Practice does not make perfect. Only Perfect Practice makes perfect. – Vince Lombardi
“In 1974 we built the world’s first backyard game court because we saw something else that no one else did-that the backyard could be so much more than a charcoal grill and a kiddie pool. It could be a playground and a stadium and a summer house and a gym. It could be a place for families to bond and friendships to blossom. We saw that your place of residence, not just your yard but your entire home, could become a place of amusement. Now 50,000 dream courts later, that vision is a reality.”
The Sport Court Team
On most days, in the neighbourhoods in British Columbia where we’ve built courts and you are almost guaranteed to hear kids laughing (and sometimes arguing about a shot or rules, but that’s ok too). We have had the privilege of getting to know these kids and their families.
We might get to build courts for hockey players, celebrities, or well known business people, but for the most part this is about offering the highest standards in safety, most modern designs, and longest lasting products to hard working families that value time together and time outside. When modern life is pulling kids (and their parents) inside, we hope we offer a pretty freaking cool reason to get them outside.
Like anything, advances in materials have come along way since our first courts in 1974. The Sport Court difference is that our high performance suspended tile is stronger and thinner, and safer ever before and anything else available for home use. That’s because as the world’s largest court builder, and being part of the Gerflor family of companies, we are the only tile manufacturer to do everything in-house. From R&D, manufacturing, to chemical engineering, to design.
YOUR FAMILY, YOUR SPORT, YOUR COURT.
Let us help you make the best decision for your family’s backyard court.
WHAT ARE YOUR HOME COURT OPTIONS?
Building a court can be a stressful experience. But, with the help of our team, it doesn’t have to be. If you are unsure where to start, give us a call or look at our product page to learn more about our various tiles and accessories.
1. FOUNDATION
First, you will need to decide if you are building your court on concrete or our permeable, fully removable and 100% recyclable Sportbase sub-surface.
2. OUTDOOR TILE
Second, you will need to pick the type of outdoor tile you need. Since all our products are high-performing, this can be tricky. Don’t hesitate to discuss this with our team.
3. ACCESSORIES
Third, select your accessories for your court. We have various accessories from basketball systems to rebounders and multi-nets. You would be surprised to know how many types of sports you can play on your home court!
4. COLOURS
Last, and one of our client’s favourite steps, is to select your home court colours. With so many combinations possible, you can have a court representing your favourite team’s colours or blend in with your landscaping.
OUR APPROACH
Our approach is different than most court builders; we pride ourselves on offering a customized experience from start to finish. We want our clients to get the most out of their home court.
When you contact BC Sport Court, you immediately speak someone who has hands-on experience building courts. Our team will take the time to discuss your needs and dreams for your home court and design the best layout possible to maximize your space and maximize your play.
Once we’ve decided on a design, it’s time for your contractor or landscaper to prepare the ground for us. When ready, our team of experts will come as the material arrives at your house to start building. We will install the tile, cut it to size, assemble your accessories and paint lines (weather permitting). This process can take anywhere between 1 to 3 days for an average backyard court.
We’ve had the pleasure of working with the BC Sport Court team to create our family home court here in Vancouver. We knew that they had our family’s best interests at heart from the moment we called. They asked questions about our favourite sports, backyard space, and budget and made great recommendations to maximize our space and please everyone. What we thought would be a basketball court became a multi-sport court with options to play volleyball, badminton, basketball and hockey! Our kids are always outside now playing on the court. It’s amazing!

A WORD FROM OUR TEAM OF BUILDERS
Creating the best home courts in the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, and the Okanagan is, and has been, BC Sport Court’s primary focus for over three decades. In that time, building courts have taken the Sport Court teams from private gulf islands, to small-towns northern BC, to the backyards of the ‘whose who’ of resident BC athletes, celebrities, and business people.
As exciting and cool it is to see unique places around the province, what keeps someone building backyard courts is the kid’s reaction when the courts are almost complete. They can’t keep them off, and often, our team has to finished building around them. If there is a better thing to build in family home construction, the BC Sport Court team hasn’t heard of it yet.
If you have a small space, a large space, or an irregular medium-sized space, there is a court for you. Increasingly the building schedule fills up earlier and earlier. If you’re interested, reach out sooner than later.