So most cities have outdoor tennis courts galore, so why not know how to put down chalk lines on a regular tennis court.
According to the USA Pickleball Association's official rules, to play pickleball on a tennis court , it is necessary to define the playing area with chalk. Depending on the size of the tennis court, multiple pickleball spaces can be drawn.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Chalk
- Tape measure
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- 1 Use the tape measure to define the perimeter. The perimeter should measure 44 feet long by 20 feet wide, with the net at the center of the lengthwise lines.
- 2 Draw the perimeter with the chalk. Have someone hold the ends of the tape measure taut and use the tape as a guide to draw the lines straight.
- 3 Mark points along both long segments of the perimeter at 7 feet away from both sides of the net.
- 4 Draw lines parallel to the wide segments of the perimeter, connecting the points to define the 14 foot by 20 foot non-volley zone.
- 5 Draw lines with endpoints on the wide perimeter lines and the non-volley zone lines to bisect the service areas into 10 foot by 15 foot rectangles.
I've had the great opportunity to play pickleball outside: it's great to be outside in the fresh air, the ball reacts differently, you play against different variables (wind, sun), it's free!
In the lower mainland South Surrey, and Chilliwack, and Ladner are the only cities that currently have outdoor courts. Pickleball International will be sending a proposal to the City of Abbotsford to convert some of its public courts to pickleball courts. We may need your pickle voice to help...Will keep you posted.
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Get yourself some edge molding, sidewalk chalk and sidewalk chalk holders. Using duct tape, tape the chalk holder to the end of a 4' section of the molding. This way you can draw the chalk lines without crawling on your knees or breaking your back. You will use up the chalk rather quickly but it's pretty inexpensive and available at the dollar stores. Enjoy-we used this method as adapted from Claudia Fontana's experience with lining PB courts before they got official courts in Independence OH
ReplyDeleteThis is for ashpalt or concrete tennis courts.Take a look at the layout for the Franklin plastic temporary court markers. This is what you are recreating. Collect a heavy cardboard box. Collect 4 paper coffee cups. Buy sidewalk chalk spray paint in florescnot ent color. Cut and keep 2 sides of your box. Draw a T and an L on the box sides, each being 2 inches in width. Cut using a knife the T and L out of the box sides. The cut out box side ( not the positive cut outs) are your templates. Follow the Franklin instructions. Lay your corners using the coffee cups. When happy with measuring and eyeballing, lay your templates and spray with sidewalk chalk. About 20 mins of work, good looking, & not permanent.
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