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The pitch is rectangular in shape. The shorter sides are called goal lines and the longer sides are called the touchlines. The two goal lines are between 50 and 100 yards (46 and 91 metres) wide and have to be of the same length. [3] The two touchlines are between 100 and 130 yards (91 and 119 metres) long and have to be of the same length. [3]
11 meters – approximate width of a doubles tennis court; 15 meters – width of a standard FIBA basketball court; 15.24 meters – width of an NBA basketball court (50 feet) 18.44 meters – distance between the front of the pitcher's rubber and the rear point of home plate on a baseball field (60 feet, 6 inches) [125]
The minimum distance to hit a home run (along either foul line) is set by baseball rules, generally at 325 feet (99 m). [14] Before 1931 (with the exception of a couple months in 1920) [15] [unreliable source?] the foul lines extended indefinitely; a batter was awarded a home run only if a fly ball out of the field was fair where it landed. Now ...
The slant distance s (chord length) between two points can be reduced to the arc length on the ellipsoid surface S as: [21] = (+) / / where R is evaluated from Earth's azimuthal radius of curvature and h are ellipsoidal heights are each point. The first term on the right-hand side of the equation accounts for the mean elevation and the second ...
250–400 feet (76–122 m) [2] (distance from home plate apex to nearest center field fence) - 446.9–492.9 feet (136.2–150.2 m) [3] - grass WBSC: 400 feet (120 m) (distance from home plate apex to center field fence) - Distance between foul poles (each one are 275 feet (84 m) or more from home plate apex) - Baseball5: Square 18 metres (59 ft)
The "circle" or "fielding circle" is an oval described by drawing a semicircle of 30 yards (27 m) radius from the centre of each wicket with respect to the breadth of the pitch and joining them with lines parallel, 30 yards (27 m) to the length of the pitch. This divides the field into an infield and outfield and can be marked by a painted line ...
The 1876 rules stated that "no goals shall be allowed if the ball be hit from a distance of more than 15 yards (14 m) from the nearest goalpost". A visible "striking circle" with "radius of 15 yards" was codified in 1886. [3] [4] The radius of the circle was increased to 16 yards (15 m) in 1951 for men's hockey and 1968 for women's hockey. [5]
The protected area or danger area is the central portion of the pitch – a rectangle running down the middle of the pitch, two feet wide, and beginning five feet from each popping crease. Under the Laws of Cricket , a bowler must avoid running on this area during their follow-through after delivering the ball.