For Pickleball players looking to set up a pickleball court on an indoor court made for badminton, we’ve got good news. Unlike a tennis court, badminton and pickleball share many similarities in the courts they play on. If you can somehow remove the net on a badminton court and you have a pickleball court net to replace it with, you should be in good shape to play pickleball on a badminton court.
Can you play Pickleball on a Badminton court?
In short, yes you can play Pickleball on a badminton court. Thankfully, the court dimensions of a Pickleball court match those of a Badminton court (for the most part). The one difference is the baseline areas of a badminton court and pickleball court are slightly different. The nonvolley zone is a bit larger, so if you are splitting hairs and have to abide by all of the official rules, then you might be in trouble. But if you can overlook this one factor, then there is no reason you can’t remove the badminton net and replace it with a Pickleball net and start to play some ball.
Which brings us to the one thing you have to do in order to pull this off – bring your pickleball net. If you somehow find an indoor badminton court to play on that will allow you to temporarily take down the badminton net, then you should be good to go! All you need are some paddles, pickleball, and a net.
Are pickleball and badminton courts the same size?
Yes, pickleball courts and badminton courts are the same length and width. And although they have completely different rules for play, the inner boundaries lines are very similar.
However, they are not the same. A pickleball kitchen area (known as the nonvolley zone) is a line that runs a little less than 2 meters out from the net. Pickleball’s nonvolley zone is slightly larger than badminton, but for casual players, it shouldn’t make a difference. In other words, for the typical pickleball player who isn’t strictly abiding by the USA Pickleball Association’s rules and just wants to set up a pickleball court on a badminton court for some fun play, this shouldn’t be an issue, and the court size will be the same.
Also, have the same boundary lines whether you are playing singles or doubles.
How to play Pickleball on a Badminton Court
If you can remove the badminton net on a badminton court, and replace it with a Pickleball net that you’ve brought, then you should be good to play. That is really all you need to do. There is no need to repaint any of the boundaries, since a badminton court is painted with the all the lines you would need for a pickleball court.
Conclusion
Pickleball can be played on a badminton court so long as you can replace the net. Bring a portable net to the indoor badminton court you are thinking about using, and make sure you can take down or move the badminton court’s net temporarily. This is all you need to play pickleball on a badminton court.