Padel Courts Lighting: Everything you Need to Know
With the arrival of the winter months and the resulting decrease in daylight hours, the issue of padel court lighting becomes even more relevant, especially in outdoor clubs.
What are the parameters imposed by the International Padel Federation for lighting? What solutions does the market offer? How to best light your padel courts to provide the best possible playing experience?
In this article, we will explore this topic and try to provide a comprehensive guide for every need.
Why is it important to properly light padel courts?Index
Proper lighting of padel courts is essential to meet the following needs:- Optimal visibility: This ensures that the ball is always clearly visible to players and gives them a comfortable playing experience.
- Non-glare: The direction and angle of the lights must avoid dazzling players during shots from above, such as the smash, bandeja, or vibora.
- Light pollution reduction: to avoid disturbing surrounding homes or activities.
Padel Court Lighting RegulationsIndex
According to the IPF manual, Padel Game Regulations, lighting on Padel courts must be uniform without causing difficulties for players, audience, and referees.
In the European Union, the standard that governs these standards is EN 12193. It establishes the minimum levels of lighting on a padel court by distinguishing between In-door and Out-door.
Lighting of Indoor Padel CourtsIndex
- For international or national competitions, horizontal lighting must be 750 lux with uniformity E min/E med of 0.7
- For local competitions, training, school competitions, or recreational use, horizontal lighting shall be 300 lux with uniformity E min/E med of 0.5
Lighting of Out-door Padel CourtsIndex
- For international or national competitions, horizontal lighting must be 500 lux with uniformity E min/E med of 0.7
- For local competitions, training, school competitions, or recreational use, horizontal lighting shall be 200 lux with uniformity E min/E med of 0.5
Height of Lighting in Padel Courts Index
As mentioned in one of our last articles on padel court measurements, lighting poles should be placed outside the facility with the bottom of the floodlight placed at least 6 meters above the ground.
For newly built facilities, the minimum height in case of lighting installed inside the court is suggested instead to be at least 8 meters above the ground.
NXFlash, the innovative lighting system on our Fiberglass Padel CourtsIndex
Among all NXPadel-branded accessories, we could not miss NXFlash, our state-of-the-art system for lighting your Fiberglass Padel Courts in the smartest way possible, let's briefly look at its main features.
- Horizontal illumination of 307:461 LUX: perfect for most padel clubs, extendable as needed for national or international competitions.
- Anti-glare projector orientation: to ensure maximum comfort
- Instant turn-on: without having to wait several minutes before the system is switched on
- Driver at the base of the lighting pole: to set settings or solve any problems easily
- Fiberglass poles: durable and lightweight at the same time for optimized installation
After this guide, we're sure you'll have all the tools, parameters, and advice at your disposal to be able to set up a state-of-the-art lighting system for your padel courts.
Are you ready to light your project to the fullest?
Do not hesitate to contact us for any other information or further support, we will be excited and happy to help you realize the padel club of your dreams!
