Sports DivisionLEARN · PLAN · PLAY
Practical sports education, facility planning and resources for schools, clubs, developers and sporting organisations. Start with the question, understand the environment, then move toward the right facility pathway.
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SPORT + KNOWLEDGE
SPORT + KNOWLEDGE brings Apollo's sports planning guides, facility knowledge and practical project tools into one clear learning pathway. It is designed to help users make better-informed decisions before specifications, products or project briefs are locked.
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SPORT + KNOWLEDGE is Apollo NZ Global's practical sports education and facility-planning initiative. It brings sport-specific Academies, audience pathways, planning guides and project tools into one place before product selection begins.
It is designed for schools, clubs, councils, developers, resorts, sporting organisations and project teams that need to understand a sports or recreation facility before specifying systems.
The global platform includes Facility Planning plus sport-specific Academies for 3x3 basketball, volleyball, futsal, badminton, netball, cricket practice, pickleball, padel, multi-sport courts, pump tracks, all-season ski and freestyle, functional fitness and golf, alongside SPORT + SCHOOLS, SPORT + CLUBS and interactive planning tools.
No. SPORT + KNOWLEDGE provides education, planning guidance and project tools. It does not provide grants, sponsorships, scholarships, product donations or financial assistance, and its Academies are not formal qualifications or accreditations.
Understand the sport, site, playing environment and supporting systems before product selection begins.
Explore pathway SPORT + PLANWork through dimensions, bases, drainage, surfaces, lighting, covers, circulation and facility requirements.
Explore pathway SPORT + PLAYUse practical sport-specific pathways to understand how spaces can support participation, progression and long-term use.
Explore pathwayWho it is for
Use the pathway closest to your organisation, then move into the relevant facility, sport or planning resource.
Resources for schools assessing court upgrades, new facilities, multi-sport spaces, recreation areas and future participation needs.
Open resourceGuidance for clubs considering upgrades, additional courts, lighting, surfaces, spectator infrastructure, technology or staged expansion.
Open resourceBring the playing surface, supporting systems, circulation, users and project responsibilities together before individual products are selected.
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These resources cover the decisions that most often need to be resolved before a sports system or facility package is selected.
Coordinate the court, equipment, lighting, fencing, cover, spectators, technology and local project responsibilities as one facility.
Read guide 02Work through playing dimensions, run-off, base condition, drainage, surface, nets, lighting, circulation and future use.
Read guide 03Understand the planning envelope, court structure, glass, turf, lighting, access, surrounding space and operating model.
Read guide 04Plan rider groups, site footprint, access, surrounding space, modular layout and future expansion before selecting the track configuration.
Read guide 05Understand concrete, asphalt, cracking, levels, moisture and drainage before choosing the finished sports surface.
Read guide 06Compare sports surfaces through durability, maintenance, repair, accessibility, user mix and whole-site recreation needs.
Read guideSPORT + ACADEMY
Use these sequences when you want to understand a complete facility rather than answer one isolated question. Start with the full Facility Planning Academy or move directly into a sport-specific Academy.
Define the sport mix, age groups, playing level, intensity and operating model.
Check playing dimensions, run-off, circulation, access, existing conditions and future expansion.
Understand the base, drainage, flooring, court structure and environmental conditions.
Coordinate lighting, fencing, nets, seating, cover, technology, storage and player flow.
Bring the decisions together in a usable brief before moving into product selection and quotation.
Users, site, bases, drainage, surfaces, lighting, containment, covered sport, spectators, accessibility, maintenance, technology and the final project brief.
Start the Academy 12 MODULES · SPORT PATHWAYCourt dimensions, run-off, conversions, subfloors, surfaces, nets, containment, lighting, acoustics, covered courts, spectators and multi-court venues.
Start Pickleball Academy 12 MODULES · SPORT PATHWAYCourt footprint, panoramic and commercial court types, foundations, exposure, glass, turf, lighting, covers, circulation and multi-court venues.
Start Padel Academy 12 MODULES · SPORT PATHWAYSport mix, site, base and drainage, surface selection, line hierarchy, equipment, lighting, containment, shared use and long-term adaptability.
Start Multi-Sport Academy 12 MODULES · SPORT PATHWAYRiders, usable site area, layout families, base and drainage, rider flow, supervision, modular expansion, public-realm amenities and maintenance.
Start Pump Track Academy 12 MODULES · SPORT PATHWAYProgramme design, slope geometry, synthetic surfaces, drainage, wet-assist services, moguls, freestyle, safety and staged facility growth.
Start SLOPEspan Academy 12 MODULES · SPORT PATHWAYOperating model, floor zoning, rubber and impact systems, sled lanes, rigs, equipment quantities, circulation, storage and maintenance.
Start Functional Fitness Academy 12 MODULES · SPORT PATHWAYPlayer groups, equipment pathways, practice spaces, indoor golf, shared-use programmes, storage, maintenance and project briefing.
Start Golf Academy 12 MODULES · GLOBAL SPORT PATHWAYFIBA-referenced court envelope, base, surface, hoop, scoring, lighting, containment, spectators, technology and event operation.
Start 3x3 Basketball Academy 12 MODULES · GLOBAL SPORT PATHWAYFIVB-referenced court geometry, free zones, clear height, flooring, posts, lighting, dividers, storage and multi-court hall planning.
Start Volleyball Academy 12 MODULES · GLOBAL SPORT PATHWAYFIFA-format decisions, surfaces, goals, substitution zones, lighting, containment, spectators, shared use and lifecycle planning.
Start Futsal Academy 12 MODULES · GLOBAL SPORT PATHWAYBWF-referenced court spacing, clear height, airflow, lighting, flooring, nets, dividers and multi-court hall operation.
Start Badminton Academy 12 MODULES · GLOBAL SPORT PATHWAYCurrent-rule court planning, base, surface, posts, run-off, lighting, containment, spectators, shared use and maintenance.
Start Netball Academy 12 MODULES · GLOBAL SPORT PATHWAYTraining programme, lane count, run-up, surface, containment, structure, lighting, coaching technology, maintenance and expansion.
Start Cricket Practice Academy GLOBAL SCHOOL PATHWAYSelect the sports first, group compatible activities into shared courts and halls, then plan common lighting, storage, circulation, services and future stages once.
Build the school pathwaySPORT + TOOLS
Interactive tools help translate early research into dimensions, requirements and decisions that can be carried into the next project stage.
Answer five project questions and get the right Academy and audience pathway.
Open tool 02Review saved Academy progress, recorded decisions, unresolved items and next actions.
Open tool 03Ask a planning question against Apollo's published sports knowledge and Academy library.
Open tool 04Compare surface pathways from sport, base, drainage, environment and operating model.
Open tool 05Check the usable site against the playing court and practical planning envelope.
Open tool 06Test a RIDEspan brief around riders, footprint, access and future expansion.
Open tool 07Turn planning decisions into one structured sports project brief.
Open toolSPORT + PLAY
Each sport has different space, surface, equipment and operating requirements. Start with the activity, then work outward into the facility.
Global FIBA-referenced half-court planning across hoops, surfaces, lighting, containment, event operation and shared use.
Explore pathwayGlobal FIVB-referenced court and hall planning across free zones, clear height, flooring, posts, lighting and multi-court operation.
Explore pathwayGlobal FIFA-referenced pitch planning across surfaces, goals, team zones, lighting, containment and shared-use venues.
Explore pathwayGlobal BWF-referenced hall planning across court spacing, clear height, airflow, lighting, flooring and divider systems.
Explore pathwayGlobal court planning across posts, surfaces, run-off, lighting, containment, spectators and shared-use facilities.
Explore pathwayGlobal practice-net planning across lanes, run-up, containment, surfaces, lighting, coaching flow and expansion.
Explore pathwayCourt planning, surfaces, nets, lighting, acoustics, fencing, covers and venue pathways.
Explore pathwayCourt structure, glass, turf, lighting, access and multi-court facility planning.
Explore pathwayModular track planning for schools, parks, recreation spaces and riding progression.
Explore pathwayShared-use court planning across basketball, netball, futsal, pickleball and school recreation.
Explore pathwayEquipment, practice and technology pathways for players, facilities and training environments.
Explore pathwayFacility planning across flooring, sled tracks, rigs, loading, storage and race-training spaces.
Explore pathwayFrom knowledge to project planning
SPORT + KNOWLEDGE is the education and planning layer. When you are ready to explore current systems, continue into Apollo's Sports Division or use the project-planning tools.