockey practiced on foot or on roller skates or online, is surrounded, at ground level, by a vertical wall, which can be rigid and / or constituted by a net, which serves to return the ball in the playing area. The vertical goals, for reduced-size football, handball, or even the different forms of hockey , are arranged in this vertical wall so as to have the least protruding parts that may constitute a risk to the safety of the players. For the same reason, the angles between perpendicular walls can usefully be beveled so as to limit the risk of shocks. Depending on the capacity of the central field and any safety rules, at least one passage must be placed in the vertical wall and net to enter the central goal sports field;
• the goals sports field is of shape no longer rectangular but square;
• the terrain for sports whose goals are vertical and start from ground level, such as reduced-size football, handball and all forms of hockey, on the one hand, and sports for horizontal goals and in height such as basketball, on the other hand, are not in the same axis, but perpendicular;
• the upper edges of the sides of the wall and / or the nets surrounding the goal sports field have heights relative to the ground level corresponding to those of the nets in the various net sports. For example, the upper edges of the walls and / or nets in which the vertical goals are arranged may have the height of a male volleyball net (2.43 m) and / or female (2.24 m). The upper edges of the walls and / or nets in front of which are located the panels and circles of basketball can have the height of a net of badminton and sepak takraw (1.524 m) and / or tennis (0.914 m) . To facilitate the practice of these sports by children, adults or older people, these heights can be reduced;
• to promote an even more fun practice, the floor of the various sports fields can be made of soft materials such as sand, allowing the practice of beach sports such as "beach soccer", "beach volleyball" or badminton beach;
• of course, depending on local needs or the client's wishes, only the goal sports field can be realized.

• La figure 1 représente, en plan, l'ensemble de l'espace multisports comprenant un terrain de sports de buts, ceinturé par une paroi dont les différents pans, qui peuvent être rigides et/ou constitués de filets, sont de différentes hauteurs, ainsi que des terrains de sports de filets implantés de part et d'autre des différents pans de cette paroi et de ces filets. Bien entendu, au moins un passage doit être aménagé dans la paroi et/ou le filet verticaux pour entrer sur le terrain central de sports de buts.
• La figure 2 représente, en plan, une variante de l'espace multisports comprenant seulement des terrains de sports de buts ceinturés par une paroi dont les différents pans peuvent être rigides et/ou constitués de filets.
• La figure 3 représente, en coupe, un exemple de configuration avec des parois et des filets de hauteurs différentes pour permettre la pratique de plusieurs sports de filets.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention:

• The figure 1 represents, in plan, the entire multi-sport space including a sports goal field, surrounded by a wall whose different faces, which may be rigid and / or consist of nets, are of different heights, as well as terrain nets sports implanted on both sides of the different sides of this wall and these nets. Of course, at least one passage must be arranged in the vertical wall and / or net to enter the central goal sports field.
• The figure 2 represents, in plan, a variant of the multi-sport space comprising only goal sports fields surrounded by a wall whose different faces may be rigid and / or consist of nets.
• The figure 3 represents, in section, an example configuration with walls and nets of different heights to allow the practice of several net sports.

Referring to these drawings, the invention comprises a square field (1) for the practice of sports goals on 2 playgrounds whose axes are perpendicular (2 and 3), a vertical wall (4), the various sides may be rigid and / or consist of threads (5), surrounding this square ground with at least one passage to access it (6) and a peripheral surface to this wall (7) on which may be demarcated half-lands of sports nets (8) whose other half is located on the other side of the vertical wall.

The goal sports court, square, delimited by the vertical wall, has a width - equal to the length - allowing to draw a restricted area in front of each goal of basketball, commonly called "racket"), in accordance with the rules enacted by the French Basketball Federation (FFBB). It is desirable that the 3-point shooting line can also be drawn completely at the distance determined by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) (at 6.75 m). The width must also allow for a 2 m safety clearance zone around the field in accordance with the FFBB rules for competition grounds. On the lateral sides in relation to the goals of the reduced-strength football field, handball and hockey, a safety clearance of 1 m is defined, with reference to the rules of the French handball federation. The total size of the multi-sport space in its variant comprising sports fields nets can draw badminton and volleyball courts, or even tennis in accordance with the rules issued by the relevant French sports federations on playgrounds and the rules or recommendations for minimum safety clearances around these grounds for practice in coaching or physical and athletic education.

The ground cover of the ground has characteristics of flatness, slipperiness, ball rebound, shock absorption conducive to the practice of these sports. It may especially be an elasto-synthetic coating. The floor support and its covering are, if possible, in accordance with the French and European standards in force.

If it is to allow the practice of beach sports such as "beach soccer", "beach volleyball" or beach badminton, the soil of the various terrains is made of soft materials such as sand.

The vertical wall that surrounds, in the lower part, the sports goal field has a height determined with reference to the standard on railings. It may consist of any material resistant to the violent impact of balls or balls and the shocks of players. In case of accidental breakage, these materials must not present risks for the safety of the users of the ground or that of passers-by. These materials must also cause the least possible noise for the neighborhood. It can especially be wood. When the multi-sport space is also intended for the practice of net sports, the walls of the wall may be surmounted or consist of a net whose mesh size makes it possible to stop the balls, the balls and the ruffles, according to the sports practiced on each of its sides, while limiting the risk of jamming of the feet and fingers. This net is, as far as possible, resistant to acts of vandalism. It can thus be composed of natural or synthetic fibers armed with metal wires.

The supporting structure of the wall and the net is self-supporting, preferably fixed to the ground, according to the provisions of any rules or standards in force. It is placed outside the central goal sports field so as to minimize the risk of shocks to those sportsmen in which the races along the boundaries of the field are frequent. Nevertheless, even if net sports involve fewer runs along the course boundaries than goal sports, on the outside of the wall and / or the net, the structure should be the least protruding and protected.

Thus, the multisport space for sports goals and net sports that is the subject of the present invention is intended to be carried out industrially with respect to the wall, the net and the carrying structure thereof as well as the goals and semi-industrialized manner with regard to sports flooring. The realization of these multi-sport spaces should facilitate the access of as many people, especially young people, to sporting activities of a playful nature, in small groups and in informal or self-organized ways, thanks to equipment with characteristics adapted to these forms of sports activities and guaranteeing the safety of the practitioners.

Claims (6)

1. A multi-sports area made up of a field (1) surrounded by a vertical wall (4) containing a play area for goal sports with vertical goals that start from the floor, such as small-sided football, handball and all types of hockey (2) and a play area for goal sports with horizontal goals put up high, such as basketball, (3), distinguished by the sides of the vertical wall (4) surrounding the goal sports field (1) which are the nets, above which the balls or shuttlecocks must pass, of several net sports fields, such as badminton, sepak takraw, tennis, football tennis (Futnet) and volleyball (8). These net sports fields are to be arranged on both sides of the sections of this vertical wall.
2. A multi-sports area in accordance with claim 1 distinguished by the sides of the vertical wall (4) surrounding the goal sports field (1) being rigid in the lower part and being surmounted by nets (5).
3. A multi-sports area in accordance with claim 1 distinguished by the sides of the vertical wall (4) surrounding the goal sports field (1) being made up of nets.
4. A multi-sports area in accordance with one of any of the claims 1 - 3 distinguished by the axis that connects the middle of each vertical goal and starting at the level of the floor of the play area (1) which is perpendicular to that which connects the centre of each horizontal goal and is suspended in the play area (2).
5. A multi-sports area in accordance with one of any of the claims 1 - 4 distinguished by the playing field (1) which is square in shape.
6. A multi-sports area in accordance with one of any of the claims 1 - 5 distinguished by the ground being made up of loose material such as sand for the practice of beach sports, such as beach soccer, beach volleyball, beach badminton, etc.

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