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    Sport Court Lighting for Backyard Courts

    Good sport court lighting turns a court you use on weekend afternoons into one you use every evening. GTC offers two LED packages built on the same 20K-lumen fixture and 20 ft galvanized poles, and both are quoted with your court so the poles land on your CAD layout from day one.

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    Residential sport court lighting is not the same job as lighting a driveway or a patio. Players look up to track a ball, so glare matters. The whole surface has to be lit, not just the middle. And your neighbors will see the lights every night you play, so where the light goes matters as much as how much of it there is.

    GTC sells modular court tiles, court kits and the accessories that finish a court, including these two LED packages. Lighting is not sold on its own: it is priced with your court quote, which keeps pole placement, freight and the rest of the court package in one plan. If you are still at the planning stage, start with the guide on how to build a basketball court in your backyard, then come back here to choose your lights.

    Basketball court lighting: the two GTC LED packages

    Both packages are outdoor sport court lighting for evening play on a backyard court, whether you play basketball, pickleball or both. The difference is how many fixtures and poles you need to cover your court.

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    LED Court Lighting Package

    40,000 lumen system. Play all night, every night.

    • (2) 20K-lumen LED fixtures
    • 20' galvanized poles
    • Photocell + timer ready
    • Dark-sky friendly optics

    Two fixtures on two poles. The natural starting point for a court smaller than full size, such as a half court or a shooting pad, with only two poles to place.

    Priced with your court quote

    Ships in 10-14 days

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    LED Court Lighting Pro

    80,000 lumen quad-pole system for full courts.

    • (4) 20K-lumen LED fixtures
    • 20' galvanized poles
    • Smart-switch compatible
    • Tournament-grade coverage

    Four fixtures on four poles, built for full courts. Twice the fixtures and twice the lumens of the Package, spread across a longer playing surface.

    Priced with your court quote

    Ships in 14-21 days

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    Two fixtures or four: matching the package to your court

    Home basketball court lighting starts with the size of the court, not the size of the fixture. Both packages use the same 20K-lumen LED fixture, so the real choice is how many of them you need to light the surface edge to edge.

    A backyard basketball court laid out as a half court or a shooting pad points to the two-fixture Package. A full court is what the four-pole Pro is built for.

    Not sure which one you are? Your free CAD layout fixes the court size first, and the lighting choice follows from it. You can also sketch your court in the court builder before you ask for a quote.

    What to compare

    • Total lumens

      The Package puts out 40,000 lumens from two fixtures. The Pro puts out 80,000 lumens from four. Both use the same 20K-lumen LED fixture.

    • Fixture count and coverage

      More fixtures spread light across more of the court and cut down on dark corners. Four poles is the full court answer.

    • Pole height

      Both packages mount on 20 ft galvanized poles, which lift the fixtures well above the players and the ball.

    • Controls

      Photocell and timer ready on the Package, smart-switch compatible on the Pro. Controls decide whether the lights fit your household or become a chore.

    Outdoor basketball court lighting controls: photocell, timer, smart switch

    The best outdoor basketball court lighting is the kind nobody has to think about. Controls decide when the lights come on and, just as important, when they go off.

    Photocell

    A photocell senses dusk and brings the lights up without anyone walking out to a switch. The LED Court Lighting Package is photocell ready.

    Timer

    A timer is how you keep a lights out time. Pair it with the photocell and the court turns on at dark and shuts off when you said it would, every night.

    Smart switch

    The LED Court Lighting Pro is smart-switch compatible, so the lights can be switched from the same place you run the rest of the house.

    Dark-sky friendly optics and neighbors

    The LED Court Lighting Package uses dark-sky friendly optics. Optics like these aim the light down onto the playing surface instead of up into the sky or sideways over the fence, which is better for the players, who get less glare, and for the house next door.

    Lighting is also where neighbor relations are won or lost. Your town may have rules on light spill onto adjacent properties, fixture height and hours of use, so check with your building department before you order. Then tell the neighbors before you build, show them the layout, and set a lights out time with a timer and hold to it.

    If noise is a concern too, our guide to reducing court noise covers barriers, siting and play windows that pair naturally with a lighting plan.

    Planning lighting before the base goes in

    This is the one decision that cannot wait. Structural steel poles for LED lighting need to be engineered and sleeved into the sub-base before the surface is laid down. Decide after the tile is down and lighting stops being an accessory and becomes base work.

    GTC does not pour concrete or asphalt. Base work and professional installation are quoted separately by a local contractor, so share your lighting choice with whoever is building the base, and plan the electrical run to the poles with a licensed electrician at the same time.

    • Choose two fixtures or four once your court size is set
    • Mark pole locations on your CAD layout
    • Have the pole sleeves set with the sub-base, before the tile goes down
    • Plan controls: photocell, timer or smart switch
    • Confirm local rules on light spill, fixture height and hours of use
    Expert Answers

    Court Lighting Questions

    What is the best light for an outdoor basketball court?
    The best light for outdoor basketball court play is the one that covers your whole playing area evenly, keeps glare out of the players' eyes and out of the neighbors' windows, and switches on and off the way your household actually uses the court. In practice that comes down to total lumens, fixture count, pole height and controls. Both GTC packages use 20K-lumen LED fixtures on 20 ft galvanized poles. The two-fixture Package suits a smaller court, and the four-fixture Pro is built for full courts. Compare court accessories
    How many light fixtures does a backyard court need?
    It depends on the size of the court. The LED Court Lighting Package uses two 20K-lumen fixtures for a 40,000 lumen system, which suits a smaller footprint. The LED Court Lighting Pro uses four fixtures for an 80,000 lumen quad-pole system and is built for full courts. Your free CAD layout shows the court size, which settles the question. Size your court
    Do court lights need to be planned before the base is poured?
    Yes. Structural steel poles for LED lighting need to be engineered and sleeved into the sub-base before the surface is laid down. Decide on lighting while the base is still being planned, so the sleeves go in with the base work instead of becoming a second project after the tile is down. Read the court builder's checklist
    How much does sport court lighting cost?
    GTC does not publish accessory prices. Lighting is priced with your court quote, so freight and the rest of the court package land in one number. What drives the cost is which package you choose (two fixtures or four), and the size and layout of the court. Base work is quoted separately by a local contractor, and running power to the poles is work for a licensed electrician. Add lighting to your court quote
    Do I need a permit for backyard court lights?
    It depends on your town. Building departments tend to regulate the work under and around a court, including setting permanent poles for lighting, and lighting can bring its own rules on fixture height, spill onto adjacent properties and hours of use. Call your building department before you order anything. Read the permit guide

    Light the Court You Are Building

    Tell us your court size and which package you are leaning toward. We will return a free CAD layout with the poles placed and the lighting priced with the rest of your court.

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