{"article":{"id":"lighting-standards-foot-candles-lux","categoryId":"court-infrastructure","categoryName":"Court Engineering & Infrastructure","index":6,"question":"What lighting standards (lux / foot-candles) are required for night pickleball?","answer":"Recreational night play requires a minimum of 30 foot-candles (320 lux), while tournament and broadcast courts require 75 to 100+ foot-candles (800-1100 lux).","answerDetail":"Because pickleballs are perforated plastic spheres moving up to 45 mph across high-speed kitchen exchanges, insufficient illumination creates severe optical tracking latency. The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) defines three classes of court lighting: Class III (Recreational/Parks) requires an average of 30-40 foot-candles with a uniformity ratio (max/min) of 2.5:1. Class II (Club & Competitive) mandates 50-60 foot-candles. Class I (Championship/Televised) dictates 75-100+ foot-candles (800–1100 lux) with full cut-off LED fixtures to prevent skyglow and direct glare into players' eyes during high overhead smashes.","intentTags":["lighting","foot-candles","lux","led-fixtures"],"searchKeywords":["pickleball court lighting","foot candles pickleball","court lux standards","night play lighting"],"facilityTags":["led-floodlights"],"serviceTags":["electrical-engineering"],"environmentTags":["outdoor","indoor"],"structured":{"recreationalLux":"320 lux (30 fc)","tournamentLux":"800-1100 lux (75-100 fc)","uniformityRatio":"2.5:1"},"lastVerified":"2026-09-20","canonicalUrl":"https://dink-digest.com/knowledge/lighting-standards-foot-candles-lux"},"discovery":{"canonicalUrl":"https://dink-digest.com/knowledge/lighting-standards-foot-candles-lux","hubUrl":"https://dink-digest.com/knowledge","categoryArticlesUrl":"https://dink-digest.com/api/knowledge?category=court-infrastructure"}}