Measurement of Playground and Specifications of Equipment Field and field equipment The field of play is rectangular, . metres long, bounded by sidelines and metres wide, bounded by backlines. . Markings (a) The lines are mm wide and must be clearly marked along their entire length.
(b) All the marks must be made in white. . Lines and other marks (a) Side-lines: . metres long perimeter lines (b) Back-lines: .
metres long perimeter lines (c) Goal-lines: the parts of the back-lines between the goal-posts (d) Centre-line: across the middle of the field (e) . metre lines across the field . metres from each backline as measured between the furthest edges of each line. (f) mm long lines marked outside the field on each sideline with the further edge of the lines .
metres from and parallel to the outer edge of the backlines. (g) mm long lines marked outside the field on each backline on both sides of the goal at metres. (h) metres from the outer edge of the nearer goalpost, as measured between the furthest edges of each line. Fig.
. : Hockey playground . Goals (a) Two vertical goalposts joined by a horizontal cross- bar are placed at the centre of each backline on the external marks. (b) The goalposts and crossbar are white, rectangular in cross section, mm wide and between mm to mm deep.
(c) The goal posts must not extend vertically beyond the crossbar and the crossbar must not extend horizontally beyond the goalposts. (d) The distance between the inner edges of the goalposts is . metres and the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is . metres.
(e) The space outside the field, behind the goalposts should be enclosed by the net, side-boards and backboard is a minimum of . metres deep at the crossbar and a minimum of . metres deep at ground-level. .
Sideboards and backboards (a) Sideboards are mm high and a minimum of . metres long. (b) Backboards are mm high and .