A GUIDE TO
BACKYARD SPORTS COURT DIMENSIONS
BASKETBALL
50’
19’
4’
6’
15”
19’
15’
12’
YOU WOULD NEED A 60’ BY 57’
SPACE IN YOUR YARD TO PROVIDE
ENOUGH CLEARANCE FOR A HALF
COURT.
FULL COURT DIMENSIONS: 60’ BY
100’
47’
MENS: 20’ 9”
WOMENS: 19’ 9”
FREE THROW
LINE
6’
THREE PT
LINE
CENTER
CIRCLE
6’
HORSESHOES
YOU WOULD NEED A 58’ BY 15’ SPACE
IN YOUR YARD TO PROVIDE ENOUGH
CLEARANCE FOR A HORSESHOE COURT.
SHUFFLEBOARD
EXTENDED PLATFORMS
14’
PITCHING PLATFORMS
1.5’
6’
STAKE
3’
BACKBOARD
PIT
FOUL LINE 10’
48’
4’
3’
5’
14’
1.5’
1’
BOCCE BALL
13’
YOU WOULD NEED A 20’ BY
62’ SPACE IN YOUR YARD TO
PROVIDE ENOUGH CLEARANCE
FOR A SHUFFLEBOARD COURT.
78’
YOU WOULD NEED A 23’ BY 88’
SPACE IN YOUR YARD TO PROVIDE
ENOUGH CLEARANCE FOR A BOCCE
BALL COURT.
BADMINTON
20’
10’
5’
44’
6’6”
YOU WOULD NEED A 30’ BY 54’ SPACE
IN YOUR YARD TO PROVIDE ENOUGH
CLEARANCE FOR A BADMINTON
COURT.
SHORT SERVICE LINE
SIDELINE FOR SINGLES
15’6”
SIDELINE FOR DOUBLES
LONG SERVICE LINE FOR SINGLES
2’6”
LONG SERVICE LINE FOR DOUBLES
1’6”
VOLLEYBALL
36’ CENTER TO CENTER
30’
NET- HUNG DIRECTLY OVER
CENTERLINE HEIGHT VARIES
FROM MEN TO WOMEN
MEN-8’ WOMEN- 7’4”
YOU WOULD NEED A 46’ BY 70’ SPACE
IN YOUR YARD TO PROVIDE ENOUGH
CLEARANCE FOR A VOLLEYBALL
COURT.
59’
CENTER LINE- DIVIDES COURT
EQUALLY INTO 30’x30’ SQUARES
10’
ATTACK LINE- LOCATED ON EACH
SIDE OF THE COURT
STANDARDS- SET @ 36’ APART 3’
OFF THE SIDELINE OF EACH THE
COURT ON EACH SIDE
8”
10’
29’6”
SERVICE LINE- MARKED 10’ INSIDE OF EACH BACKLINE. THE
BALL IS SERVED HERE
TENNIS
YOU WOULD NEED A 130’ BY 70’
SPACE IN YOUR YARD TO PROVIDE
ENOUGH CLEARANCE FOR A TENNIS
COURT.
21’
18’
21’
18’
21’
21’
13’6”
36’
27’
60’
13’6”
42’
78’
120’
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BY: RENEE’ BROWN