The $25M Construction Co. Building Communities Nationwide, One Pickleball Court at a Time

"Our mission is simple: we’re not building courts just to make money. We’re building courts to move people."

If you’ve played on a freshly striped public court lately, rallied at your HOA’s new multi-use surface, or watched a park renovation turn into a pickleball hub, there’s a decent chance you’ve benefited from a company you’ve never heard of.

That company is America Sports Construction — a fast-growing national builder of courts and athletic facilities that’s quietly become one of the most important infrastructure players in pickleball’s expansion.

“We’re not just building courts to build courts to make money,” said Mike Blaney, VP of Sports Construction at ASC.

“We’re building courts to move people."

In a sport obsessed with paddles, pros, and prize money, America Sports Construction is focused on something more foundational: the literal ground beneath the game.

From Parking Lots to Pickleball

America Sports Construction operates under the umbrella of Pave America, one of the largest paving and concrete providers in the United States. What began as a collection of regional paving companies has evolved into a national sports-construction vertical with 35 physical offices across the country and projects in all 50 states.

Blaney’s personal pivot mirrors the company’s.

“I was a local contractor at a paving company in New Jersey,” he said. “I decided I was done with parking lots, and I wanted something new.”

That “something new” was sports construction — and more specifically, pickleball.

After moving into sales and focusing on courts instead of commercial lots, Blaney saw immediate results. “Next thing you knew, I quadrupled my sales in one year,” he said.

The timing, of course, coincided with pickleball’s explosive rise.

“Right now, pickleball is on a hockey stick growth trajectory,” Blaney said.

“It’s just shooting up. And I don’t see it coming down anytime soon. There’s a trend here — it’s not just a fad.”

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A $25 Million Sports Vertical — and Growing

In 2025 alone, America Sports Construction generated approximately $25 million in sports construction revenue. The projects run the gamut from site work and base layers to surfacing, coatings, fencing, and final striping.

That figure represents only the sports vertical inside a much larger organization. Pave America as a whole surpasses $1.1 billion in annual sales, giving the sports division serious backing and operational depth.

And the growth trajectory is clear.

“My goal is to make sure America Sports Construction is the largest court provider in America," said Blaney.

At this point, roughly 70% of the courts they touch include pickleball in some capacity — even when the primary surface is basketball or tennis.

“Even a basketball court, they’re asking us to put pickleball lines on,” he said. “It’s a lot of multi-purpose.”

Public Parks, HOAs, and Club Communities

America Sports Construction operates across three primary markets:

Public park projects (their largest revenue source)
HOA and club communities (their highest margin segment)
Residential builds (a growing focus area)

“A lot of our contracts are full park renovations,” Blaney explained. “We see the public sphere being our biggest revenue source, but our biggest margin source is in the HOAs and the clubs.”

Private clubs and country clubs in particular, said Blaney, represent a major growth area for the business.

That means they’re not simply striping existing tennis courts. They’re handling full-scale renovations and ground-up mega-projects: demolition, grading, asphalt or concrete installation, fencing, surfacing, and long-term maintenance planning.

If a project isn’t engineered yet, they’ll walk clients through a full design-build process.

“We like to walk everyone through the process of the build — from design, picking color, picking cushion, whatever scope they want,” Blaney said. “Then we put it in the ground for them.”

A National 'Unicorn'

In a fragmented industry filled with regional contractors and specialty surfacing companies, Blaney believes the company’s biggest competitive advantage is its national footprint.

“We're a unicorn,” he said matter-of-factly.

“There’s no one like us that’s nationally represented with physical offices in 35 states.”

That footprint means no flying in crews, no hotel per diems, and no reliance on inconsistent subcontractor networks across markets. The company self-performs most work, operating under consistent standard operating procedures and centralized quality control.

“We’re able to control schedule. We’re able to control budget. We’re able to control quality,” Blaney said. “A lot of companies struggle with inconsistency and timing. We don’t.”

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It also means local expertise matters.

“The way a court performs in Pennsylvania is totally different from how it performs in Colorado or Texas,” he explained.

“There’s different clays, different conditions. Having that market knowledge is such a key differentiator.”

In a sport where surface quality can dictate play speed, ball bounce, and injury risk, that detail matters more than most players realize.

Would This Exist Without Pickleball?

Blaney doesn’t hesitate.

“I don’t think so,” he said when asked whether America Sports Construction would exist in its current form without the pickleball boom. “It wouldn’t have sparked our interest.”

He still remembers the first time he played.

“It took me one time to play pickleball to find out I loved it,” he said. “This is fun. I see people playing this.”

COVID accelerated demand, but the accessibility of the sport sealed it.

“People could put a court in their backyard for a decent price. They didn’t have to put in a giant tennis court. And anyone could play it.”

That accessibility — across age groups, athletic backgrounds, and communities — is what ultimately aligned with the company’s deeper mission.

Built to Move You

At its core, America Sports Construction isn’t positioning itself as a court contractor. It’s positioning itself as a community builder.

“Our mission is simple: we’re not building courts just to make money,” Blaney said. “We’re building courts to move people.”

The phrase appears throughout the organization: Built to move you.

Blaney shared one story that captures the philosophy.

The company partnered with Make-A-Wish to build a backyard basketball court for a young boy who requested it as his wish.

“The goosebumps you get from seeing a little kid smile because their dream court is built in their backyard — that’s what it’s all about. We bring things to life.”

That mentality extends to public parks, club communities, and HOAs across the country. Courts aren’t just recreational amenities. They’re gathering spaces. Health drivers. Social connectors.

And as municipalities continue to invest in health, wellness, and community infrastructure, the demand for high-quality, multi-use hard courts isn’t slowing down.

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The Infrastructure Behind the Boom

Pickleball’s growth story is often told through pro tours, television deals, and celebrity investors. But none of it works without infrastructure.

Courts must be engineered properly. Surfaces must be built to spec. Drainage, grading, climate, materials — all of it matters.

America Sports Construction may not have a paddle line or a pro roster. But its influence runs through thousands of games played every day, across the country.

“Our business is thriving because we're giving people an opportunity they didn’t think was possible,” Blaney said. “It’s possibility brought to life.”

In a sport built on accessibility, movement, and community, the builders behind the scenes may end up being some of the most important players of all.