Lighting Layout for Pickleball Courts

What is the Ideal Pickleball Court Layout for Lighting?

The ideal lighting pickleball court layout would include a scaled representation of the pickleball court, poles, and fixtures mounted on the poles near the court. The lighting plan would include court foot candle readings, and a light balance calculation to ensure the lighting is even across the playing surface.

How Does Pickleball Court Design for Lighting Differ Between Indoor and Outdoor Courts?

The biggest difference is where the lights are installed. In indoor courts, lights can be mounted from the ceiling and it’s very simple to achieve the desired foot candle levels and light balance. For outdoor courts, lights are generally mounted on poles at the edge of the playing surface, and lights with specialized forward throw optics are used to push the light onto the court to achieve light balance.

What are the Recommended Pickleball Court Light Levels?

Depending on the level of play, foot candles can average from 20 to as high as 80. For most courts and purposes, a range of 20-40 foot candles is all you need.

• Competition Level: 50-80 foot candles
• Club Level: 30-60 foot candles
• Recreation Level: 20-30 foot candles

Why are Lighting Plans for Pickleball Courts Important?

The main reason is so you can choose the right light fixtures and LED lights. Choosing a lighting system by guess is a bad idea. A lighting plan will show which LED pickleball light works best. Whether you need direct lighting or indirect lighting, a lighting plan will ensure the lighting system operates properly and provides the right amount of light and proper distribution and light balance across the indoor and outdoor pickleball court.

Do You Sell LED Pickleball Court Lights?

We do. LED Lighting Supply is first and foremost a lighting company. We can supply square straight steel poles, round tapered steel poles, and pickleball lights. The LED fixtures we offer can be installed directly on pickleball light poles. A lighting plan helps put the lighting project together.

How Do You Light up an Outdoor Pickleball Court at Night?

There are two distinct ways we’ve worked with. Side court mounted poles or flood lights installed farther away from the court.

Pickleball courts are easy to light up. If you use the right fixture for the specific court based on mounting locations. We offer free lighting plans so that we can offer the best light for your court layout.