Before the season starts and at the introduction of a team that is taking to the field on their own turf the use of a football run through allows brings in a cheer of excitement from the crowds of fans that have gathered to see the home team take a victory. Used by high school and college teams as they are being brought out of the locker room and onto the field the inflatable tunnels add to the excitement of the action that is about to unfurl from the players that are energized and ready to go to work for their fans. Sports inflatables can be found in side many arena settings where a team of athletes come together to defend their school in a sports challenge.
As much a part of the opening act that has a psychological effect on the opposition as it does to hype up the crowd of spectators the inflatables that are waiting to welcome the home team are often accompanied by the use of CO2 effects that provide a blanket of mist to accompany the individuals that are bursting onto the field dressed for a game. Available in a variety of colors that can be enhanced by the school mascot the more elaborate sports inflatables not only find their way into the football stadiums that are situated on campuses all across the country they are also making a place on the courts of basketball and baseball fields where the players can make an entrance that will be remembered as they pass from the locker room to the stands.
Cheers, waves and stunts frequently greet the players as they charge onto the field after being welcomed and introduced by the sports announcer. While there are some high schools that invest in the impressive entryway for their state champion teams the more recognized inflatable tunnels appear in the stadiums where thousands of fans gather to witness the exchanges that take place between rival college teams. The large opening of the tunnel is wide enough to welcome an entire squad of players that break through the cloud of CO2 and race onto the field. Lined up in rows of six to eight players across the large football run through can support the entire strings of players that are making their way out in front of the cheering fans. Surrounded by the dissipating CO2 gas that is harmless to the players a darkened evening game is suddenly lit up by the spotlights that illuminate the entrance of the tunnel as the players are accompanied by the music that is emanating from the speaker system where the games announcer is responsible for getting the crowd into a frenzy as they scream for their favorite player to appear.