Court Lighting Guidelines

In most cases, the amount of light required for pickleball courts will be dictated by the skill level of the players. As the skill level is elevated, more light will be needed. The ASBA Pickleball construction manual outlines three basic categories for light levels with descriptions of each category. Keep in mind that the uniformity of the illumination is as important as the amount of light in determining the overall quality of the lighting system. LSI Industries has a Create-A-Court design selector tool online at https://www.lsicorp.com/led-create-a-court-selector-tool/ with 22 pickleball designs based on USA Pickleball construction manual guidelines. The lighting designs are offered in the PDF file format for easy web viewing, transfer, and printability. In addition, LSI industries Technical Design Services https://www.lsicorp.com/services/technical-design-services/ is available to create lighting designs for nonstandard installations. Frasure Reps www.frasurereps.com also has inhouse design capability to generate a custom design per your specific requirements.

CCT describes the overall color appearance of the light source in Kelvin degrees. “Cooler’ light sources will have a higher Kelvin temperature and “warmer” light sources will have a lower Kelvin temperature. We recommend 5000K fixtures for commercial or public installations, and 4000K for residential installations. Avoid color temperatures over 5000K which will have a bluish tint.

Many LEDs have a rated life of up to 50,000 hours. This is approximately 50 times longer than a typical incandescent, 20-25 times longer than a typical halogen, and 8-10 times longer than a typical CFL. Used 12 hours a day, a 50,000-hour LED will last more than 11 years.

Yes.  Our ZONE pickleball fixtures and poles are the gold standard for all outdoor pickleball applications.

Zone is available in 2 sizes ZNM medium and ZNL large. In general Class 1 Professional courts will require a Zone large to hit the USA Pickleball Lighting Standards and Zone medium is ideal for most Class 2 and Class 3 courts. Individual court size and number of courts in addition to court classification can impact fixture selection. To further assist in selecting the correct fixture LSI has created an online Create-A-Court design selector tool at https://www.lsicorp.com/led-createa-court-selector-tool/ with 22 pickleball designs based on USA Pickleball construction manual guidelines includes pole mounting heights and fixture catalog number. The designs are offered in the PDF file format for easy web viewing, transfer, and printability. In addition, LSI industries Technical Design Services https://www.lsicorp.com/services/technical-design-services/ is available to create lighting designs for nonstandard installations.

A control system is an effective way to energize the lights only when they are needed and turn the lights off when not needed. A typical control system may use a combination of scheduling, photocells, and motion sensors to make sure the lighting system operates only when needed. Well designed and implemented controls will save energy and prolong the life of the lighting system. Additional information available at https://www.lsicorp.com/products/controls/

In general, Zone luminaires are maintenance free but periodic visual inspections are recommended to make sure fixtures are working properly.

Typical energy savings of 40-60% can be achieved compared to traditional HID sources.

LSI Industries Create-A-Court design selector tool online at https://www.lsicorp.com/led-create-a-court-selector-tool/ with 22 pickleball designs based on USA Pickleball construction manual guidelines includes pole mounting heights. The designs are offered in the PDF file format for easy web viewing, transfer, and printability. In addition, LSI industries Technical Design Services https://www.lsicorp.com/services/technical-design-services/ is available to create lighting designs for nonstandard installations.