About Courtship Sports
A coach who builds courts.
Professional-grade courts should be for everyone. We build them to grow Canada’s network of courts, and to give communities places to perform, connect and grow.
Meet Coach Kev
Kevin’s story
Kevin Barnes knows courts from both sides of the line. He has played on them, coached on them for nearly two decades, and spent his working life planning, selling and building them.
He grew up in Belleville, Ontario, playing hockey and basketball, then played college hockey at Conestoga and college basketball at the University of Alberta (Augustana). His coaching runs from Fleming College and Western University men’s basketball to co-founding Southwest Basketball Academy in London and coaching Team Ontario, with gold, silver and bronze medals. From 2021 to 2023 he was lead assistant coach for University of Waterloo men’s basketball. Since 2024 he has been Technical Director of Brantford CYO basketball.
Off the bench, he built a career in sports infrastructure. At Playground Global he helped build seven multi-sport hardwood facilities in Ontario. That was followed by two years in commercial sports flooring sales, where he guided facility owners from concept to completion.
At Courtship Sports, he leaves it all on the floor. In the last 12 months Courtship has installed 170 acrylic courts in Canada, and it is the official court installer for 16 Pickleplex social clubs, including the courts at Downsview and Vaughan, hosts of the 2026 Pickleball Canada National Championships.
“Every court we build gives a community a place to play, grow and connect.”
What we stand for
How we work
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Collaboration
Your vision, our crew, one team.
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Execution
On spec, on schedule.
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Connection
Courts that bring people together.
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Improvement
Every build makes the next one better.
Ready when you are
Let’s start building your foundation today.
Call or email Kevin. You’ll hear back within one business day.