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| Single Handball Court | Tennis |

 

BASEBALL

Home plate to pitcher's box: 60 ft. 6 in.
Plate to second base: 127 fto. 3 3/8 in.
Distance from base to base:
 (homeplate included)
90 ft.
Batter's Box: 6ft by 4 ft.
Weight of ball: Not less than 5 oz.
Not more than 5 1/4 oz.
Bat: Must be round and made of hardwood in one piece or laminated. The diameter will not exceed 2 3/4 inches in at thickest part, and length will not exceed 42 inches.
 

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BASEBALL (Little League)

Home plate to pitcher's box:

46 feet

Plate to second base:

84 feet 10 inches

Distance from base to base:
 (home plate included)

60 feet

Batter's box

5 feet 6 inches by 3 feet

Weight of ball

Not less than 5 oz.
Not more than 5 1/4 oz.

Bat:

Must be round, made of wood, and not more than 33 inches in length. The diameter at thickest part will not be more than 2 1/4 inches, and not less than 1 1/16 inches at its smallest part. Bats may be taped for a distance not exceeding 16 inches from the smallest end.

 

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BASKETBALL

Playing court:

94 feet long by 50 feet wide (maximum dimensions)
74 feet long by 42 feet wide (minimum dimensions)

Baskets

Rings 18 inches in inside diameter, with white cord nets measuring 15 to 18 inches in length. Each ring is made of metal and is not more than 5/8 of an inch in diameter.

Basket ring height:

10 feet

Free-throw line:

15 feet from the face of the backboard

 

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FOOTBALL

Length of field:

120 yards
(including 10 yards of end zone on both sides)

Width of field:

53 1/3 yards (160 ft.)

Height of goal posts:

20 ft.

Height of crossbar:

10 ft.

Width of goal posts:

 

 (inside to inside)

18 ft. 6 in.

 (outside to outside0

No more than 19 ft. 2 in.

 

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MEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Court length:

60 ft.

Court width:

30 ft.

Height of net from ground:

7 ft. 11 5/8"

Bottom of net from ground:

4 ft. 11 5/8"

 

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WOMEN'S VOLLEY BALL

Court length:

60 ft.

Court width:

30 ft.

Height of net from ground

7 ft. 4 1/8"

Bottom of net from ground:

4 ft. 4 1/8"

 

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SINGLE HANDBALL COURT

Length:

34 ft.

Width:

20 ft.

Service line:

16 ft.

 

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TENNIS

Size of court:

Rectangle 78 feet longs and 27 feet wide (singles).

Service line:

21 feet from net.

Height of net;

3 feet in center, gradually rising to reach 3 ft 6" posts at each side of court.

 

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Franklin County Auditor
Consumer Services - Division of Weights and Measurers
373 S High Street - 21st Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Telephone 614.462.7380
TDD Number 614.462.7593
 Email:  aashield@franklincountyohio.gov