Rule ≠ product approval
A governing rule defines requirements for the sport. It does not automatically approve a particular supplier, product or construction detail.
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Sports standards and governing-reference tracker.
One place to see which governing sources Apollo is using when building sport-specific facility guidance. The tracker links to the official organisation rather than copying whole standards, and records the current Apollo review date.
Product approval ≠ facility certification
Some programmes approve exact products and separately test or certify the installed field, court or facility.
Certification ≠ local engineering
Foundations, supports, wind/seismic design, electrical work, accessibility and statutory requirements remain project-specific.
Current source wins
If a governing body updates its rules, manuals or approved lists after Apollo's review date, the current official source takes precedence.
CURRENT REFERENCE REGISTER
Search by sport, governing source or technical programme.
This is a navigation register—not a substitute for the source document. Final design should always check the current official edition and the competition level actually required.
| Sport | Official source / programme | Why it matters | Apollo review | Technical centre | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor HallBasketball | FIBA Venue Guide | Venue-wide guidance for field of play, equipment, lighting, seating, operations and arena planning. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| Indoor HallBasketball | FIBA Outdoor Courts & Facilities | Outdoor court location, drainage, flooring, equipment and lighting guidance including 3×3. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| Court3×3 Basketball | FIBA Outdoor Courts & Facilities | Outdoor basketball and 3×3 planning guidance covering footprint, flooring, drainage, equipment and lighting. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| CourtNetball | World Netball · Facilities & Equipment | Official netball facility and equipment reference pathway. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| CourtPickleball | USA Pickleball / ASBA Construction & Maintenance Manual | Official construction and maintenance reference pathway for court builders, architects and facility managers. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| CourtTennis | ITF Tennis Tech Resources | 2026 technical booklet, surface programmes, recognised courts, construction and test resources. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| CourtTennis | ITF Classified Surfaces | Current Court Pace Classification programme and five pace categories. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| Indoor HallVolleyball | FIVB Official Volleyball Rules 2025–2028 | Current FIVB rules covering playing area, free zone, playing surface and equipment. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| Indoor HallBadminton | BWF Statutes & Laws | Use the current BWF Laws of Badminton and technical regulations as the governing reference. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| Indoor HallFutsal | FIFA Futsal | Use current FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game and competition requirements for the intended event level. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| FieldFootball | FIFA Quality Programme for Football Turf | Official FIFA programme separating laboratory testing, installed-field testing and FIFA QUALITY / QUALITY PRO marks. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| FieldFootball | FIFA Innovation Documents | Current football-turf test manuals, football-goal manual and maintenance guidance. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| FieldRugby | World Rugby Regulation 22 | Official standard relating to Rugby Turf, including separate laboratory and installed-field testing concepts. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| FieldHockey | FIH Certified Fields | Official FIH field-certification explanation and current certified-field programme. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| FieldHockey | FIH Quality Programme | Current turf categories, approved products, providers and technical quality programme. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| FieldCricket | ICC Playing Conditions | Current ICC men's and women's playing conditions and regulations; October 2026 editions are listed for the major international formats. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| Indoor HallHandball | IHF Regulations & Documents | Current Indoor Handball Rules of the Game, court/goal guidelines and related regulations. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| Indoor HallFloorball | IFF Rules of the Game | Official 2026 Rules of the Game, valid from 1 July 2026. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| CourtPadel | FIP Documents | Current Rules of Padel, competition regulations and 2026 tour documents. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| VenueAthletics | World Athletics Technical Information | Current 2026 competition rules, facility manuals, certification lists, testing specifications and measurement forms. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| SpecialistAquatics | World Aquatics Competition Regulations | Current Competition Regulations Version February 2026 and discipline updates. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| SpecialistAquatics | World Aquatics Swimming Documents | Current competition, warm-up and officiating documents for swimming. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| SpecialistSport Climbing | World Climbing Sport Equipment | Recognised Speed walls, holds, automatic timing and auto-belay equipment. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| SpecialistSport Climbing | World Climbing Competition Resources | Current competition rules, event regulations and equipment code. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| SpecialistGymnastics | World Gymnastics Rules | Current FIG Technical Regulations, discipline rules and Apparatus Norms; 2026 technical regulations and apparatus-norm updates are listed. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| FieldBaseball & Softball | WBSC Technical Manual & Venue Guide | Official WBSC venue guidance covering stadium seating, practice fields, dugouts, scoreboards, storage, fences, batting cages, field layout and safety. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| FieldLacrosse | World Lacrosse Playing Rules | Official rule books for men's field, women's field, box, Sixes and additional lacrosse disciplines. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| FieldLacrosse | World Lacrosse Sixes Rules 2026–2028 | Current Sixes field and competition rules including the 70 × 36 m World Lacrosse event field. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| Indoor HallTable Tennis | ITTF Event Technical Reference Material | ITTF reference page linking current handbook, approved balls/tables/nets/floors and lighting guidelines. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| CourtBeach Volleyball | FIVB Official Beach Volleyball Rules 2025–2028 | Current beach-volleyball rules covering 16 × 8 m court, free zones, clear space, sand, lighting, net and posts. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| SpecialistWeightlifting | IWF Technical & Competition Rules and Regulations | Current IWF download centre lists the Technical and Competition Rules & Regulations as of 5 November 2025. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| Indoor HallCheer & Performance | International Cheer Union 2026 Safety Rules | Official ICU 2026 sport-of-cheer, performance-cheer and adaptive/special-abilities rule resources. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| Indoor HallCheer & Performance | ICU 2026 International Cheerleading Cup Rules | Competition packet includes an approximately 12.8 × 12.8 m performance-floor reference and professional-grade surface requirement. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| SpecialistSkate & BMX | World Skate Skatepark Facility Certification | Official certification rules distinguish recreational and competition skatepark classes for indoor/outdoor facilities. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| SpecialistSkate & BMX | UCI Regulations | Current 2026 UCI regulations include separate BMX Racing and BMX Freestyle rules. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
| SpecialistCombat Sports | WAKO Rules Overview | Official WAKO rules portal covering discipline rules, ring/tatami pathways and 2026 rule changes; other combat disciplines require their own governing source. | 4 Oct 2026 | Open centre | Official site |
CHANGE CONTROL
Standards are living documents.
Apollo's technical pages display a review date because court rules, equipment manuals, approved-product lists, competition regulations and testing programmes change. A future standards sweep should update the affected sport centre without rewriting unrelated product pages.
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