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GLOBAL SPORTS TECHNICAL LIBRARY
SPORTS FACILITY KNOWLEDGE · TECHNICAL DESIGN · SPECIFICATION
A technical library for people who actually have to build, specify and operate sports facilities.
Search sport-by-sport references for playing geometry, surfaces, equipment, lighting, spectators, structure, accessibility, storage, technology, evidence, maintenance and troubleshooting. Apollo's aim is to make complex sports-facility decisions easier to navigate while keeping official governing-body rules and exact product evidence properly separated.
27sport-specific technical centres live in the library framework
Official source remains official.
We link back to governing bodies and show the reference-review date instead of copying whole standards or turning a planning summary into a false approval claim.
Product evidence stays exact.
Rules, product approvals, installed-facility testing, project engineering and commercial release are treated as different evidence levels.
SEARCH THE LIBRARY
Start with the sport or the type of facility.
The library is structured to grow. Each sport uses the same technical architecture while preserving the technical details that make that sport different.
27 technical centres shown
Indoor HallReviewed Oct 2026
Basketball
A facility-level basketball reference for architects, clubs, schools, developers and venue operators. Use it to coordinate the court, floor, backstops, scoring, lighting, seating, building interfaces, storage and evidence before exact products are released.
28 × 15 m playing court32 × 19 m minimum court area reference3.05 m ring height
Open technical centre 
CourtReviewed Oct 2026
3×3 Basketball
A 3×3 facility is not simply half a basketball court. Permanent community courts, commercial-social venues and event courts need their own footprint, drainage, equipment, lighting, scoring, circulation and operational strategy.
18 × 14 m facility footprint referenceOutdoor + event pathwaysDedicated backstop + shot clock
Open technical centre 
CourtReviewed Oct 2026
Netball
A complete netball planning reference for outdoor courts, multi-court complexes and indoor arenas. The page keeps netball-specific court, post, run-off and operating requirements separate from basketball and volleyball.
30.5 × 15.25 m playing court3.05 m goalpost heightOutdoor + indoor pathways
Open technical centre 
CourtReviewed Oct 2026
Pickleball
A technical planning centre for private courts, community facilities, clubs and commercial social-play venues. Pickleball is treated as a complete facility problem including acoustics, circulation and operating density.
13.41 × 6.10 m playing courtSingle + multi-court layoutsOutdoor + indoor pathways
Open technical centre 
CourtReviewed Oct 2026
Tennis
A court-construction and facility-planning resource for clubs, academies, schools, resorts and competition venues, connecting the playing surface to pace, base, drainage, lighting, fencing and operations.
23.77 m playing length10.97 m doubles widthITF Court Pace Classification
Open technical centre 
Indoor HallReviewed Oct 2026
Volleyball
Volleyball facility design is three-dimensional. The playing rectangle matters, but free zones, clear height, overhead services, post restraint, lighting and multi-court separation often decide whether the hall really works.
18 × 9 m playing court3 m minimum general free zone7 m minimum general clear height
Open technical centre 
Indoor HallReviewed Oct 2026
Badminton
Badminton is unusually sensitive to the building around it. Lighting, ceiling height, background contrast and air movement can make a technically correct court frustrating to play on, so the hall needs to be designed as part of the sport.
13.40 × 6.10 m doubles court1.55 m post height reference1.524 m net centre height reference
Open technical centre 
Indoor HallReviewed Oct 2026
Futsal
A futsal hall needs to manage fast ball movement, goal restraint, wall proximity, floor performance, team areas and spectator/event infrastructure without compromising shared-hall operation.
40 × 20 m common full-size reference3 × 2 m goalsIndoor + urban pathways
Open technical centre 
FieldReviewed Oct 2026
Football
A football ground is a surface system, civil/drainage project, equipment package, lighting project and spectator venue at the same time. This centre connects those layers without treating a turf certificate as a complete stadium approval.
Natural + artificial pathwaysFIFA QUALITY + QUALITY PRO pathwaysLaboratory + installed-field testing
Open technical centre 
FieldReviewed Oct 2026
Rugby
Rugby facility design has to account for contact, surface impact performance, post systems, field-edge safety and heavy training use. This centre keeps laboratory product evidence separate from testing of the finished installed field.
Contact-sport surface pathwayWorld Rugby Regulation 22Laboratory + field testing separated
Open technical centre 
FieldReviewed Oct 2026
Hockey
Hockey is highly surface-dependent. The field, water strategy, drainage, ball response, goals, containment and maintenance model should be designed together, with FIH Approved Product evidence kept distinct from certification of the finished field.
91.4 × 55 m field referenceFIH field certification pathwayWater-based + dry + sand pathways
Open technical centre 
FieldReviewed Oct 2026
Cricket
Cricket facilities range from one practice lane to international grounds. This centre separates match-ground infrastructure, outdoor practice, indoor academies and support buildings so each can be designed around player throughput and the applicable playing conditions.
Match ground + practice pathwaysOutdoor + indoor practiceContainment is safety-critical
Open technical centre 
Indoor HallReviewed Oct 2026
Handball
Handball combines a large indoor court, fast play, powerful goal impacts and substantial spectator/event infrastructure. Goal restraint, wall protection and shared-hall changeover need to be designed rather than improvised.
40 × 20 m playing court3 × 2 m goal referenceIHF rules amended July 2025
Open technical centre 
Indoor HallReviewed Oct 2026
Floorball
Floorball depends on the rink-board system and its operating logistics as much as the floor. This centre covers full and compact rinks, board movement/storage, goals, flooring, lighting and current IFF rules.
40 × 20 m full rink36 × 18 m minimum rule reference2026 IFF rules valid from 1 July 2026
Open technical centre 
CourtReviewed Oct 2026
Padel
Padel is a structural court system, not simply a fenced playing surface. Glass, steel, mesh, turf, lighting, foundations, wind, clear height and court-bank circulation all need coordinated design.
10 × 20 m full courtGlass + steel enclosure systemOutdoor + covered + indoor pathways
Open technical centre 
VenueReviewed Oct 2026
Athletics
Athletics facilities combine precision geometry, certified surfaces, specialist event equipment, safety sectors and timing/results systems. Certification applies differently to facilities, surfacing products and removable competition equipment.
400 m standard outdoor track pathwayWorld Athletics facility certificationSurface/product/equipment certificates are separate
Open technical centre 
SpecialistReviewed Oct 2026
Aquatics
Competition aquatics connects the pool shell and water treatment to starting, lanes, timing, results, water polo, deck operations, spectators and dryland support. Apollo's role is supply-side coordination of the systems it provides, not local pool engineering.
50 m long-course pathway25 m short-course pathwayStarting + lane + timing systems
Open technical centre 
SpecialistReviewed Oct 2026
Sport Climbing
Climbing facilities are safety-led structures. Wall geometry, anchors, impact systems, auto-belay, speed equipment, routesetting access, inspection and rescue/operations must be designed together.
Boulder · Lead · SpeedSpeed wall reference height 15 mRecognised speed walls/holds/timing/belay
Open technical centre 
SpecialistReviewed Oct 2026
Gymnastics
Gymnastics facilities are equipment-dense and safety-led. Apparatus norms, clear zones, sprung floors, pits, ceiling volume, anchors, storage and rapid hall conversion need to be planned from the equipment outward.
Artistic + training pathwaysFIG Apparatus NormsSprung floor + landing systems
Open technical centre 
FieldReviewed Oct 2026
Baseball & Softball
Baseball and softball facilities combine code-specific diamond geometry with backstops, dugouts, bullpens, batting cages, lighting, scoreboards, field maintenance and spectator protection. Field dimensions vary by discipline and competition level, so the facility should start from the exact rule set rather than a generic oval.
Baseball + softball pathwaysBackstops + batting cagesDugouts + bullpens + scoreboards
Open technical centre FieldReviewed Oct 2026
Lacrosse
Lacrosse spans men's field, women's field, box and Sixes formats, so the facility must start from the intended discipline. Sixes provides a compact international field pathway while full-field and box variants require different geometry and containment.
Field + Box + Sixes pathwaysWorld Lacrosse Sixes 70 × 36 mGoals + ball containment
Open technical centre 
Indoor HallReviewed Oct 2026
Table Tennis
Table tennis halls are shaped by player space, backgrounds, lighting, floor friction, table movement and event operations. Competition projects should use current ITTF handbook, approved equipment/floor lists and lighting guidance rather than generic indoor-court assumptions.
Indoor competition pathwayITTF approved tables + nets + floorsDedicated lighting guidance
Open technical centre 
CourtReviewed Oct 2026
Beach Volleyball
Beach volleyball is a sand-performance system, not simply volleyball outdoors. Court geometry, sand depth/quality, drainage, net/post anchoring, free zones, lighting, event barriers and spectator conditions all affect the facility.
16 × 8 m playing court3 m minimum general free zone7 m minimum general clear space
Open technical centre 
SpecialistReviewed Oct 2026
Weightlifting
Weightlifting venues need to separate competition platform geometry, warm-up, impact/noise control, equipment handling, athlete flow, scoring and spectator/event systems. Heavy drop loads and vibration also make the building interface critical.
Competition + training pathwaysImpact / acoustic floor interfacePlatform + warm-up planning
Open technical centre Indoor HallReviewed Oct 2026
Cheer & Performance
Cheer and performance facilities combine floor performance, tumbling/landing safety, clear height, team circulation, music/scoring and spectator/event operations. Training floors and competition floors should be planned around the relevant discipline rather than generic multipurpose-room assumptions.
Cheer + Performance Cheer2026 ICU safety rulesApprox. 12.8 × 12.8 m ICU Cup performance floor reference
Open technical centre 
SpecialistReviewed Oct 2026
Skate & BMX
Wheeled-recreation facilities need flow, progression, fall zones, drainage, rider separation and inspection to work together. Pump tracks, skatepark street/park systems and BMX racing/freestyle are different disciplines and should not be collapsed into one generic ramp layout.
Pump track + skate + BMX pathwaysWorld Skate facility certification classesUCI BMX Racing + Freestyle 2026 rules
Open technical centre SpecialistReviewed Oct 2026
Combat Sports
Combat-sports facilities vary sharply by discipline—ring sports, tatami sports, grappling, boxing-style and martial-arts pathways all have different competition areas and safety requirements. The facility should start from the exact discipline and governing rules rather than a generic mat room.
Ring + tatami pathwaysTraining + competition environmentsImpact / safety flooring critical
Open technical centre FROM REFERENCE TO PROJECT
Use the technical library as a working toolkit.
The next layer is practical: compare the whole facility visually, estimate concept quantities, generate structured specifier packs and keep the governing references visible.
VISUAL TOOL
Technical Diagram Packs
Downloadable vector plan, section, equipment/operations and spectator/lighting/technology sheets for every sport technical centre.
Browse diagrams SPECIFIER TOOLSpecification Packs
Print-ready sport packs covering technical clauses, project inputs, drawings, evidence, maintenance and supply boundaries.
Browse packs PLANNING TOOLPlanning Calculators
Concept footprints, surface quantities, spectator geometry and lighting-brief builders with explicit editable assumptions.
Open calculators REFERENCE TOOLStandards Tracker
Current governing references, review dates and clear separation between rules, product evidence and installed-facility outcomes.
Open tracker DRAWING CONTROLCAD / BIM Library
Planning SVG, generic CAD, exact-system DWG/BIM and project-specific drawing statuses kept deliberately separate.
Open library PROCUREMENT TOOLTender / RFP Builder
Generate a sport-specific procurement input covering technical requirements, evidence, drawings, maintenance and supply boundaries.
Build RFP LIFECYCLE TOOLOperations & Maintenance
Sport-specific inspection, maintenance, spares, handover and troubleshooting planning after the facility goes into use.
Open centre DECISION ENGINEFacility Selector
Sport, level, environment, climate, spectators and project priority combine into a technical planning pathway.
Use selector GLOBAL DESIGNClimate & Exposure Guide
Heat, UV, dust, rain, salt, wind, freeze-thaw and humidity translated into sports-facility design questions.
Open guide BUYER PATHWAYSProfessional Project Pathways
Architects, schools, clubs, councils, developers, resorts, operators, federations and contractors enter through different workflows.
Choose pathwayTHE APOLLO TECHNICAL FRAMEWORK
Every sport is reviewed through the same 12 questions.
The consistency makes the library easier for architects, specifiers and facility owners to use across multi-sport projects.
Playing geometry
Surface / playing system
Sport equipment
Lighting
Spectators
Structure + building interfaces
Environment
Accessibility
Storage + changeover
Technology + controls
Evidence + standards
Maintenance + lifecycle
RESOURCE MODEL
Research → specification → project.
Learn
Use the sport technical centre and official source links to understand the facility requirements.
Compare
Move into surfaces, equipment, facility-level pathways and decision guides.
Specify
Use specification inputs, drawings, evidence controls and technical centres.
Brief
Turn the requirement into a project-specific supply brief without inventing unsupported detail.
GLOBAL SPORTS RESOURCE
Build knowledge first. Sell from authority second.
The library is intentionally useful to architects, schools, clubs, councils, operators, developers and consultants whether or not they are ready to buy. That makes the Apollo sports platform more useful, more linkable and more credible internationally.