The American Sports Builders Association (ASBA) is committed to the sport of pickleball and supporting its growth. ASBA understands the importance of having safe, well-constructed and well-equipped facilities at which to play.

The purpose of this manual is to promote the quality construction, maintenance and repair of pickleball courts and facilities by providing information to builders, architects, engineers, facility owners, managers, park & rec personnel and professionals. Realizing that many pickleball courts have already been built or renovated and have been in use, the guidelines in this manual are recommended for new construction or renovations.

This manual is designed to explain various choices and the rationales for those choices, so court/facility owners will be able to ask important questions to make educated decisions. USAP and ASBA are committed to providing information to assist facility owners and managers in making informed choices in order to promote the construction of quality pickleball courts and facilities.

*NEW* Fundamentals of Pickleball Court Construction Online Course

To encourage and demonstrate quality construction, ASBA has created the Fundamentals of Pickleball Court Construction course available to anyone wanting to learn more about Pickleball Court Construction. Current ASBA Certified Tennis Court Builders (CTCB) will earn a Certificate of Completion if they choose. Working with a builder who holds this Certificate will give consumers peace-of-mind that they are working with certified builders knowledgeable in all aspects of building Pickleball courts.

The course includes information on building new courts, converting tennis courts to Pickleball courts, dimensions, lines, lighting, ADA compliance and more. For those who would like to view the course and are not currently a CTCB, we recommend the Fundamentals of Tennis Court Construction course as a pre-requisite as that is the course that concentrates on the construction of a court. Once completed, the Pickleball Court Construction Course will focus on the differences between the courts, conversion of Tennis Courts to Pickleball Courts, lightning, fencing and more.

If you are not a current CTCB and would like to take the course to learn more about Pickleball Court Construction, click on the COURSE ONLY link below to get started. This course if FREE to ASBA members and is available for nonmembers for $199.

COURSE ONLY

 

Certificate for Current CTCB

To apply for the certificate, you must show 3 years’ experience in all aspects of building Pickleball Courts and pass the online course exam. Upon successful completion, builders will receive a Certificate and the builder’s name will be listed on the ASBA website as a Builder with a Pickleball Court Builder Certificate. Builder members receive a discounted price of $400 for the course and certificate. Nonmember pricing is $600.

To get started, please complete the following steps:

1. Download and complete the following documents:
   
   
   1. Pickleball Court Construction Application Form
      
      
   2. Job Verification Form
      
      
   3. Pickleball Court Construction Experience Spreadsheet
      
      
   4. Send completed documents to info@sportsbuilders.org
      
      
2. Upon approval of experience, you will receive a link to purchase online course and exam.
   

ASBA Pickleball Certificate Holders

Jeff Nichols, CTCB
American Tennis Courts 
1272 Bolton’s Branch Drive 
Mobile, AL 36606

Michael Robinson, Jr., CTCB
Talbot Tennis
3162 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 260, #644
Marietta, GA 30062

Troy Rudolph, CTCB, CTB, CFB
Elite Sports Builders
1622 North Black Canyon Highway, Suite C-1
Phoenix, AZ 85009