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BEYNON
SPORTS ‘DREAMFIELD’ ADAPTIVE
SPORTS SURFACE IS CHANGING THE
WORLD OF SPORTS FOR SPECIAL
NEEDS CHILDREN
BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND (February 23, 2009) –
With
the 2009 MLB baseball season
ready to take the mound,
DreamField, the cutting-edge
artificial adaptive sports
surface by Beynon Sports
Surfaces, is making headlines
throughout the world of sports
for some very “special” reasons.
Beynon Sports, a
FieldTurf Tarkett company, has
been a leader in the industry
providing the best tracks and
surfaces for world class
athletes internationally; now
with the inception of the
DreamField surface, children
with special needs will be given
the golden opportunity to do
what they never dreamed possible
- play in an organized baseball
league.
For these
children, games like baseball
have only been a spectator
sport—watching wistfully from
the sidelines as a brother,
sister, or friend played in the
game. As much as they wanted to
be in the game and play,
traditional baseball fields have
been filled with potentially
hazardous and unsafe playing
conditions for them. Thankfully,
DreamField—the adaptive sports
division of Beynon Sports
Surfaces, has changed all that.
This adaptive sports turf field
is a special rubberized surface
that is poured-in-place with no
obstacles to be a hindrance to a
child in a wheelchair or walker
such as on a typical baseball
field with the grass and dirt.
It is also very forgiving during
a fall, with a natural permeable
texture that drains safely, and
avoids slickness in wet weather.
Now, DreamField players can
round the bases and come in for
a home run to the dugout full of
high fives, cheers and elation
just like any other traditional
little league player.
When hearing
about the opportunity to be a
part of the adaptive sports
industry, John Beynon, CEO of
Beynon Sports Surfaces, made a
commitment with his company to
be part of this exciting new
division. Explains Beynon,
“After seeing an adaptive
baseball game myself, I knew we
needed to be a part of this
extraordinary experience for
both the special needs children
and their families. They not
only enjoy it so much, but they
grow in their self esteem and
confidence all the while they’re
truly having the best time of
their lives.”
As a parent of a
child who plays on a DreamField
team in Southfield, Michigan,
Dan Tompkins has seen firsthand
the monumental changes in his
own son, John, and the
“win-win-win phenomenon” from
being a part of the whole
experience. Explains Thompkins,
“It’s a triple win situation for
everyone involved. It’s a win
for the special children
involved, they gain so much self
esteem and confidence, a win
for our families who thought the
dream of watching our child play
a sport had vanished, and a win
for the community that benefits
from being able to help our
special All-Stars play and
rewards that come along with
having a DreamField.”
Plans are also
being put into place for
Challenger Leagues, the adaptive
baseball division of Little
League International, to roll
out with a record number of
adaptive fields in 2009, using
the DreamField surface.
Challenger League director, Sam
Ranck, sees the adaptive surface
as a new and improved way of
providing the best playing
experience for their Challenger
League teams. Explains Ranck,
“We are excited and looking
forward to making Challenger
League play the best ever for
our children and their families
with the addition of this new
adaptive sports surface.”
Steve Peck, Vice
President of DreamField division
of Beynon Sports Surfaces, sees
the future as an exciting new
horizon for adaptive baseball
and other sports. “It is our
belief that the development of
this new surface will open the
door to special needs children
all across the country and
Canada, and provides them with
the opportunity to play the game
of baseball -America’s favorite
pastime. After all, says Peck,
”Shouldn’t EVERY child have the
opportunity to participate in a
sport just like their
able-bodied friends?”
Beynon Sports
Surfaces, recognized as being
one of the premier high quality
track and turf installation
companies in North America, is a
FieldTurf Tarkett company and is
part of the largest entity in
the sports surfacing industry.
With hundreds of surfaces
installed throughout the U.S.
and Canada, the name Beynon
Sports is renowned in the
industry for the quality of
their surfaces and
installations. For more
information, please visit
wwwBeynonSports.com or
www.BuildADreamField.com.
FieldTurf Tarkett
is the leader in the sports
surfacing industry and provides
unparalleled leasing
capabilities, engineering and
manufacturing resources. In
addition to its world-renowned
FieldTurf and Prestige brands of
artificial turf, FieldTurf
Tarkett provides an equally
impressive range of products
that includes synthetic and
hardwood basketball, volleyball
and gymnasium flooring, squash
and racquetball courts, floor
protection and covering systems,
and weight room flooring. Also
in the range of FieldTurf
Tarkett products are indoor and
outdoor running tracks
playground surfacing, and a
complete range of tennis and
golf surfaces. For more
information, please visit
www.fieldturftarkett.com
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