Gymnasium & School Court
LED Lighting Solutions

Foot-candle requirements vary based on the level of play. Recreational and intramural courts typically require 30–50 foot-candles, high school facilities need 50 foot-candles, collegiate courts require 75 foot-candles, and professional or televised venues require 100 foot-candles or more. FSG's lighting designers conduct a full photometric assessment to ensure your facility meets IES RP-6 standards for your specific use case.

In many cases yes. Retrofit kits allow existing fixture housings to be upgraded to LED without full fixture replacement, reducing both cost and installation time. However, older fixtures, particularly those with damaged housings, outdated wiring, or poor photometric performance, are often better replaced entirely. FSG will assess your current system and recommend the most cost-effective path to LED for your facility.

Most gymnasium LED installations are completed in one to three days depending on facility size, ceiling height, and the number of fixtures involved. FSG works around your facility's schedule to minimize disruption to practices, classes, and events. For large multi-court facilities or complex installations requiring lifts and specialized rigging, timelines are scoped during the design phase.

LED fixtures are compatible with most modern dimming and control systems, but older analog or 0-10V control infrastructure may require upgrades to work properly with new LED drivers. FSG evaluates your existing control system as part of the design process and recommends any necessary updates to ensure full compatibility — including integration with occupancy sensors, scheduling systems, and daylight harvesting controls.

Flickering or premature failures in gymnasium lighting are usually caused by failing ballasts, loose wiring connections, end-of-life lamps, or driver issues in older LED systems. In facilities with high ceilings, these problems often go unaddressed longer than they should because access requires lifts or scaffolding. FSG's maintenance and repair teams are equipped to diagnose and resolve gymnasium lighting failures quickly, including emergency response for outages during scheduled events.

Yes. Modern LED gymnasium lighting systems support dimming from 0–100% output, allowing facility managers to set different light levels for practices, assemblies, film screenings, and competitive games from a single control panel or automated schedule. This not only improves flexibility for multi-use facilities but can reduce energy consumption significantly during lower-intensity uses. FSG programs lighting scenes and schedules during commissioning so your staff can manage the system without technical training.