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Welcome to Playground Barriers

We specialise in providing high quality barriers and zoners for all schools. The award winning smooga panels are the jewels in our crown and are a type of sports fencing which can be used to encircle existing sports pitches, create playground arenas and be used for playground fencing. They are flexible, portable, weatherproof and strong.

a virtual arena

1 metre high by 1 metre wide sections can be configured into any size or shape. 

Marie Chadwick, School Business Manager, Garswood Primary School, St Helens

We use the smooga for football, hockey and netball. We have also created a maze for the children which they absolutely loved.
There are less accidents now we have the smooga in terms of bumped heads of children in addition to staff who have lunch time duty.
I would say the smooga helps to facilitate at least 80 per cent more teaching time and is the best investment we’ve made for the school in a long time.

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Jane Cooper, Behaviourist. Oak Hill Academy, Feltham.

 

I’m 100% convinced the smooga has helped to reduce conflict in the playground by enabling children to keep the ball in a controlled environment.

Our Ethos

The team at smooga are passionate about encouraging kids to participate in and enjoy sports. Our ethos (and the reason we set up the company in 2012) is to get more young people participating and included in sports of all kinds - and we are helping it to happen. We work with primary schools, secondary schools, colleges, universities, amateur and professional sports clubs as well as local authorities.

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Creating the perfect space and reducing playtime conflict

These smooga panels are perfect for creating a pitch for hockey, football, netball and rugby. Schools have also used smooga to create an area for skating, help facilitate cross country running and some have even used the panels to create a maze! Feedback from schools tells us that the creation of a dedicated space for different activities significantly reduces playtime conflict and maximises active fun time.

 “Since having the smooga, less children have been injured and it is easier to manage children in the playground. It has significantly cut down playground incidents.”

Chris Stewart, Head Teacher, Totley Primary School, Sheffield

 

What is a smooga?

In a nutshell, a smooga is a smart multi-use games area. An arena with 4 sides, constructed with modular, push-fit panels, which have a lightweight plastic top section and a heavier base which keeps it firmly on the ground.

The benefit of smooga compared to other multi-use games areas is its flexibility and portability. It isn’t constructed with fixed panelling meaning that it can….

  • be moved around and set up where you need it
  • change its shape or size according to how you want to use it
  • adapt to be used for all sorts of sports - football, hockey, handball and many other PE games and sports.
  • You don’t have to make an arena. Some schools use the modular panels as separating walls for zoning.
  • When not being used for sport, some of our customers have used it for segmenting the school car park and controlling the flow of crowds at Sports Day or School Fairs.
  • It's safe. smooga is designed to be robust enough to withstand the pressure of being pushed or fallen against.
  • It has no sharp edges or trip hazards.
  • It can be left out all year round – or taken apart and stored away if you prefer.