Indoor Basketball Lighting Solution
Basketball is a globally popular sport, and the lighting in indoor basketball courts significantly affects players' comfort. Good lighting is crucial for indoor basketball venues.
Key points for indoor basketball lighting:
Glare Control
Importance: This is the primary indicator for evaluating lighting quality. Excessive glare severely impairs athletes' ability to track the ball's trajectory and judge the positions of teammates and opponents, easily leading to errors or injuries.
Control Methods: Achieved by selecting professional luminaires with anti-glare design, precisely calculating the installation position, projection angle, and aiming point of the fixtures. During design, the Glare Rating (GR value) must be calculated and must meet standard requirements.
Luminaire Layout Methods
Side Mounting: This is the most common method for indoor basketball courts, where luminaires are arranged in rows above both sides of the court. It is suitable for venues with stands and benefits television broadcasting by providing good vertical illuminance.
Top Mounting: Luminaires are evenly arranged directly above the court. This method is suitable for courts without stands or training halls, offering excellent horizontal illuminance uniformity but requiring stricter glare control.
Hybrid Layout: Combines the above two methods to achieve optimal lighting effects.
Key points for indoor basketball lighting:
Importance: This is the primary indicator for evaluating lighting quality. Excessive glare severely impairs athletes' ability to track the ball's trajectory and judge the positions of teammates and opponents, easily leading to errors or injuries.
Control Methods: Achieved by selecting professional luminaires with anti-glare design, precisely calculating the installation position, projection angle, and aiming point of the fixtures. During design, the Glare Rating (GR value) must be calculated and must meet standard requirements.
Lighting standard of indoor basketball field

Lighting solution
|
Lamp Model/Qty |
B1 UFO hight bay 200W / 24pcs |
|
Installation height |
8m |
|
Ehor ave (lux on floor) |
563lux |
|
U2 min/ave |
0.98 |
|
U1 min/max |
0.94 |
|
RG max |
17 |



