So, you want to play pickleball…and basketball and tennis and all the things? Your home teams success starts with a great court! Vibrant colors and clean, long wearing surfaces all play a role in your winning experience.
Slip Free Systems offers resurfacing of tennis, pickleball and basketball courts as well as parking garages and lots in the Greater Houston Metroplex including Brazoria and Galveston counties. Specializing in athletic court marking services for schools, teams, recreation centers, and athletic facilities you can’t go wrong with Slip Free Systems, Inc. We are headquartered in Pearland, Texas serving the entire State of Texas and neighboring states.
As you can see from below, crew members striped in a white pickleball court to the company’s outside basketball court area. Now, the court is freshly striped and ready to use for either sport!
The importance of highly visible and accurate stripes and lines are crucial for your team’s success on the courts whether you play basketball, tennis, pickleball or other court sports.
Pickleball is a rapidly growing sport. With the ability to retrofit pickleball lines on existing sport courts, you can have it all when we add pickleball lines you your basketball or tennis court.
There are more than 2.5 million pickleball players in the United States, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association. In fact, pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the country. According to the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA), the sport has seen a 650 percent increase in participants in the past six years, mostly among younger players.
The sport has been described as a combination of ping pong, racquetball and tennis, and requires players to use special paddles to hit a wiffle ball over a net in the center of the court. However, pickleball courts are much smaller than a tennis court (though, larger than a ping pong table!).
Pickleball courts measure 44 feet long and 20 feet wide, including the court’s boundary lines. If you are constructing a pickleball court from start to finish, one of the first considerations will be the size and layout of the court. Pickleball courts measure 44 feet long and 20 feet wide, including the court’s boundary lines. The USAPA Rule Book recommends a minimum total playing surface of 30 by 60 feet, though 34 by 64 feet is preferred.
Just as with other sport courts, it is ideal to orient the court north-south to limit the sun obstructing players’ vision and the impact of shadows on the court surface. Due to the relatively small size of pickleball courts, it’s possible to create more than one pickleball court within a tennis court or a basketball court.
Below, we’re using Pickleball to describe the process. The same basic principals apply to the striping for basketball, tennis and other court sports.
TEXTURE
USAPA recommends 100 percent acrylic paint for outdoor courts.
The color is typically applied with a minimum of two coats. Pickleball courts are smaller and are often used for doubles, so there’s more wear because the players are always scuffing the same little boxes. It may be worth adding an extra coat to extend the life of the surface.
The type and amount of silica sand per gallon will be specified by the manufacturer. Color coatings use a rounded and finer sand, roughly 70-90 mesh. Tennis facilities prefer a more angular sand because it’ll grab the ball and slow down the play. With pickleball, rounder sand wont chew the balls up as much.
Tennis courts tend to be painted blue or green. The USAPA says pickleball courts can be painted any color as long as it contrasts with the lines of the court.
In hotter climates lighter colors that are more solar reflective are more popular. Light gray courts can be 40 degrees cooler than a black or dark green court. Light courts can also help brighten up indoor courts.
COLOR
You also want to choose a color that contrasts from the color of the pickleballs. Pickleballs are most often yellow, orange or lime green. Generally, colors opposite from each other improve contrast. For example, if the balls are yellow, paint the court blue.
Pickleball courts measure 44 feet long and 20 feet wide and are divided into five main areas. Note that the total area of the court includes the boundary lines. Ensure the outer edge of the painted line conforms to the final court dimensions. All boundary lines should be two inches wide.
The USAPA recommends white lines for dedicated pickleball courts. The most important thing is that the boundary lines are a contrasting color to the court’s surface color. If adding lines to multi-purpose courts, the association recommends lines in the same color family as the court itself.
Since 1989 we have been passionate about building a lasting relationship with our clients. We believe the opportunity to serve you is a privilege. Each customer is different, and every project is different. Our job is to listen to your needs and help design your project in a way that enhances your overall scope of work.
LOGISTICS
Logistics and flexibility are part of our remarkable service. We pride ourselves on delivering projects even under difficult situations. Some options we may use include dividing the work zone in a manageable zones. We can also work around shift schedules or after hours of operation. We can bring in a larger team and more equipment to complete the job in your timeframe.
Thank you for your consideration while choosing a coating and striping company. We hope to be your choice when your project comes together, and you are ready for a bid.
