Empire Sportsplex

General Court Use Guidelines

• Open Access time is walk-on-only play, not for league or club play.
• Non-permit players must relinquish the court(s) to permit holders for the hours and courts designated on the permit.

Court Rotation for Open Access

• Open Access time is walk-on-only play, not for league or club play.
• When there are more players than courts available
  • Introduce yourself and rotate in
  • Play one game and rotate off.
  • Wait until all other groups have rotated in before taking your next turn.
  • When a game finishes, exit the court.
• When there are more courts than players, there is no need to rotate.
  • Please allow other groups to play without interruption if there are courts available.

• 6 dedicated pickleball courts
• 3 tennis courts with line overlay for 6 pickleball courts
• 5 beach volleyball courts
• full-size basketball court
• 2 half basketball courts
• amenity building with canteen, washrooms, and office/equipment storage
• fully lit facility

If you or your league are interested in making this one-of-a-kind facility your home, please email coordinators@welland.ca.

• Open access is available seven days a week in May, June, September, and October.
• Evening and weekend open access is available in July and August.
• Jumpstart courts are unavailable during the day in July and August due to the Welland Sportz Camp Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For inquiries or availability visit The Hub. There may be times when Jumpstart courts are unavailable for a tournaments or events that utilize all courts

Canadian Tire Jumpstart gifted an inclusive multisport court enhancement as a sub-facility within the sportsplex. Key features of the inclusive enhancement include:

• pickleball/tennis court
• full-size basketball court
• 2 side court basketball hoops
• high contract play area for hopscotch and four square
• sport/para sport court lines
• shaded double-wide benches and bleachers
• 4 LED overhead lights
• 6 fixed-height basketball nets
• 4 double-wide entry points

Open Access schedule

• Daily from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

* there may be times where the courts are unavailable for a tournaments or events that utilize all courts. For inquiries or availability visit The Hub

Open Access schedule

• Daily from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

* there may be times where the courts are unavailable for a tournaments or events that utilize all courts . For inquiries or availability visit The Hub

Available for passive use, there are times this is booked for programming. For inquiries or availability visit The Hub.

Open Access (free playing time) is for Tennis court use.

• Daily from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

* there may be times where the courts are unavailable for a tournaments or events that utilize all courts. For inquiries or availability visit The Hub.

Open Access (free playing time) for Pickleball will be on the six dedicated courts.

• Daily from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

* there may be times where the courts are unavailable for a tournaments or events that utilize all courts. For inquiries or availability visit The Hub.