Sports court dimensions with run-off

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1. 1

   Basketball

   Standard	Court	Clear space around it (rules)	App's default surface
   NBA	94 × 50 ft	apron at least 8 ft past the end lines and 5 ft past the sidelines (110 ft minimum length on the NBA diagram)	100 × 56 ft
   NCAA	94 × 50 ft	at least 3 ft outside the sidelines, preferably 10 ft	100 × 56 ft
   High school (NFHS)	84 × 50 ft (optimum)	at least 3 ft, preferably 10 ft	90 × 56 ft
   FIBA	28 × 15 m	a 2 m clear lane all round: floor at least 32 × 19 m	32 × 19 m
   Half court	50 × 47 ft	as above, behind the baseline and beside the sidelines	50 × 50 ft

   The rim is 10 ft (3.05 m) above the floor at every level. For a home court, a 30 × 30 ft pad holds a high school key and most of the 19 ft 9 in arc; 20 × 20 ft holds the key and free-throw line only. Details of the lines and the court panel are in Plan a sports court.

   

2. 2

   Tennis

   	Size
   Doubles court	78 × 36 ft (23.77 × 10.97 m)
   Singles court	78 × 27 ft (23.77 × 8.23 m)
   Service lines	21 ft (6.40 m) from the net
   Net	3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) at the posts, 3 ft (0.914 m) in the centre
   Net posts	centred 3 ft (0.914 m) outside the doubles sidelines
   Run-off, recreational and club	at least 18 ft behind each baseline, 10 ft beside each sideline: about 114 × 56 ft
   Run-off, international competition	at least 21 ft behind, 12 ft beside: 120 × 60 ft
   Clear height over the net	at least 29.6 ft (9 m) indoors

   The Tennis Court (78 × 36 ft) comes on a 120 × 60 ft surface, so its run-off matches the ITF's competition guide. Select it to choose Hard court, Clay or Grass and to take the Net down. Doubles and singles sidelines are both painted.

   

3. 3

   Tennis net in 3D

   In 3D the net hangs between two posts outside the doubles lines and sags from 3 ft 6 in at the posts to 3 ft in the middle, just as the rules ask. The Tennis Club template puts two courts on their full surfaces with a players' bench by each net.

   

4. 4

   Pickleball

   	Size
   Court (singles and doubles)	20 × 44 ft (6.10 × 13.41 m)
   Non-volley zone (the kitchen)	7 ft from the net on each side
   Net	36 in at the sidelines, 34 in in the centre
   Net posts	22 ft apart, inside to inside (12 in outside each sideline)
   Minimum playing surface	30 × 60 ft
   New construction and tournament play	34 × 64 ft
   Stadium court	50 × 80 ft

   The Pickleball Court (44 × 20 ft) comes on the 34 × 64 ft surface USA Pickleball lists for new construction. Four of them fit a 133 × 83 ft fenced lot with benches, as in the Pickleball Courts (4) template. A tennis court's 120 × 60 ft footprint holds about four pickleball courts at 30 × 60 ft each.

   

5. 5

   Pickleball court options and 3D

   Select a pickleball court for Hard court, Sport tile or Hardwood (for a gym floor) and the Net toggle; the line at the end reads Lines: 44′ × 20′ court. The same row appears for tennis (Hard court, Clay, Grass), indoor volleyball (Hardwood, Sport floor) and badminton (Sport mat, Hardwood); beach volleyball has only sand, so it shows the Net toggle alone.

   

6. 6

   Pickleball net in 3D

   The 3D net sits 36 in high at the sidelines and dips to 34 in in the middle, with the kitchen lines 7 ft out on both sides.

   

7. 7

   Indoor and beach volleyball

   	Indoor	Beach
   Court	18 × 9 m (59 ft × 29 ft 6 in)	16 × 8 m (52 ft 6 in × 26 ft 3 in)
   Free zone, minimum	3 m on all sides: 24 × 15 m	3 m on all sides: 22 × 14 m
   Free zone, FIVB world and official competitions	5 m from the sidelines, 6.5 m from the end lines	5 to 6 m
   Clear height	at least 7 m (12.5 m for FIVB competitions)	at least 7 m (12.5 m for FIVB competitions)
   Attack line	3 m from the centre line	none
   Net top	2.43 m men, 2.24 m women	2.43 m men, 2.24 m women
   Net	1 m deep, posts 0.50 to 1.00 m outside the sidelines	1 m deep

   The app's Volleyball Court and Beach Volleyball Court come on the 3 m minimum free zone. Type a larger surface for competition spacing. Indoor courts offer Hardwood or Sport floor (the orange-and-blue look of the Volleyball Gym template); beach is Sand.

   

8. 8

   Volleyball net in 3D

   The volleyball net is a 1 m band with its top at 2.43 m, the men's height, with red-and-white antennas over the sidelines. There's no switch for the women's 2.24 m yet.

   

9. 9

   Badminton

   	Size
   Doubles court	13.40 × 6.10 m (44 × 20 ft)
   Singles court	13.40 × 5.18 m
   Short service line	1.98 m from the net
   Doubles long service line	0.76 m inside the back boundary
   Net	1.524 m (5 ft) at the centre, 1.55 m over the doubles sidelines, 760 mm deep
   Posts	1.55 m high, standing on the doubles sidelines

   The Laws of Badminton don't fix a run-off. The app's Badminton Court comes on a 17.4 × 9.1 m surface (2 m behind each back line, 1.5 m at each side), on a green Sport mat or Hardwood. Badminton needs height too: the Badminton Hall template has a 30 ft ceiling for high clears.

   

10. 10

    Squash

    	Size
    Court, between the walls	9.75 × 6.40 m (32 ft × 21 ft)
    Front wall line	4.57 m (15 ft)
    Service line on the front wall	1.78 m
    Top of the tin	0.48 m
    Back wall line	2.13 m
    Short line	4.26 m from the back wall
    Service boxes	1.60 m square
    Clear height over the court	at least 5.64 m

    A squash court is a room, so the Squash Court item is the whole walled box: 6 in walls 16 ft high, the World Squash lines on the front and side walls and floor, and a Glass back wall 9 ft high with a door (turn it off for a solid wall). Its footprint is 22 ft × 32 ft 6 in. Unlike the flat courts, Flow Check keeps everything else out of it. The Squash Club template puts three side by side with a gallery behind the glass.

    

11. 11

    Squash in 3D

    In 3D you see the lines on the front and side walls, the side-wall line sloping from 4.57 m at the front to 2.13 m at the back, and the see-through back wall facing the gallery. A clear glass wall is hard to see in a picture; the thin frames and the door show where it stands.

    

12. 12

    Ice hockey rinks

    	NHL	IIHF
    Rink	200 × 85 ft	60 m long, 26 to 30 m wide
    Corner radius	28 ft	7.0 to 8.5 m
    Boards	40 to 48 in high, ideally 42 in	ideally 1.07 m
    Goal lines	11 ft from the end boards	4.0 m from the ends
    Blue lines	64 ft out from the goal lines (50 ft neutral zone)
    Face-off circles	15 ft radius	4.5 m radius
    Goal	6 ft wide, 4 ft high
    Safety glass	8 ft above the boards at the ends, at least 6 ft along the sides	2.4 m behind the goals, 1.8 m along the sides

    For a rink (the NHL and IIHF rinks in the catalog), W × D is the ice inside the boards. Select it to pick NHL, IIHF or Plain markings (Plain is just the centre line, goal lines and creases, for a backyard rink) and to turn Boards, Glass and Goals on or off. The Backyard Ice Rink (60 × 30 ft) starts with plain markings and boards without glass. Rinks lie flat like courts, so bleachers can go right up to the boards; the Ice Hockey Arena template seats about 840.

    

13. 13

    Rink options

    The rink's panel: the three marking sets, then Boards, Glass and Goals. Turning glass on puts the boards back up too; taking the boards down removes the glass with them.

    

14. 14

    The rink in 3D

    In 3D the rink has white dasher boards 42 in high with a yellow kick plate, safety glass on top and red goals with nets on the goal lines. The app's glass is 6 ft all the way round; real NHL rinks raise it to 8 ft behind the goals.

    

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