Louisiana Town Ranks #3 High School Football Town in America!

You might think the Louisiana town ranked 3rd in the nation for the best high school football town is a large city like Baton Rouge or New Orleans. You'd be wrong. About 2 hours west of the Mississippi River, located in North Louisiana, lies the small town of West Monroe, home to the Rebels.

What Towns Top the List?

1.  Massillon, Ohio
2. Odessa, Texas
3. West Monroe, La.
4. Valdosta, Ga.
5. Belle Glade, Fla.
6. Jenks, Okla.
7. Hampton, Va.
8. Hoover, Ala.
9. Cincinnati, Ohio

The city of West Monroe lives and breathes Rebel football and if it’s Friday night everyone migrates to Rebel Stadium. On game days, stores close early and the atmosphere at WMHS rivals any northern Louisiana college campus, filled with tailgating and talks of football strategy. On average, 13,757 fans fill Rebel Stadium each home game, hundreds more than the town’s population. Well-known coach, Don Shows, has coached the Rebels to seventeen district championships, eight state wins and two national championships in the short span of 19 years.  This caught the eye of ESPN producers who wanted to jump in on the Louisiana Reality train, creating Varsity Inc, reporting a clichéd  southern town’s obsession with its high school football team.

West Monroe High School has produced many famous players such as Andrew Whitworth who plays for Cincinnati, Bradie James who’s played for Dallas and Houston, and All American Running Back and former  LSU head coach, Jerry Stovall.

Rebel Stadium is a beautiful sports complex from the recreational surfaces to equipment.

Does your stadium need a face lift? Contact No Fault Sport Group for more information on sport and recreational surfacing for your sports complex!

225-215-7760

Have a Great Day!

Hailey Hill

Marketing Administrator, No Fault


*ranking information was acquired from collegestats.org

Project Spotlight: Willow Grove Playground

Buffalo Grove is a house account of ours. We’ve done multiple projects in the past and have many projected projects in the future. Willow Grove is about 5,000 square feet with a 50% Terra Cotta and 50% Black Safety Surface color blend. Check out the install and completed project below!

Have a great day!

Hailey Hill

Marketing Administrator, No Fault

Say BOO to SCARY Playgrounds!

Halloween is creeping up on us! October is filled with talk of ghosts and other incredibly terrifying creatures and places. If you were to ask a child his or her idea of a scary place, they would jump to tell you haunted houses, cemeteries or hospitals. Unfortunately, in many communities, parks and playgrounds are the scariest places. Many playgrounds lack adequate safety surfacing and have unkept equipment that could pose a serious threat to children. Other playgrounds are just abandoned and cannot be used at all.

How can you define a SCARY playground?





Scary Abandoned Playground in New Orleans

Do you need help making your playground not-so-scary?

Contact No Fault Sport Group for help now!

225-215-7760

Have a Great Day & Happy Halloween!

Hailey Hill

Marketing Administrator, No Fault

No Fault Announces a Partnership with Hercules Fence!

We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Hercules Fence! For many years, Greg Stone was a top representative for No Fault Sport Group. After taking a break from the playground industry, Greg joined the team at Hercules Fence as General Manager of Northern Virginia operations. He wanted to introduce a new complementary product line to his company and immediately thought of No Fault.  After reaching out to No Fault and presenting this unique partnership, we were eager to get the ball rolling.

Evan Winston, Vice President of Hercules Fence said “Hercules Fence Company is excited and anticipates great success from the formation of our strategic alliance with No Fault Sport Group, LLC. Our organization has created and brought products to market within our region since 1955. Our success to date is based on building strong and lasting partnerships with manufacturers and suppliers who develop and bring to market great products. Our new relationship with No Fault, the leading supplier of Sports and Safety surfacing products, builds on this record of success. Our organization looks forward to representing No Fault Surfacing products in the Mid-Atlantic Region".

David Brantley, President and Owner of No Fault said “I am thrilled that Hercules has chosen to join the No Fault team. Greg Stone, the General Manager, has over 20 years of working experience with our group and products. Greg has a keen awareness for quality and service as well as the versatility of our product line. An opportunity of this nature is rare and No Fault will take full advantage of this strategic alliance”.

About No Fault Sport Group, LLC

Founded in 1974, No Fault is one of the oldest and premier installers of sport and recreational surfaces. Today, No Fault offers a variety of sports surfaces including: Poured-In-Place Safety Surface, Rubber Mulch, Bonded Rubber Mulch, Safety Tiles, Sport Floor, Tennis and Basketball Courts and Regulation Running Tracks. Located in Baton Rouge, La., No Fault has installed surfacing throughout the U.S. and eight foreign countries.

About Hercules Fence

The knowledgeable people of Hercules Fence have developed a reputation since 1955 for professional service and quality installation. With over 50 years in the fence business, they are well aware that their reputation must be earned anew every day. Hercules provides fencing for residential, commercial and high-security projects. Hercules has six convenient locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. 

Win a FREE iPad at NRPA 2012!

We are giving away a FREE iPad

      at the 2012 NRPA EXPO!

We are excited to announce our attendance at the
National Park & Recreation Association Expo in
Anaheim, California
October 16-18, 2012

We invite all attendees to visit our booth and pick up a FREE gift! Attendees will also have the opportunity to enter to win a FREE iPad that will be given away on October 18th. Sign up at our booth!


BOOTH #1334

You will be greeted by:
David Brantley, President & Owner
Jennifer Smith, Vice President of Sales
Jay Ratelle, Vice President of Operations

We hope to see you there!

Hailey Hill

Marketing Administrator

No Fault Sport Group

Claney Duplechin Earns National High School Track Coach of 2012

Coach Claney Duplechin of Episcopal High School in Baton Rouge, La. was awarded the National High School Track Coach of 2012 by Gill Athletics and USA Track & Field. This is the second time a local coach has been honored with this award (Pete Boudreaux received the award back in 2010). Coach Duplechin was presented this award during the Episcopal High School vs. Acension Catholic football game on September 7. We want to congratulate Coach Duplechin for receiving this great honor! 

Episcopal High School Track 
In 2010, we had the opportunity to install our track surface at Episcopal High School. We worked closely with Coach Duplechin to create a surface that would benefit his school the most. The scope of work involved removing 50% of the existing track surface from the asphalt base and installing a 10mm polyurethane base mat to match the remaining surface elevation. This process was followed by applying two structural sprayed layers of polyurethane and line striping. Coach Duplechin was thrilled with the final results of the new track surface, especially the improved performance of his athletes! Today, all athletic programs at Episcopal High School benefit from the new track installed by No Fault.



Episcopal High School Track Before




Episcopal High School Track After

Episcopal High School Track After

Have a Great Day!

Hailey Hill

Marketing Administrator, No Fault Group

Make a Splash with the Hottest Trend in the Aquatics Industry

Do you want a unique water feature in your park or maybe even your backyard? Are you ready to fork out major cash?

Well you’re in luck! Splash Pads can be very affordable!

 

Everyone wants a unique water feature in their park, sometimes even in their back yard! Splash pads have drastically enhanced communities that have always wanted to offer aquatic recreation to residents. Splash pads are a colorful way to attract children. Even better, splash pads are budget friendly! Meaning you can change or add features as your budget permits!

First you need to do some research. Figure out what look you’re going for and what type of equipment you want in your waterplay area. Visit parks to get ideas!

 

Next you need to realize that a water playground is much different than a traditional playground. If you don’t recognize this, you’re in serious trouble! Adding an element of water to a play area can create significant threats for children, the main threat being the slip factor.

 

There are two options for splash pad surfacing: sand painted concrete and a safety surface. Although painting can be much cheaper there are also many disadvantages to a concrete surface.

1.       Despite the sandy feel of the paint, the concrete surface is still very slippery

2.       Concrete is not porous like safety surface, so water will pool on the surface

3.       When children do fall, they land on a rough surface which can create serious injuries like knee scrapes! Ouch!

Although Safety Surface is more expensive, but is a great option for splash pads

1.       Create unique graphics with a variety of color blends

2.       Porous surface, water does NOT pool

3.       Provides a soft cushiony surface for the little ones feet

Contact a No Fault Sales Rep today for any questions! 225-215-7760

Have a Great Day!

 

Hailey Hill

Marketing Administrator, No Fault

www.nofault.com