| Scoreboards for Polo, Hockey, Lacrosse, Cricket, Rugby, Netball, Running and outdoor sports |
News August 2020
All scoreboards now have a new mode for Polo. Called "New Polo" the mode adds the new rules for polo brought in during the Covid crisis in Summer 2020. The clock starts at 7:30, counts down and sounds the bell at 0:30 and then sounds the horn at 0:00. Also, the "5 second" rule automatically operates for all chukkas as per the rules. The latest program is available free of charge if your scoreboard is being serviced (a Service Engineer needs to be on site to do the upgrade).
Please see the Polo Page for the latest very large LED digits with very wide viewing angle.
Sporting Designs now has a simple design for retro-fitting better control for older FP flap digits if you have a scoreboard with these. FP was a Canadian company which went bankrupt at least 10 years ago.
Sporting Designs is now diversifying into comfortable Recreational Vehicle (RV) Campervans. Based on large DAV LF 7.5 tonne box vans, we are currently working on our first prototype. Designed for both free-camping and camp site mains / water hook-up, these will feature: fiixed double bed with other convertible beds; tail lift terrace at the rear; hot inside and outside showers; toilet; kitchen; large fresh water and waste water tanks; LPG gas (refillable at fuel stations); large solar panels; full insulation with integrated heating; TV; radio; Bluetooth speakers and Wi-Fi booster. Alarm, CCTV, security lights and tracker also included.
News April 2018 |
Sporting Designs Ltd manufactures and supplies scoreboards and kits for a variety of sports including polo, hockey, rugby, cricket and other team sports. In recent years, we have expanded our range to cover all types of LED as well as flip-digits scoreboards. New LED panel scoreboards. Display the team names as well as the scores and time. These are still incredibly simple to control using just 6 buttons on the controller. Can be set up for ALL sports. These scoreboards can store up to 50 team names including generic names such as “home”, ”visitors” and a full range of colours “Black”, “White”, “Grey”, “Green” and so on. It is very simple to scroll through the names before a match starts. We generally use green LEDs because in tests in bright sunshine, green has the best contrast. LED panel scoreboards need a lot of power and so are not suitable for battery operation. Our usual wrist wireless controller can be used as well as this - our fixed controller. This is battery operated (two Extra large LED digits. Designed for larger polo clubs, we have developed an extra large LED digit scoreboard. The digits are 1 metre high to allow them to be seen from 300 - 400 metres away with an exceptional wide viewing angle (120 °). We use green LEDs because of their better contrast in bright sunshine. These scoreboards use a lot of power and so they have to be mains powered. The digits have built-in cooling for hot countries and control is from our usual range of 6 button controllers. There is also a short video clip on http://www.sportingdesigns.co.uk/technical_page.html
Scoreboards kits. Do you want to reduce the cost of a scoreboard and provide your own frame, or perhaps you would like to refurbish your existing scoreboard? Then we can provide you a complete kit of parts including digits, controller, wireless parts, bell/horn, all wiring, all instructions and telephone support. We have supplied a number of kits to a number of countries around the world.
Spares. Sporting Designs can supply any spare parts for any scoreboard that we have ever supplied. This includes controllers, digits, bell/horn, switches, clock hands, motors, wireless and spare acrylic / polycarbonate. Many of these parts are also available from component suppliers. The one exception to this are very early bought-in LED panels; later panels are available. We would be very pleased to hear from any of our scoreboard users for further ideas and suggestions. Paul Girdham Sporting Designs Ltd April 2018 |
