Springfield Sports Courts

Most people don’t think much about what goes into a sports court until something goes wrong. Cracks show up. Water sits on the surface for days. The color fades after a couple seasons. By then, you’re either paying for repairs or starting over.

We’ve been building courts in Springfield and across Central Illinois for over 20 years. We know what the weather here does to outdoor surfaces. Hot summers, cold winters, plenty of rain. If a court isn’t built with those conditions in mind, it shows. We build with proper drainage, the right base materials, and coatings that hold up. That’s why our courts look good and play well years after they’re finished.

Tennis courts take a beating from weather more than from play. Sun breaks down the surface. Water gets into cracks and freezes. If the foundation wasn’t done right, those problems show up fast. A well-built court should give you 20 years of solid play, not 5 years of headaches.

We build tennis courts from the ground up. Site grading, drainage, compacted stone base, asphalt or post-tension concrete, acrylic surfacing. Fencing, net posts, your choice of colors. Every step matters, and we don’t skip any of them.

A lot of contractors cut corners on base work because you can’t see it once the surface goes down. We don’t. The base is what keeps your court level and crack-free for decades. Get it wrong, and you’re paying for it later. Get it right, and you basically forget about it.

If your court has cracks, fading, or water that pools instead of draining, resurfacing can fix it. We fill cracks, level low spots, and apply fresh acrylic coatings. New colors, clean lines. Done right, resurfacing extends your court’s life by another 8 to 10 years.

We’ll tell you straight if resurfacing isn’t enough. If the base has failed or drainage was never installed correctly, patching the surface won’t solve the problem. We’d rather give you an honest answer than take money for work that won’t hold.

Pickleball took off in Springfield like it did everywhere else. Parks are adding courts, HOAs want them, homeowners are putting them in backyards. The footprint is smaller than tennis, but the construction isn’t simpler. If anything, smaller courts with heavy use wear faster if they’re not built to handle the traffic.

We build pickleball courts to official specs. Proper dimensions, correct net height, surface texture that gives good traction without being too aggressive. Whether it’s a backyard court, a community facility, or a multi-court complex for a park, we build it right.

Got a tennis court that nobody uses anymore? Converting it to pickleball makes sense. One tennis court can become four pickleball courts. Same footprint, way more players. We handle the conversion from start to finish: new surface prep, fresh coatings, proper lines, net systems.

Pickleball courts get used hard. The playing area is compact, so the same spots take constant wear. When the surface gets slick or the lines start fading, it’s time to resurface. We fix cracks, apply new coatings, and re-stripe with sharp, accurate lines.

If you’ve been thinking about changing colors or adding permanent net posts, resurfacing is the time to do it. We’re already doing the work, so adding those upgrades costs less than doing them separately later.

Basketball courts see more wear than tennis or pickleball. More players, more running, more impact. The surface needs to handle that kind of use without cracking or peeling after a few years. We build courts that can take the pounding.

Full courts, half courts, driveway setups. We can stripe for multiple sports if you want flexibility. School colors, custom logos, whatever fits your project. We’ll design something that works for your space and your budget.

Cracks, worn-out coatings, faded lines. That’s what happens to basketball courts that get played on. We fix it. Crack repair, leveling, fresh color coats, new striping. The court looks and plays the way it should.

For schools and parks, we work around your schedule. No reason to have a court closed for weeks when we can get in and get it done efficiently.