The LA Group is a landscape architecture, site and civil engineering, environmental permitting, and planning firm in Saratoga Springs, New York, whose sports and recreation practice has planned and designed more than 200 athletic facilities, including over 100 synthetic turf fields.

Its published planning methodology for school districts, universities, municipalities, and private operators runs stakeholder review with athletic directors and maintenance staff, condition assessment of fields and supporting infrastructure, and phased capital implementation.

Pickleball appears in the firm’s flagship case study: a 30-plus-year partnership with Skidmore College, completed in 2025, whose scope included planning for pickleball courts alongside turf fields, stadium and track resurfacing, locker rooms, and indoor and outdoor tennis facilities, ultimately touching every athletic venue on campus. Signature work includes the $100 million Lake Placid Olympic Center revitalization.

Engagements run by phone through the Saratoga Springs office.