Pitch (sports field)

A pitch or a sports ground is an outdoor playing area for various sports. The term pitch is most commonly used in British English, while the comparable term in Australian, American and Canadian English is playing field or sports field.

For most sports the official term is field of play, although this is not regularly used by those outside refereeing/umpiring circles.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} The field of play generally includes out-of-bounds areas that a player is likely to enter while playing a match, such as the area beyond the touchlines in association football and rugby or the sidelines in American and Canadian football, or the "foul territory" in baseball.

The surface of a pitch is most commonly composed of sod (grass), but may also be artificial turf, sand, clay, gravel, concrete, or other materials. A playing field on ice may be referred to as a rink, for example an ice hockey rink, although rink may also refer to the entire building or, in the sport of curling, to either the building or a particular team.

In the sport of cricket, the cricket pitch refers not to the entire field of play, but to the section of the field on which batting and bowling take place in the centre of the field. The pitch is prepared differently from the rest of the field, to provide a harder surface for bowling.

A pitch is often a regulation space, as in an association football pitch.

The term level playing field is also used metaphorically to mean fairness in non-sporting human activities such as business where there are notional winners and losers.{{cite book|title=Economic Justice in an Unfair World: Toward a Level Playing Field|first=Ethan B|last=Kapstein|publisher=Princeton University Press|date=16 Dec 2010}}

Fields of play in various sports

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| File:Estadio emilio royo.jpg|American football field

| File:Eintracht-sportplatz-ffm-riederwald002.jpg|Association football pitch,
surrounded by running track

| File:ANZ Stadium, Essendon (cropped).jpg|Australian rules football playing field

| File:Croke park all ireland.jpg|Gaelic, hurling, and camogie pitch

| File:NRL in ME Bank Stadium.jpg|Rugby league playing field

| File:Butts Park Arena - stand&park 27s06.jpg|Rugby union pitch

| File:Baseball diamond marines.jpg|Baseball field

| File:Sydney_Cricket_Ground_(24509044622).jpg|Cricket field (with the cricket pitch in the centre)

| File:Sollentunavallen Helenelund-AIK.JPG|Bandy field

| File:Field Hockey Rio 2007.jpg|Field hockey pitch

| File:Joe-Louis-Arena.jpg|Ice hockey rink

| File:Dairy Creek Park Hillsboro Oregon court.JPG|Basketball court

| File:Olympic Swimming Pool, Olympic Stadium, Montreal.jpg|olympic swimming pool

| File:Thialf stadion 2008.jpg|Speed skating rink

| File:LapanganTenis Pusdiklat.jpg|Tennis court

| File:1Dunc Gray Velodrome.jpg|Velodrome (track cycling)

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Field sizes

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Basque pelota (Jai-Alai)

|FIPV

|Rectangular cuboid

|54 meters

| -

|10 meters

| -

|10 meters

|100px

Bowling

|IBF

|Oblong rectangle

|{{Convert|754.1875|in|m}}

|{{Convert|41-42|in|m}}

|wood or synthetic material

|100px

Canoe polo

|ICF

|Oblong rectangle

|35 meters

|23 meters

|water

|File:Terrain de kayak polo.png

Dodgeball

|WDA

|Oblong rectangle

|17 meters

| -

|8 meters

| -

|File:Dodge court.png

Goalball

|IBSA

|Oblong rectangle

|18 meters

| -

|9 meters

| -

|wood, plastic or synthetic

|File:Goalball field diagram -en.svg

Korfball

|IKF

|Oblong rectangle

|40 meters

| -

|20 meters

| -

|File:Korfball field diagram -en.svg

Netball

|World Netball

|Oblong rectangle

|{{Convert|100|ft|m}}

| -

|{{Convert|50|ft|m}}

| -

|wood

|File:Netball field diagram -en.svg

Sepak takraw

|ISTAF

|Oblong rectangle

|{{Convert|44|ft|m}}

| -

|{{Convert|20|ft|m}}

| -

|File:Sepak Takraw court diagram.svg

colspan="10" |Aquatics

Swimming (Olympic)

| rowspan="3" |World Aquatics

| rowspan="3" | Cuboid

| data-sort-value="050.00" | 50 meters

| data-sort-value="025.00" | 25 meters

|2-3 meters

|File:Swimming pool 50m 2008.svg

Swimming (short course)

| data-sort-value="025.00" | 25 meters

| data-sort-value="020.00" | 20 meters

|2-2.5 meters

Waterpolo

|25 meters

| -

|20 meters

| -

|1.8 meters

|File:Waterpolo-pool-diagram.svg

colspan="10" |Basketball

3x3

| rowspan="2" |FIBA

| rowspan="3" |Oblong rectangle

|11 meters

| -

| rowspan="2" |15 meters

| -

rowspan="2" |Basketball

| data-sort-value="028.00" | 28 meters

|File:Basketball - FIBA - field diagram -en.svg

NBA

| data-sort-value="028.70" | {{Convert|94|ft|m}}

| data-sort-value="015.20" | {{Convert|50|ft|m}}

|File:Basketball - NBA - field diagram -en.svg

colspan="10" |Bat and ball sports

rowspan="2" | Baseball

|MLB

| data-sort-value="092.00-128.00" | {{Convert|250-400|ft|m}}{{Cite web |title=OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULES - 2024 Edition |url=https://mktg.mlbstatic.com/mlb/official-information/2024-official-baseball-rules.pdf}} (distance from home plate apex to nearest center field fence)

| data-sort-value="137.00-150.00" | {{Convert|446.9-492.9|ft|m}}http://web.mit.edu/~xsdg/Public/papers/himcm-2003.pdf "The width is the distance between foul poles... the Twins’ field width (473.9 ft) and the Braves’ field width (470.2 ft) is not significant. However, the difference between the Rockies’ and Yankees’ field widths (492.9 ft and 446.9 ft, respectively) is very significant."

|grass

|File:Baseball field overview.svg

rowspan="3" |WBSC

|{{Convert|400|ft|m}} (distance from home plate apex to center field fence)

| -

|Distance between foul poles (each one are {{Convert|275|ft|m}} or more from home plate apex)

| -

Baseball5

| Square

| data-sort-value="021.00" | {{Convert|18|m|ft}}

|{{Convert|1|m|ft}} (fence)

|File:Handmade Baseball5 field diagram.png

Softball{{Cite web |title=Official rules of Softball - Fast pitch |url=https://static.wbsc.org/assets/cms/documents/b5480455-60e2-bfc3-1e2e-3566c2765cc5.pdf}}

|Circular quadrant

|{{Convert|220-250|ft}} (radius)

| -

| {{Convert|220-250|ft}} (radius)

| -

|File:Terrain de Softball.png

Vitilla

|Circular sextant

|{{Convert|100|ft}} (radius)

| -

|{{Convert|100|ft}}

| -

Pesapallo

|Finnish Pesäpallo Association

|Irregular hexagon

|{{Convert|315|ft|m}}

| -

|{{Convert|138|ft|m}}

| -

|File:Pesäpallo Field measurements (Men)-EN.svg

Rounders

|GAA

|Square

|70 meters

| -

|70 meters

| -

Cricket

|ICC

| Oval

| data-sort-value="119.00-164.00" | {{Convert|130-180|yd|m}}

| -

|File:Cricket field M&W.svg

Indoor cricket

|WICF

| Rectangular cuboid

| data-sort-value="30.00" | 28-30 meters

| data-sort-value="12.00" | 10.5-12 meters

| 4-4.5 meters

Lapta

|Russian Lapta Federation

|Oblong rectangle

|40-55 meters

| -

|25-40 meters

| -

|File:Площадка для игры в лапту.jpg

Oină

|Romanian Oină Federation

|Oblong rectangle

|70 meters

|32 meters

|grass

|File:Oina Field Animation.gif

Schlagball

|Oblong rectangle + trapezium

|70 meters

|plus an area between divergent diagonals of 140 meters behing rear flags

|25 meters

|plus an area between divergent diagonals of 140 meters behing rear flags

|File:Schlagball-Spielfeld.jpg

colspan="10" |Boules

Boccia

|BISFed

|Oblong rectangle

|12.5 meters

| -

|6 meters

| -

|polished concrete, wooden, natural or synthetic rubber.

|File:Cancha Boccia.jpg

Bocce volo

| rowspan="3" |WPBF

| rowspan="3" |Oblong rectangle

|27.5 meters

| -

|2.5-4 meters

| -

|File:TirProgressif.png

Petanque

|15 meters

| -

|4 meters

| -

Raffa

|6.5 meters

| -

|4-4.5 meters

| -

|natural ground or synthetic material

colspan="10" |Combat sports

Amateur wrestling

|UWW

|Circle

|9 meters (diameter)

| -

|9 meters (diameter)

| -

Fencing

|FIE

|Oblong rectangle

|14 meters

|17–18 meters

|1.5 meters

| -

|File:Piste d'escrime.svg

Karate

|WKF

|Square

|8 meters

Kickboxing (ring)

|WAKO

|Rectangular cuboid

|5.2 meters

| -

|5.2 meters

| -

|1.32 meters

|felt, rubber

Mixed Martial Arts

|UFC{{Cite web |date=2024-05-08 |title=The Octagon {{!}} UFC |url=https://www.ufc.com/octagon |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=www.ufc.com |language=en}}

|Octagonal prism

|{{Convert|30|ft}}

| -

|{{Convert|30|ft}}

| -

| {{Convert|69|in|m}}

Taekwondo

|WT

|Octagon

|8 meters

| -

|8 meters

| -

colspan="10" |Cue sports

Carom

| rowspan="3" |WCBS

|Oblong rectangle

|2.79-2.89 meters

|3.065-3.115 meters

|1.37-1.47 meters

|1.6245-1.695 meters

|0.787-0.837 meters

|File:Carom billiards table-dimensions.svg

Pool

|Rounded rectangle

{{Convert|100-100.125|in|m}} (9 feet)
{{Convert|92-92.125|in|m}} (8 feet)

{{Convert|107.875-115.125|in|m}} (9 feet)
{{Convert|98.875-107.125|in|m}} (8 feet)

{{Convert|50-50.125|in|m}} (9 feet)
{{Convert|46-46.125|in|m}} (8 feet)

{{Convert|57.875-65.125|in|m}} (9 feet)
{{Convert|53.875-61.125|in|m}} (8 feet)

|{{Convert|29.25-31|in|m}}

Snooker

|Oblong rectangle

|{{Convert|140-141|in|m}}

|{{Convert|69.5-70.5|in|m}}

|{{Convert|33.5-34.5|in|m}}

colspan="10" |Cycling

Cycle ball (international)

|UCI

|Oblong rectangle

|14 meters

| -

|11 meters

| -

|wood, parquet, chipboard, triplex, synthetic

colspan="10" |Equestrian

Dressage

|FEI

|Oblong rectangle

|60 meters

| -

|20 meters

| -

|sand

|File:Dressage ring schema.svg

Polo

| rowspan="2" |FIP

| rowspan="2" |Oblong rectangle

|{{Convert|250-300|yd|m}}

| -

|{{Convert|160-200|yd|m}}

| -

|grass

Snow polo

|{{Convert|170|yd|m}}

| -

|{{Convert|80|yd|m}}

| -

|snow

colspan="10" |Football codes

Soccer

| rowspan="3" |FIFA

| rowspan="3" | Oblong rectangle

| data-sort-value="100.00-110.00" |

{{Convert|100-130|yd|m}}
{{Convert|110-120|yd|m}} (international)

| -

| data-sort-value="064.00-075.00" |

{{Convert|50-100|yd|m}}
{{Convert|70-80|yd|m}} (international)

| -

|grass, artificial

|File:Association Football field diagram -en.svg

Beach soccer

|35–37 meters

| -

|26–28 meters

| -

|sand

Futsal

| data-sort-value="038.00-042.00" |

25-42 meters
38-42 meters (international)

| -

| data-sort-value="020.00-025.00" |

16-25 meters
20-25 meters (international)

| -

|wood, artificial

American

| rowspan="2" |IFAF

| rowspan="2" | Oblong rectangle

| data-sort-value="091.80" | {{Convert|100|yd|m}}

data-sort-value="110.00" | {{Convert|120|yd|m}}

| data-sort-value="048.75" | {{Convert|160|ft|m}}

|grass, artificial

|File:Acre over US and Associationl football field.svg

Flag{{Cite web |title=International Flag Football - Rules 2023 |url=https://americanfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/FlagRules2023.pdf}} (standard)

|{{Convert|50|yd|m}}

| {{Convert|70|yd|m}}

|{{Convert|25|yd|m}}

| -

|solid, sand

|File:Terrain flag football 5v5 (règles 2019).png

Indoor

| Rounded rectangle

| data-sort-value="045.90" | {{Convert|50|yd|m}}

data-sort-value="61.00" | {{Convert|66|yd|m}}

| data-sort-value="026.00" | {{Convert|28|yd|m}}

|artificial

Canadian

|Football Canada

| Oblong rectangle

| data-sort-value="101.00" | {{Convert|110|yd|m}}

data-sort-value="137.00" | {{Convert|150|yd|m}}

| data-sort-value="059.00" | {{Convert|65|yd|m}}

|grass, artificial

|File:Canadian football field with professional and amateur hashmarks.png

Rugby union

|World Rugby

| rowspan="2" | Oblong rectangle

| data-sort-value="094.00-100.00" | 94-100 meters

data-sort-value="106.00-144.00" | 106-144 meters

| data-sort-value="068.00-70.00" | 68-70 meters

|grass, sand, clay, snow, artificial

|File:RugbyPitchMetricDetailed.svg

Rugby league

|IRL

| data-sort-value="100.00" | 100 meters

data-sort-value="112.00-122.00" | 112-122 meters

| data-sort-value="068.00" | 68 meters

|grass

|File:NRL Rugby League field.svg

Australian rules (professional)

|AFL Commission

| Oval

| data-sort-value="135.00-185.00" | 135-185 meters

| data-sort-value="110.00-155.00" | 110-155 meters

| rowspan="3" |grass

|File:Aussie rules ground distances.svg

International rules

|AFL Commission and GAA

| rowspan="2" |Oblong rectangle

|145 meters

| -

|90 meters

| -

|File:International rules football field (metric).svg

Gaelic

|GAA

|130–145 meters

| -

|80–90 meters

| -

colspan="10" |Gymnastics

Artistic (floor)

| rowspan="3" |FIG

|Square

|11.97-12.03 meters

|File:Praticable-plan.jpg

Artistic (vault)

|Oblong rectangle

|32.2 meters

|2.5 meters

Rhythmic

|Square

|12.97-13.03 meters

colspan="10" |Handball

Indoor and wheelchair

| rowspan="2" |IHF

| rowspan="2" | Oblong rectangle

| data-sort-value="040.00" | 40 meters

| data-sort-value="020.00" | 20 meters

|File:Handball Field diagram -en.svg

Beach

|27 meters

| -

|12 meters

| -

|sand

|File:Beach Handball Field.svg

colspan="10" |Hockey

Bandy

|FIB

| Oblong rectangle

| data-sort-value="100.00-110.00" | 100-110 meters

| data-sort-value="060.00-065.00" | 60-65 meters

|ice

|File:Bandy pitch metric.svg

Field

| rowspan="3" |FIH

| rowspan="3" | Oblong rectangle

| data-sort-value="091.40" | {{Convert|100|yd|m}}

| data-sort-value="055.00" | {{Convert|60|yd|m}}

|File:Hockey field.svg

Indoor

| data-sort-value="036.00-044.00" | 36-44 meters

| data-sort-value="018.00-022.00" | 18-22 meters

|File:Indoor hockey field - it.svg

Beach

|30-35 meters

| -

|20-25 meters

| -

|sand

rowspan="2" | Ice

|IIHF

| rowspan="2" | Rounded rectangle

| data-sort-value="061.00" | 61 meters

| data-sort-value="030.00" | 30 meters

|ice

| rowspan="2" |File:Ice hockey layout.svg

NHL

| data-sort-value="061.00" | {{Convert|200|ft|m}}

| data-sort-value="026.00" | {{Convert|85|ft|m}}

|ice

Inline

| rowspan="2" |World Skate

| rowspan="2" |Rounded rectangle

|{{Convert|131-197|ft|m}}

| -

|{{Convert|66-98|ft|m}}

| -

|sport tile, wood, asphalt or cement

Rink

|34-44 meters

| -

|17-22 meters

| -

|wood, cement

Unicycle

|IUF

|Rounded rectangle

|35-45 meters

| -

|20-25 meters

| -

Underwater

|CMAS

|Rectangular cuboid

|21-25 meters

| -

|12-15 meters

| -

|2-3.65 meters

|File:Aire de jeu hockey subaquatique.jpg

colspan="10" |Ice skating

Ice dance

| rowspan="3" |ISU

|Oblong rectangle

|50-60 meters

| -

|26-30 meters

| -

| rowspan="3" |ice

Speed skating (Short track)

| rowspan="2" | Stadium{{Cite web |last=Weisstein |first=Eric W. |title=Stadium |url=https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Stadium.html |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=mathworld.wolfram.com |language=en}}

| data-sort-value="060.00" | 60 meters

| data-sort-value="030.00" | 30 meters

| -

Spped skating (Long track)

| data-sort-value="178.00" | 178 meters

| data-sort-value="066.00" | 66 meters

| -

|File:Speedskating rink 400 meters with dimensions.svg

colspan="10" |Lacrosse

Field (men)

| rowspan="4" |World Lacrosse

| rowspan="4" | Oblong rectangle

| data-sort-value="100.00" | 110 meters

| data-sort-value="055.00" | 60 meters

Women

|100 meters

| -

|50-60 meters

| -

Box

| data-sort-value="055.00-061.00" | 55-61 meters

| data-sort-value="024.00-028.00" | 24-28 meters

|artificial turf, concrete

Sixes

|70 meters

| -

|36 meters

| -

Intercrosse

|Oblong rectangle

|40 meters

| -

|20 meters

| -

|wood

colspan="10" |Racquet sports

Badminton

|BWF

| Oblong rectangle

| data-sort-value="013.40" | {{Convert|44|ft|m}}

data-sort-value="017.40" | 17.4 meters

| data-sort-value="005.18" |

{{Convert|17|ft|m}}
{{Convert|20|ft|m}} (doubles)

| data-sort-value="008.18" |

8.18 meters
9.1 meters (doubles)

|File:Badminton court.svg

Padel

|FIP

|Rectangular cuboid

|19.9-20.1 meters

| -

|9.95-10.05 meters

| -

|4 meters

|File:Pádel-Feld.jpg

Squash (singles)

| rowspan="2" |WSF

| rowspan="2" |Cuboid

|9.75 meters

| -

|6.40 meters

| -

|4.57 meters

|File:Squash Court (Singles WSF).svg

Squash (doubles)

|9.75 meters

| -

|8.42 meters

| -

|4.57 meters

Table tennis

|ITTF

|Oblong rectangle

|2.74 meters

| -

|1.525 meters

|76 centimeters

91.25 centimeters (including net)

|File:Table Tennis Table Blue.svg

Tennis

|ITF

| Oblong rectangle

| data-sort-value="023.77" | {{Convert|78|ft|m}}

data-sort-value="037.00" | 37 meters

| data-sort-value="008.23" |

{{Convert|27|ft|m}}
{{Convert|36|ft|m}} (doubles)

| data-sort-value="018.00" | 18 meters

|clay, grass, hard

|File:Tennis court imperial.svg

colspan="10" |Tag games

Kabaddi (standard){{Cite web|title=Kabaddi: Origin, rules and the Pro Kabaddi League|url=https://khelnow.com/kabaddi/kabaddi-rules-history-pkl/|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Khel Now|language=en-US|quote="The dimensions of the playing area vary for men and women. It is 33ft x 43ft for the former"}}

|IKF

|Oblong rectangle

|13 meters

| -

|10 meters

| -

Kabaddi (circle-style){{Cite web|date=28 November 2019|title=Standard style and circle style - the two variants of Kabaddi|url=https://www.sportsadda.com/kabaddi/news/kabaddi-world-cup-standard-style-circle-style|access-date=2021-10-07|website=SportsAdda|language=en|quote=In the circle style format, the field is a circle with a radius of 22 meters [i.e. diameter of 44 meters] which is divided into two equal halves by a mid-line.}}

|Circle

|44 meters

| -

|44 meters

| -

Kho kho

|IKKF

| rowspan="2" | Oblong rectangle

| data-sort-value="027.00" | 27 meters

data-sort-value="030.00" | 30 meters

| data-sort-value="016.00" | 16 meters

data-sort-value="019.00" | 19 meters

| -

Kho kho (Ultimate){{Cite web |title=rules-season1.pdf |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IPH86qv3lt83qKmrKD6MzZ6c0ImMQPDc/view?usp=embed_facebook |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=Google Docs}}

| data-sort-value="022.00" | 22 meters

- | 26 meters

| data-sort-value="016.00" | 16 meters

- | 20 meters

| -

colspan="10" |Tchoukball

Tchoukball

| rowspan="2" |FITB

| rowspan="2" |Oblong rectangle

|26-29 meters

| -

|15-17 meters

| -

|File:Campo tchoukball 7vs7.svg

Beach

|21-23 meters

| -

|11-13 m

| -

|sand

colspan="10" |Track and field

Indoor

| rowspan="2" |World Athletics

| rowspan="2" | Stadium

| data-sort-value="090.03" | 90.03 meters

| data-sort-value="045.78" | 45.78 meters

| -

|File:Short track indoor athletics track and field without inner track.webp

Outdoor

|data-sort-value="176.91"| 176.91 meters

|data-sort-value="092.52"| 92.52 meters

| -

|File:Pista di atletica.svg

colspan="10" |Ultimate

Ultimate

| rowspan="2" |WFDF

| rowspan="2" | Oblong rectangle

| data-sort-value="064.00" | 64 meters

data-sort-value="110.00" | 100 meters

| data-sort-value="037.00" | 37 meters

| -

|File:Ultimate field WFDF rules.jpg

Beach

|{{Convert|49|yd|m}}

|{{Convert|82|yd|m}}

|{{Convert|27|yd|m}}

| -

|sand

colspan="10" |Volleyball

Volleyball

| rowspan="3" |FIVB

| rowspan="3" | Oblong rectangle

| data-sort-value="018.00" | 18 meters

data-sort-value="024.00-031.00" | 24-31 m

| data-sort-value="009.00" | 9 meters

data-sort-value="015.00-019.00" | 15-19 meters

|wooden, synthetic

|File:VolleyballCourt.svg

Beach

|16 meters

|20-28m

|8 meters

|18-20 meters

|sand

Snow

|16 meters

|22 meters

|8 meters

|14 meters

|snow

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Game court

Game court is one of the names for a multi-sport athletic space, typically constructed outdoors, where such games as basketball, volleyball, paddle tennis and other racquet sports, and up to a dozen more games and activities can be played. They are usually smaller than a regulation tennis (120' x 60')or basketball (84'x50')court, although there is no set dimensions or size for a game court. The game-court concept was popularized by Sport Court in the 1970s, and some generic references are made to game courts as 'sport courts', although that is a trademark of Connor Sport Court International, LLC. Game courts are often found in residential backyards, giving families and children opportunities for healthy recreation close to home.

Game courts are usually constructed using a rectangular sub-base made from concrete or asphalt, then covered with an open-grid modular polypropylene (or similar) sports surface to improve safety. Most feature athletic equipment such as basketball goals, net systems for racquet sports, volleyball and badminton, lights for nighttime play, fencing or ball containment netting, hockey/soccer goals, lines or markings for various sports, and practice or training components can also be incorporated into the design.

= Surface =

The surface of a game court—as opposed to simply playing on concrete or asphalt—is designed for safe play and to reduce injury. Many people have started to use suspended athletic courts to cover old athletic courts like tennis courts and basketball courts. The surface should provide appropriate traction for various types of sports and activities, as well as shock or force reduction to minimize overuse and stress injuries.

Game courts are typically custom-designed to the interests of the family or organization, and are versatile in enabling a wide variety of sports to be played in a relatively small space. Some activities played on a game court are enjoyable modifications of other sports (such as short-court tennis) that allow for similar skills to be developed as the 'regulation' game, but on a reduced-scale court size. A typical game court of {{convert|50x30|ft|m}} might include a basketball key and 3-point line arranged around a hoop, overlaid by short-court tennis or pickleball lines (which can also be used for volleyball or badminton) along the longer dimension.

= Ball containment =

Game courts for private use will frequently be built with a high fence surrounding the surface to allow for containment of the ball used in play, and, if required, to prevent people from entering. Any of several materials have been used, including chain-link fencing, welded wire mesh fence, and fabric mesh or netting.

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Game court

= Surface =

= Ball containment =

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