The American Sports Builders Association (ASBA), the national organization for builders, designers and suppliers of materials for tennis courts, running tracks, sports fields and indoor and outdoor courts and recreational facilities, has announced the publication of the 2024 edition of Tennis Courts: Construction & Maintenance Manual, which it produces jointly with the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA).
The new edition, in print or as a downloadable, linked PDF, is available on ASBA’s website, www.sportsbuilders.org, and can be found by mousing over the top blue toolbar, then selecting “Resources” followed by “Publications.”
The book is designed for anyone involved in building, maintaining, repairing or renovating all types of tennis courts and facilities. It includes user-friendly technical information on all aspects of quality construction, including design, budgeting and planning, site requirements, surface selection, construction, maintenance, repair, amenities, accessories and more. In addition, it includes diagrams, photos, resources and sources for further information. It is also the textbook for those taking the ASBA’s Certified Tennis Court Builder exam.
“The new edition of the Tennis Courts manual has much to recommend itself,” says Fred Kolkmann, the Chairman of the Joint Editorial Board, made up of representatives from both the ASBA and the USTA, who worked to update and rewrite the manual. "We've created a more user-friendly publication that follows the process from conception to construction to completion.”
This year’s edition of the book includes the following new and updated information
- A new chapter on tennis court technology
- Expanded information on facilities for adaptive tennis
- Expanded information and details on specific types of tennis facilities, including competition-specific facilities and tennis training centers/teaching courts
- Expanded information on selection of a design professional, such as an architect or engineer
- Updated information on lighting
- Updated information on trees and other vegetation
- Updated information on hard courts (asphalt), including control joints
- An expanded chapter on surfacing systems (outside those of traditional hard courts and soft courts), including prefabricated overlayments and infilled synthetic turf
- Updated diagrams and photos
The book has also been updated and streamlined overall to create a more concise publication and to make information easier to find.
Copies of the new edition are available at a cost of $49.95. Books can be ordered in either hard copy or digital format by going to the website, www.sportsbuilders.org and selecting the “Resources” tab at the top, then “Publications.”
The ASBA is a non-profit association comprised of more than 600 design professionals, builders and suppliers engaged in athletic facility construction. The Association sponsors informative meetings, publishes newsletters, books and technical construction guidelines and keeps its members updated on developments in the industry.
Additional information is available from the Association at 2331 Rock Spring Road, Forest Hill, MD 21050. The phone number is 443-640-1042. The ASBA also may be reached electronically via its website: www.sportsbuilders.org.