ABOUT US

At Total Platform Tennis, our people are our greatest strength. It is what sets us apart. Our expertise and creative solutions will meet all your platform tennis needs.

We continually challenge how things are done in an effort to improve courts for players. Our most revolutionary innovation is LED Lighting that is custom designed for platform tennis courts. We are the first company to design and install LED lights on platform tennis courts. We have installed more than any other company.

DAVID DODGE

David Dodge, head of our field operations, is the most experienced court builder in the country. As a knowledgeable fabricator, innovator and court builder, he has over 40 years of experience and has personally built over 600 courts. He has introduced major innovations to the sport including the purple and green surface color (the most popular color combination in the game) and LED lighting which provides more than three times the brightness as traditional lighting.

David personally oversees all of our construction projects and works closely with our customers to understand their needs and provide them with the highest quality product available.

MARK KEBE

Mark Kebe, a business leader with extensive experience in manufacturing and construction, oversees our shop operations, supply chain, scheduling and sales functions. He also manages estimating and prepares our proposals and contracts.

A paddle player for over 40 years, Mark is a former Board member of the American Platform Tennis Association (APTA), the sport's governing body, and for over 20 years, was Chairman of The Midwesterns, one of the largest platform tennis tournaments in the country.

INNOVATIONS

Modular Warming Huts

Our newest innovation is our modular warming huts. We are very excited to be the first to offer this type of warming hut as a solution for customers. The huts are customizable as to number of units, configuration, and interior finishes. Hut designs cover all possibilities, from single-story, smaller huts to multi-level huts with viewing decks, all while providing savings in construction cost and time. For further information and a gallery of examples, please see our Warming Huts Section.

LED Lighting

Our biggest game-changing innovation is our LED Lighting. These LED lights are custom designed specifically for platform tennis. LED lights provide advantages over metal halide lights such as: significant decrease in energy cost, uniform light on the court, whiter light, 5-year parts warranty, minimal light pollution, and instant on, off lights. For further information, please see our Lighting Section.

Snow Gates

One of our newer innovation is our composite snow gates. These snow gates maintain their beautiful wood-grain look and color for years. We offer them in two colors and they come with a 15-year color fade warranty. Traditional snow gates are made with stained wood. After several years, the color fades and the boards need to be restained.

Our dark brown snow gate is pictured on the top left of this category. The picture below it shows a three-year old faded traditional snow gate (left side) compared to our composite snow gate (right side). We were the first company to offer these high-end snow gates.

Court Colors--Premier Purple™ and Green

In the past, courts were always painted brown on the outside border area and green on the inside. David Dodge, our master court builder, determined that if we changed the colors, the ball would be easier to see. He developed the Premier Purple™ color for the playing area and used green for the border. This has been the most popular color combination for the game. The yellow balls really contrast against the purple surface, thus improving visibility.

Magnetic Door Closure

Magnetic door closures are another example of how we are constantly looking for ways to improve platform tennis courts. Courts are typically built using hydraulic door closures or a ball and latch system on the entry doors. Mark Kebe, as a player, noticed both of these easily break and are cumbersome. Our magnetic door closures are much more reliable and have a sleeker footprint. We are the only company that installs magnetic door closures on platform tennis courts.

Service Box Line Gap

David Dodge provided a gap between the service box and the singles line to allow for better service box calls. This has now become an American Platform Tennis Association (APTA) specification.