Sports Court Striping
In Reston, VA

Sports Court Striping in Reston, VA

Sports court striping is precise work — the lines decide whether a court plays true, so every mark is measured and chalked before any paint goes down. Pickleball drives most of the demand around Reston right now, and its court is a fixed size.

A regulation pickleball court is 20 by 44 feet, the same for singles and doubles, with a 7-foot non-volley zone — the “kitchen” — on each side of the net. USA Pickleball recommends a total playing surface of at least 30 by 60 feet so players have room to move safely around the lines. We lay out and stripe to those specifications so the court matches what players expect from anywhere else they play.

• Court: 20 ft × 44 ft (singles and doubles identical)
• Non-volley zone (kitchen): 7 ft from the net on each side
• Recommended playing surface: 30 ft × 60 ft minimum

Overlaying Pickleball on Existing Courts

The most common sports court striping job we do is adding pickleball lines to a court that already exists. A single tennis court has room for up to four pickleball courts, and a basketball court can usually take one or two, so a property gets far more play out of the same slab.

The key is contrast: we stripe the pickleball lines in a color that stands clearly apart from the tennis or basketball markings already down, so players never have to guess which line belongs to their game. If the surface only serves pickleball, we stripe dedicated lines in a single color instead. Either way we chalk and measure the full layout first, because an overlay that’s a few inches off is worse than no overlay at all.

Court Paint and Durability

Sports courts move under the paint — the surface flexes with temperature, and players slide and pivot on the lines all day — so the coating has to flex with it. We use durable acrylic court paint made to bond to asphalt or concrete and hold up to constant foot traffic and weather without cracking or peeling. Acrylic lines resist fading better than standard marking paint, which is why they’re the standard for outdoor courts in a climate like Northern Virginia’s. Because crisp, correctly spaced lines are what make a court playable, we chalk and measure every court before painting rather than working freehand.

Basketball, Tennis, and Playground Markings

Pickleball is only part of what a shared court needs. We stripe basketball keys, free-throw lanes, and three-point arcs to standard court geometry, regulation tennis courts to the USTA 78-foot court layout, and playground game lines like hopscotch, four-square, and running tracks for schools and parks. Many Reston-area properties want more than one sport on a single surface, so we plan the shared layout up front — deciding line colors and priorities before painting — so a basketball, tennis, and pickleball court can coexist without turning into a tangle of lines. Tell us which sports the space serves and how it’s shared, and we design a multi-sport plan that fits.