As part of our sports and fitness equipment offering we can install a school MUGA pitch suitable for any requirements. These Multi Use Games Areas are perfect to provide space for all types of sport that your students can enjoy. Children can engage in new sports during PE with quality games hoops, nets, fencing and markings designed and sized for children. Or, during break-times, friends can get together and play games on their own with the safe, easy-to-use equipment
If MUGAs are a new concept to you, here are our top recommendations for the essentials to create a safe multi-use sports and games area. If you are looking to install a MUGA for your school, contact us today with the handy form on our contact page.
Budgeting for an Activity Zone and MUGA Pitch Sports Area
Schools need a sports area for children to enjoy sports, develop gross motor skills, and learn important socialisation skills. However, you don’t need to break the bank in order to create a suitable, high-quality space for PE lessons and break-time activities.
Even a small patch of free space on a playground can be transformed into a fully functional MUGA with our professional installation. We develop the MUGA with you to include and address any requirements for your space, including groundwork, dimensions, fencing, and surface drainage.
Even a small MUGA can become a great central feature for the playground, providing all the fun and fitness your students need. Additionally, investing in a quality space complete with all you need for a well-rounded sports area with durable materials helps you maintain your sports zone for longer than many alternatives.
Sports Surfaces
Sports areas can be any size, any space to encourage exercise is worth it. A smaller area next to your school buildings can be a great option. We recommend turning an unused corner of your playground into a MUGA pitch. With groundwork and professional surface installation, any space can be given a new purpose. Whether you are refurbishing existing sports areas or building a new one, surfacing is the first step.
The sports grass comes in a variety of different piles and styles to suit the requirements of your students. With professional installation, you can turn any space into an effective sports court. Installers take care of any drainage concerns with sub-bases, groundwork and preparation before placing the final artificial grass surface. Turn unused areas of the school playground or field into a modern, effective, and attractive with safe surfaces designed for sports.
Courts and Sports Markings
Depending on the primary use of your MUGA, you may require specialised markings for one sports, simplified markings for use across multiple activities or for younger children to understand, or even colour coded overlapping markings to get the full experience of a variety of sports.
Providing space for a variety of sports and uses for different age groups and interests in important for schools. Nursery or Key Stage 1 learners may struggle to understand the rules of more complex games or know which line means which on a court. The simplified, colourful graphics in our range of playground markings sports courts and activity zones are ideal to encourage involvement in sport while offering younger students a challenge.
Meanwhile, into Key Stage 2, students need more complex sports to further challenge their teamwork, gross motor skills, and holistic fitness. A degree of independence and activity choice is also important for these age-groups. Therefore,
However, whatever your requirements, inlaid markings or heavy duty thermoplastic applications are a great way to ensure that the markings remain usable and legible for longer. The line markings for various sports in our MUGAs are part of the initial installation, meaning that no extra marking needs to take place.
Combined Nets and Goals
In addition to a variety of markings, MUGAs also come with a variety of nets, goals, and hoops suitable for a range of sports. To save space on the MUGA and not to overcomplicate the court, these goals are combined, inset into the fencing for a secure sports experience.
For example, in our most recent MUGA installation at Nene Valley Primary School, their custom combination nets includes a hoop and recessed net. This is a popular choice for smaller MUGAs as they allow children to play a range of sports all with the same goals. The hoop can be used for basketball, netball, or simply target practice, while the goal is the right size for ball sports like hockey and football.
MUGA Fencing
When playing independently, children getting overenthusiastic and losing sports balls can be a common occurrence. This can even cause a hazard if your sports area is near a road as unsupervised students run after their lost balls.
Safe fencing around the MUGA sports area not only helps protect children and keep the game going without losing the ball, but also gives the space the finishing touch to feel more professional and exclusive to sports, rather than just another part of the playground.
Our MUGA fencing creates a great enclosed space for sports. The grid fencing allows light to pass through and spectators to view the match while the design still prevents students from climbing the fencing. Our team designs all equipment for safety, so all fencing panels are firmly secured to the ground and act as extra security to hold up and stabilise the goals.
For sports areas with basketball or netball nets, the backboards extend downwards with the same fencing for the balls to bounce back to students so they can have another shot on target!
Bring Sports to the Playground with a New MUGA Pitch
For more ways your students to engage in varied, and beneficial forms of exercise, explore our range of outdoor gym equipment. Create a holistic sports and fitness space to meet UK fitness guidelines with our full guide to fitness on the school playground.
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