Choosing play on artificial grass or with wall is optional, the dimensions of the game area no. The proliferation of paddle courts in clubs and public spaces has doubled in the last decade. However, thanks to the standardization of the measures of the paddle tracks, wherever you choose to play, the proportions will always be the same.
Although sometimes you have blamed the state of the surface or the height of the network, the measures collected by the International Paddle Federation Zanjan any controversy related to the dimensions of the track. 10x20 meters of competition, passion and effort.
Padel track measurements
The paddle track includes the concrete, cement, grass or any other material limited by the wall and the fence.
The rectangular play area is divided by a network, located right in the center. In total, the rectangle measures 10 meters wide by 20 meters long with a tolerance of 0.5%. In these 200 square meters they divide the space:
- Service line: It is the line that delimits the legal area of serve and that which the player can never reopen with his paddle shoes during the service. Parallel to the network, they serp 6.95 meters. The length of this service line is 10 meters, coinciding with the width of the track, hence delimiting directly with the wall.
- Central serve line: It is the line perpendicular to the network and the service line. With this line, two symmetrical areas that indicate the couple's play areas are achieved.
The network of a paddle track
The network is the central element of the track and has a length of 10 meters. The height of the network is slightly modified at its ends. While in the center the height is 0.88 meters with a margin of variation of 0.005 meters, at the ends it can reach up to 0.92 meters with the same tolerance of ± 5.
The network hangs from a two -post -anchored voltage device. Both posts, fixed at the ends of the network, cannot hinder the game area.
Height of enclosures
The minimum height free of obstacles is 6 meters, although the Spanish paddle federation recommends that the minimum free height be less than 8 meters.
Also, in the enclosures it differs between two heights according to the material used. At the bottom of the track, the wall or glass reaches a height of 3 meters and its prolongation of a metal mesh one more. In total 3 meters high that near the top of the entire track.
Access to paddle tennis
The FEP also records the dimensions of the access to track. In this case, two situations can be differentiated. Or that access is a full door without division or that the entrance is divided to the network.
In the case of having a single side access, the minimum free hole is 1.05 x 2 meters. In the second case, with a division of access, each free hole must have at least 0.72 meters wide by 2 meters high.
Lighting system measures
Such is its importance that artificial lighting allows to prolong the parties that exceed beyond the hours of natural light. In addition, it is necessary in those places where Indoor paddle is practiced.
Regarding this section, the FEP sets the minimum height of the projectors in 6 meters. Likewise, the lighting columns must be placed outside the track, avoiding security areas attached to the pitch.
