Resources
Diagrams, color chips and the guidelines we build to.
Everything on this page is free to download and share with a board, a committee or an architect. If a document you need is missing, ask; we probably have it.
Downloads
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SportMaster authorized installer letter
SportMaster's letter naming Industrial Surface Sealer a factory-authorized installer of its sport surfacing systems, with the manufacturer's contact for a bid file.
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Tennis court layout
The lined court with every dimension: baselines, service lines, the center mark, net height, and the run-off room a court needs behind and beside the lines.
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Pickleball court diagram
The 20 by 44 foot court with the 7-foot non-volley zone (the kitchen), the service courts and the net, with the recommended total playing area around it.
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SportMaster color chip
The standard ColorPlus colors for court surfaces and lines. Pick the playing-area color and the surround color, then check the pairing on /court-colors/.
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Court maintenance manual
Cleaning, drainage, what to keep off the surface and how to deal with leaves, mildew and standing water between resurfacings.
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10 best practices for sports surfaces
A one-page checklist for owners: slope, drainage, cure times, coating temperatures, line paint, and the mistakes that shorten a surface's life.
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ASBA executive summary: asphalt for sports courts
The American Sports Builders Association's short version of what an asphalt court base must be: thickness, compaction, slope, cure before coating.
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ASBA guidelines on asphalt
The full guideline the summary comes from. The specification language many public bids borrow; worth reading before writing one.
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Where the specifications come from
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SportMaster Court Designer
Try color combinations on a tennis, pickleball or basketball court before you decide.
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USA Pickleball
The rulebook and the court construction guidance the sport is built on.
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USTA
Facility guidance for tennis, including courts built for both tennis and pickleball.
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American Sports Builders Association
The trade association for court and field builders; publisher of the construction manuals this company works from.
Our own guides cover the same ground in plain language: court dimensions, court colors, the maintenance calendar and the Northeast Ohio season.
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The yard
4000 East 86th Street, Cleveland, OH 44105
Off Broadway Avenue, south of downtown, ten minutes from I-77 and I-490.
Serving Cuyahoga, Summit, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Geauga, Portage, Stark and Ashtabula counties. Municipal, school, club, HOA and commercial work; residential courts by the job.