Padel Academy
Court enclosure and venue planning workbook
How to use this workbook
Work through only the modules relevant to the project. Record confirmed decisions, unresolved questions and information still needed. The live Academy can save the same decisions into Your Facility Plan and My Apollo Project.
This is a planning workbook, not a construction drawing, professional design, accreditation or approval document.
Understand the 10 × 20 m court and full site footprint
Start with the standard playing enclosure, then add the surrounding space needed for access, circulation, spectators, maintenance and future courts.
□ What is the clear site beyond the 10 × 20 m court?
□ Where will players enter, wait and circulate?
□ Is the project one court, multiple courts or part of a larger venue?
Choose the court architecture around the venue
Compare panoramic, commercial framed, classic and relocatable court pathways against the venue model rather than appearance alone.
□ Is spectator visibility a major priority?
□ Is the project premium, commercial, community or temporary?
□ Does the court need to support future relocation or staged expansion?
Assess the base, anchors and foundations
Treat the court structure, anchors, slab and foundations as one engineered system tied to the destination and site.
□ What slab or foundation system exists or is proposed?
□ What loads must anchors and foundations resist?
□ Who owns the local structural and civil design responsibilities?
Plan wind, corrosion and destination conditions
Match steelwork, coating, fasteners, anchors and engineering evidence to the actual exposure environment.
□ What wind, seismic and corrosion conditions apply?
□ Is the site coastal, exposed or cyclone-prone?
□ What destination-specific engineering evidence is required before supply?
Understand glass, mesh and enclosure safety
Coordinate tempered glass, framed mesh, doors and protective details around the selected court system and intended level of use.
□ What glass layout and thickness belong to the selected court?
□ Where do doors and mesh panels sit relative to play and circulation?
□ What local safety or compliance checks are required?
Select the turf and playing-surface pathway
Choose padel-specific artificial turf around court model, level of play, drainage, maintenance and replacement planning.
□ What turf construction is supplied with the selected court?
□ How will drainage and infill be managed?
□ What cleaning, brushing and replacement plan is realistic for the operator?
Design court lighting around visibility and glare
Coordinate mounting positions, luminaire package, aiming, glare and operating hours with the court structure.
□ What level of play and operating hours drive the lighting brief?
□ Are the standard court-mounted lights sufficient for the intended use?
□ Are neighbours, glare or spill-light constraints relevant?
Plan access, circulation and spectators
Resolve player entry, waiting areas, spectator sightlines, seating and service access before repeating the court layout.
□ How will players enter without conflicting with adjacent courts?
□ Where can spectators watch without blocking circulation?
□ What maintenance and emergency access is needed around the enclosure?
Decide whether the venue needs weather protection
Coordinate padel courts with membrane structures, air domes or larger sports buildings when all-weather use is required.
□ What weather is limiting operating hours?
□ What clear span and internal height are required above the courts?
□ How do lighting, ventilation, services and structure interact under cover?
Scale from a single court to a multi-court club
Plan repeated courts around circulation, booking flow, waiting space, amenities, viewing, storage and future expansion.
□ How many courts fit without compromising circulation?
□ What player and spectator amenities are needed at the target capacity?
□ How will later courts or buildings connect to the first stage?
Connect clubhouse, changing and venue infrastructure
Treat courts, amenities, sports buildings, seating, storage and site services as a coordinated facility rather than isolated purchases.
□ What changing, ablution, reception or storage spaces are required?
□ Where do power, drainage and other services need to reach the courts?
□ Which elements are supplied systems versus local project works?
Build the padel project brief
Combine court type, site conditions, exposure, foundations, glass, turf, lighting, cover and venue requirements into one review package.
□ Which court pathway is preferred and why?
□ Are site dimensions, exposure and base/foundation conditions documented?
□ What local engineering, installation and approval responsibilities remain outside supply?
Facility Plan summary
Use this page to consolidate the project before moving into the Sports Project Brief.