Badminton and it's flooring

Been an indoor sport games, badminton itself is widely popular in singapore. There are 16 sports hall to cater for this sports in Singapore but not all of them uses same type of flooring.

Types of flooring

There are 3 types of flooring:

Rubber flooring:

• helps to absorb the impact
  
• comfortable
• expensive

Wooden flooring:

• help to absorb impact but not as much as rubber flooring
  
• not as comfortable as rubber flooring
• the court may become slippery after long usag
• require a good maintenance

Ceramic flooring:

• rough and hard
• cheapest type of flooring
  
• easiest to maintain compare to others

I personally prefer rubber flooring as it feel comfortable when moving around the court and absorb more impact compared to the other 2 flooring. Thus it is more friendly to our knee caps. There are not many places in Singapore offer such flooring. One of the few places which have rubber flooring is located at Bedok Sports Hall.

For wooden flooring, I'm fine with it as long as it's well maintain. Without good maintenance, the flooring will become slippery and may cause injury. It is the most commonly used flooring in Singapore Sports Hall.

I have to say that ceramic flooring are not a very good choice for badminton due to the poor absorption of impact. It may even cause injury if you fell down since the flooring is rough and hard. It is the most easiest floor to maintain compared to the other 2 flooring. Most of the Community Centre in Singapore uses this type of flooring.

Wouldn't it be nice if all Sports Hall and Community Centre in singapore uses rubber flooring, allow player to enjoy the game while minimizing the risk of getting pain in their knee area.

I will be covering more stuff on the next update. Stay tuned!