Fencing. We’re surrounded by it…literally. Fences create boundaries that keep things in, keep things out, or serve as a barrier. It’s a pretty simple concept. Until it’s not. Where temporary fencing is concerned, too often product options provide inadequate physical boundaries for athletic fields, undermining the integrity of game play while also creating unintended operational barriers that impede the utilization of available fields. Let’s break that down.
Game integrity matters. Your athletic or outfield fencing is one of the most important features of your fields. Like the spacing of your bases, the rise of your pitching mound, the placement of foul poles…your outfield fencing defines the field of play, impacts Total Bases stats and can influence both Runs Scored and defensive catches made at the fence line for every game. A poor-quality temporary fence has far greater negative impacts than just degrading the aesthetics of your fields or facility. Deploying these low cost, low quality temporary fences has real impact on the integrity of the game.
Temporary athletic fencing is not the same as a portable athletic fence. By definition, a portable fence is temporary, but that doesn’t mean that a temporary fence is also portable. Think about it. Even a “permanent” fence line can technically be moved. Does that make it temporary? We only consider it “permanent” because of the time, effort and field restoration required to move it. Similarly, if your temporary athletic fence takes significant labor and time to set-up take down or move, it may be creating operational barriers to maximizing use of your fields. The best portable athletic fencing enables you to set the fields wherever and whenever you need to.
Sportafence portable athletic fencing was designed to address the shortcomings of traditional temporary fencing solutions and was awarded patent protection because of the unique wheeled design that makes it highly efficient to move.
The Sportafence Difference
Consider your goals for a fencing product that provides labor-efficiency, effectiveness, maximum flexibility:
Increased field utilization & field revenue. Sportafence enables users to deploy an outfield fence or change outfield distance in under an hour. Use Sportafence as tool to enable more games to be played on fewer fields, attract higher-profile tournaments and support regulation game play for men, women, and all ages.
Improved player safety. The Sportafence system offers regulation 5’ and 6’ fence heights, 500LB front-impact rating and commercial grade construction that improves player safety at the fence line. Outfielders will play flyballs to the fence line with confidence.
Preserving game integrity. Most temporary fence systems do not support regulation game play and result in excess home runs and ground rule doubles while negatively impacting outfielder play at the fence line. Sportafence solves all these challenges and ensures accurate game outcomes.
Title IV equity improvements. Dedicated, permanent, regulation ballfields are not always feasible to build and maintain. Use Sportafence as a tool to provide temporary, portable, regulation athletic fields for all teams and improve the equity of your facilities for all your men’s and women’s team sports.
High school & NCAA game readiness. Sportafence systems are used by USA Softball and are the only approved portable outfield fence for tournament-level play.
Value and longevity. Low-cost fabric and plastic portable fence solutions do not support regulation game play, must be maintained frequently, require replacement parts, require extra labor to move, and may need to be replaced every 3-5 years. Sportafence offers more value by solving these issues and has an expected life of 10-15 years.
Flexibility. Use Sportafence portable fence panels for your athletic fields, intramural games, crowd control and parking lot or event management.
Before investing in portable fencing for campus athletic fields and other uses, consider your needs and expectations and buy accordingly. A good manufacturer understand your campus’s athletic fencing needs and will guide you toward the best product for the job.
