Can Active Sports Supply Everything to Build or Maintain a Tennis or Pickleball Facility?

Active Sports (active-sports.com) describes itself as carrying "all of the equipment and supplies needed to build, maintain, supply and enjoy your tennis court or pickleball facility." Based on its published catalog, that claim holds up for most facility needs — court surfaces, enclosures, nets, maintenance equipment, and accessories are all listed as product categories. The main gaps to plan around are installation labor and site-specific engineering, which the site does not present as services.

What the site actually covers

The catalog is organized into clear facility-planning categories rather than just retail SKUs:

That spread covers the four phases the site names: build (surfaces, posts, enclosures), maintain (rollers, dryers, scarifiers, algae control), supply (nets, tape, fasteners), and enjoy (benches, scorekeepers, ball machines).

Surfaces: the decision that drives everything else

Four surface options are listed, and they are not interchangeable:

• Har-Tru-Clay and American Red Clay — clay-type surfaces, typically paired with irrigation and grooming equipment from the maintenance category.
• Har-Tru HydroCourt — a sub-irrigated clay system, which implies additional plumbing and water-management planning beyond a standard clay court.
• Novacrylic® Hard Courts — a hard-court coating system, which shifts the maintenance list toward resurfacing equipment rather than rollers and irrigation.

Pick the surface first. It determines which maintenance items you actually need, and buying grooming or irrigation equipment for a hard court is wasted spend.

Enclosures and dividers

For multi-court facilities or shared spaces, the listed options are Custom Windscreens, Divider Netting, Vinyl Curtains & Padding, and the Fasteners & Cable Ties to install them. "Custom" in the windscreen name signals made-to-measure sizing, so you will need accurate court dimensions before ordering.

Playmate ball machines: a distinct sub-business

Active Sports states it is "the largest authorized Playmate sales & service center in the United States." The Playmate section includes new portable and commercial machines, parts, service and repair, a model comparison chart, and pre-owned units. If ball machines are part of your plan, this is a service relationship, not just a purchase — repair capability matters for commercial facilities.

What to verify before you commit

The site does not present installation, court construction, or site engineering as services, so treat the catalog as equipment and supplies. Before ordering, confirm:

1. Court type and dimensions — needed for surfaces, nets, posts, and custom windscreens.
2. Current facility condition — determines whether you need resurfacing equipment, scarification, or algae control versus new-build items.
3. Maintenance frequency — a heavily used clay facility needs different grooming and irrigation volume than a single private hard court.
4. Installation and service support — ask directly whether installation is offered or whether you need a separate contractor; the catalog does not say.
5. Pickleball specifics — the site's description mentions pickleball, but the visible category list is tennis-led. Confirm pickleball nets, lines, and paddles before assuming full coverage.

Bottom line

For equipment and supplies across building, maintaining, supplying, and enjoying a court, Active Sports lists a genuinely broad catalog, and its Playmate authorization adds a credible service layer for ball machines. It is not presented as a turnkey construction contractor, so pair it with your own installer or builder and confirm pickleball-specific inventory directly.