LED Sports Lighting

Frequently Asked Questions

Looking for LED Sports Lighting? You’ve come to the right place. We asked new and existing customers the questions they wish they had answered before making their first purchase. Below you will find the complete list. For more information, please call (888) 423-3191.

What Is LED Sports Lighting?

LED Sports Lights can be used both indoors and outdoors. Outdoor Sports lighting is special high-power lighting designed to be installed on tall poles to light up outdoor sports fields, like baseball/softball fields, football fields, sports and athletic fields, and outdoor tennis courts. Sometimes you will also see this type of lighting referred to as LED sports lighters.

An LED sport light can also be used for indoor lighting applications such as basketball courts, indoor tennis courts, and indoor horse arenas.

Want more information? Read our Buyers Guide to Sports Field and Stadium Lights.

What’s the best way to start an LED Sports Field Lighting Conversion or Retrofit?

The best way is to start with a lighting plan. A lighting plan will take your existing sports facility, whether it’s indoors or outdoors, and show you how well-lit and how well-balanced the lighting could be after you install our sports LED lighting.

For outdoor facilities, we can use google maps to find your sports field and use it inside our specialized lighting photometric software to show you what our sport light LED fixtures can do.

For indoor facilities, we can import a scaled drawing of your sports floor or field and install new lights from the ceiling.

We can use existing light locations or pole locations or suggest new ones if that’s what you need or want.

Can LED Sports Field Lighting Replace Metal Halide Lighting and be as bright?

Yes, and not only as bright, but brighter. Metal Halide bulbs are very bright when they’re brand new but suffer from quick lumen depreciation and loss. LED Lights maintain their lumen levels over long periods of time. And we have powerful options that can easily replace 1000-Watt, 1500-Watt, and 2000-Watt Metal Halide fixtures, 1 for 1.

What Are the Best Lights for Indoor Sports?

When it comes to indoor LED Sports Lighting, we recommend UFO High Bays. They provide powerful bright light from above and can come with special optics to focus more light on the ground. Plus, their design is impact resistant in case they are struck by a ball or other object.

What Are the Best LED Outdoor Sports Lighting Fixtures?

When it comes to outdoor LED Field Lighting, we recommend either high-power LED Flood Lights or LED Stadium Lights. These sports lighting LED fixtures are very powerful and can easily replace any high-power Metal Halide lighting that you may be currently using.

How Many LED Watts Do I Need to Replace Our 1500-Watt Sports Light Fixtures?

We have created several lighting plans using our 600-Watt High Power Flood Light with a 15 or 30-degree beam angle, and have provided more foot candles on the ground than the 1500-Watt Sports light fixture. We have also been told by several customers that the field is brighter after they’ve installed 600 Watt fixtures.

How Many LED Watts Do I Need to Replace 400-Watt Metal Halide inside a Sports Facility?

For indoor sports lighting, we recommend either the 150-Watt LED UFO High Bay or 200-Watt UFO LED Lights. Both produce enough lumens to easily replace 400-Watt Metal Halides.

How Many LED Watts Do I Need to Replace 1000-Watt Sports Light Fixtures?

We recommend the 400-Watt version of the high-power flood light. It produces 56000 lumens. We can easily replace existing metal halide lights, 1 for 1, with our existing lineup of LED Lights.

How Can I Tell If a Light Is Impact Resistant to Flying Objects?

Check the impact rating of the fixture. We list those on the specifications of the fixtures. IK10 is the highest available rating. Most sports lights are IK08 to IK10.

What Voltage is Available for Indoor and Outdoor Sports Lighting?

We offer 3 ranges of voltages with our LED Lights designed for sports facilities. The standard range is 100V-277V. Two High Voltage options are available, 347V-480V and 277V-480V. All these drivers are auto-switching, which means the drivers will automatically adapt to whatever incoming voltage is set.

Do your outdoor sports lights come with surge protection?

They do, and if you are concerned about lightning strikes and other grid-related issues, talk to us and we can provide additional protection.

When Upgrading to New LED Sports Lighting, Does It Make a Big Difference If We Only Install One Post at a Time?

That’s really up to you. However, this could create a situation where the lighting on the field is unbalanced, with the new lights outperforming the old ones.

How Long Does It Take to Install Sports Field Lights?

It depends on the access to the lights. The lights themselves are not hard to install, it’s all the preparation and access to the lights that can take up some time.