Beach Volleyball Court Lighting Fixture Kits

We were contacted by a resort in Florida that had a clubhouse and a volleyball court not too far from the bleach. A number of different types of volleyball matches were played on this court, and the resort wanted us to install lights that could be used for all levels of play. They also requested that we illuminate all outdoor areas under the stadium with the most energy efficient athletic sports field lights possible.

Although this was not a professional facility, it was nonetheless a very popular location for a number of local tournament games—many of which were televised. Normally, non-televised volleyball tournaments need anywhere from 50-100 foot candles of light on the court. Once TV cameras become involved, however, foot candle minimums go up to over 115 feet. In effect, our client required one volleyball stadium lighting system that could perform like three. This system also had to be mounted on poles that could take the battering of Florida Coast hurricanes. Decorative wooden poles would be out of the question, but we already had a very attractive alternative in mind.

Our principal approach to this undertaking was to install energy efficient lighting using volleyball court lights on three independent switch sets. Each switch would control a distinct group of fixtures that would produce the f/c levels necessary recreational, tournament, and televised play. So that we could generate increasingly higher levels of light and simultaneously eliminate glare, we used IES files with our photometric lighting software to study the output generated by various fixture types and optics options. This allowed us to determine the specifications for each fixture install and calculate the very best lighting angles that would produce an evenly-lit court without reflected glare. We also calculated the location of television cameras and made further fine-tuning adjustments to both direction and optics requirements to prevent spill light from interfering with camera lenses.

The resort was delighted with our proposal and was more than happy to invest in our innovative design work. After viewing our prior art and lighting case studies they purchased three dimensional models created by our software and passed them to a local contractor hired for the installation. He had agreed o do the job in 2/3 the normal time if such a systematic layout of the proposed system could be made available.

Even though we could not used wooden poles because of wind zone laws, we were able to locate rust-colored, galvanized steel light poles that looked like decorative wooden poles. For outdoor areas underneath the bleachers, we specified pulse-start metal halide low bays that provide bright light around concession areas and restrooms.

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