Dimensions of sport pitches and courts

When we watch sports from a high angle view camera on TV, courts and pitches look much smaller than they really are and the sportsmen look like tiny figurines.

Unless we are stadium frequenters ourselves, little do we know about the actual pitch sizes. The tables below list the pitch sizes according to the official English guidelines.

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Pitch sizes may differ within the same sport. Sometimes, there are individual dimension guidelines given for juniors. Or, there is a minimum and maximum size range for a pitch. Additional dimensions, like the size of the penalty box or the goals in football, are also a subject to the sports associations’ official guidelines.

*Outdoor sports - preferred basic pitch dimensions (metres)**
American Football	90-yard shortened pitch: 95.10 x 48.77 100-yard full pitch: 109.73 x 48.77
Baseball	27.43 x 27.43 or 99.05 x 99.05
Basketball	28 x 15
Bowls	40 x 40
Cricket (senior)	20.12 x 18.30 or 20.12 x 27.45 or 20.12 x 36.60
Football (senior)	100 x 64
Hockey	91.4 x 55
Netball	30.5 x 15.25
Rounders (senior)	20 x 12
Rugby	100 x 70
Tennis	36.57 x 18.29
Wheelchair rugby	40 x 20

*Indoor sports - preferred basic pitch size dimensions (metres)**
Badminton	13.4 x 6.1 x 6.7
Basketball	28 x 15 x 7
Bowls	36.5 x 4.6 x 4.5-6.0
Cricket	31.02 x 3.6 x 7.7
Football (Five-A-Side)	25 x 16.5 x 7.5 (minimum) 50 x 35 x 7.5 (maximum)
Handball	34 x 20 x 7
Hockey	44 x 22
Judo (senior)	8 x 8
Netball	30.5 x 15.25 x 7.5
Table tennis	8 x 4 x 3
Volleyball	18 x 9 x 7.5
Wheelchair rugby	28 x 15 x 7