Federations & Associations
At Advanced Polymer Technology, our mission is simple: engineer surfaces that elevate performance, safety, and longevity, and to do that credibly and consistently, we stay deeply connected to federations & associations that set the bar for sport, safety, and construction quality worldwide. Our affiliations span memberships, product classifications, certification pathways, collaborative research, and parent-company relationships – each providing a framework that helps our teams design, manufacture, and support best-in-class systems for tennis, track & field, multisport venues, and protective coatings.
Building Better Facilities Together
American Sports Builders Association (ASBA)
As an active participant in the ASBA community, we engage with builders, designers, and manufacturers to align on design guidance, construction practices, and maintenance know-how. This collaboration keeps our systems practical in the field, translating lab performance into real-world durability and consistent playability across climates and facility types.
International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI)
Concrete is the foundation of many high-performance surfaces. Through ICRI’s technical resources and best-practice standards, our teams sharpen specifications and application protocols for polyurethane coatings such as Qualideck, helping owners and contractors manage moisture, adhesion, and long-term protective performance on garages, balconies, and pedestrian decks.
Sealing, Waterproofing & Restoration Institute (SWR Institute)
With the SWR Institute, we participate in a knowledge network focused on building enclosure longevity, like sealants, membranes, and coating systems that protect structures. This perspective informs our material science, detailing, and QA/QC, so our solutions do not just look right at turnover; they keep performing year after year.
Aligning with Global Sport Governing Bodies
International Tennis Federation (ITF)
Tennis surfaces demand repeatable ball response and athlete protection. Our Laykold systems are engineered and tested within ITF frameworks, such as classified court pace, to help facility owners select constructions that match their program goals, climate, and maintenance profile while providing the consistent play players expect.
World Athletics (formerly IAAF)
For track & field, compliance is about measurable performance: force reduction, vertical deformation, energy restitution, and friction. Our Rekortan systems are designed to meet recognized testing protocols used by World Athletics, so organizers can host training and competition on tracks that support speed, safety, and durability.
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)
Coaches are crucial stakeholders in the athlete experience. By engaging with the USTFCCCA community, Advanced Polymer Technology listens to the performance and maintenance realities programs face – from training loads to seasonal weather swings – and channels those insights into system selection guidance, surface tuning, and lifecycle planning.
Football & Hockey: Performance, Safety, and Certification Pathways
International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)
Where football is played on synthetic systems, quality programs matter. Through the FIFA Quality concepts that many owners reference for testing and compliance, we structure our design and material targets around essential athlete-surface interactions like ball roll and rebound, shock absorption, rotational resistance, and weathering, so facilities can plan installations that align with recognized benchmarks.
U.S. Soccer Foundation
Access matters as much as performance. The Foundation’s community focus dovetails with our belief that safe, durable, and attractive playing environments change lives. We support projects that help expand participation, bringing surface expertise, specification support, and materials insight to partners working to create and revitalize fields.
International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Advanced Polymer Technology is part of Sport Group, whose family includes Polytan, a recognized provider to elite hockey. While affiliations may flow through this parent-company relationship, the effect is direct: shared research, surface science, and performance criteria inform how we approach system design for fast, predictable stick-ball interaction and athlete safety on hockey pitches.
International Association for Sports Surface Science (ISSS)
The ISSS convenes the academic, testing, and manufacturing communities that underpin modern sports surfaces. Our engagement keeps us close to evolving test methods and data analysis, from friction modeling to energy restitution, so we can anticipate performance needs and engineer materials that are measurably better.
Why These Affiliations Matter to Owners and Athletes
- Specification confidence: Third-party frameworks reduce ambiguity. Owners gain clear targets for pace, shock absorption, friction, and durability when selecting systems.
- Risk reduction: Best-practice installation, testing, and documentation lower lifecycle risk, helping facilities pass commissioning, host events, and meet warranty conditions.
- Performance you can measure: Standards convert “plays great” into quantifiable metrics, ensuring consistency across courts, tracks, and fields.
- Continuous improvement: Dialogue with coaches, builders, and scientists feeds our roadmap, driving refinements in resins, binders, textures, and cushion architectures.
Let Us Build What Is Next
Whether you are planning a championship venue, modernizing a community field, or protecting a high-traffic concrete structure, the surfaces and coatings from Advanced Polymer Technology are developed within the same ecosystems that various federations & associations demand to guide global sport and performance.
Ready to align your project with proven standards and surfaces athletes love to play on? Contact us at Advanced Polymer Technology to start the conversation.
Let Us Build What Is Next
Whether you are planning a championship venue, modernizing a community field, or protecting a high-traffic concrete structure, the surfaces and coatings from Advanced Polymer Technology are developed within the same ecosystems that various federations & associations demand to guide global sport and performance.
Ready to align your project with proven standards and surfaces athletes love to play on? Contact us at Advanced Polymer Technology to start the conversation.