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Outdoor Design

This section provides some examples of the type of standards used in the planning, design and development of outdoor sporting facilities.

 AFL

Preferred Facility Guidelines - Preferred Facility Guidelines for State, Regional, Local. School and Remote Facilities – AFL (2019)

Cricket

Facilities Guidelines  - Cricket Australia's Community Cricket Facility Guidelines aim to provide a consolidated resource of community cricket facility planning, development, management and maintenance information for use by community, government and national cricket industry partners and stakeholders.

Football (Soccer)

Football Facilities - Football NSW and Northern NSW Football Facility Guides, Forum, News, Grants & Funding, Resources, Contacts.

Field Marketing & Equipment - A guide to preparing your field for football - Football NSW

Moveable soccer goals - ACCC - Product Safety Australia

Soccer goalposts - NSW Government Fair Trading

Rugby League

Preferred Facilities Guidelines for Grassroots Rugby League 2014 - NRL

Rugby Union

Rugby Union - Regulation Field (Sports Dimension Guide) - Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (Gov of WA)

Baseball

Baseball - The Playing Field (Sports Dimension Guide) - Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (Gov of WA)

Softball

Softball - The Playing Field (Sports Dimension Guide) - Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (Gov of WA)

Softball Field Guidelines - Softball Australia

Tennis

National Tennis Facility Planning and Development Guide - Tennis Australia (2013)

Courts and Surfaces - Find out everything you need to know about selecting a court surface, building a new tennis court or upgrading your existing court - Tennis Australia

Court and Enclosure Dimensions - Tennis Australia (2012)

Netball

National Facilities Policy - Provides clarity on roles and responsibilities for the provision of community netball facilities in Australia - Netball Australia (2016)

Basketball

Guidelines for the safe installation of basketball rings - Basketball Australia (2009)

Courts

Court marking - Examples of multi-marked courts - Tennis and Netball court. Cricket, Football, Hockey pitches. Netball, Basketball, Volleyball. - Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (Gov of WA)

Game areas

A guide to the design, specification & construction of Multi Use Game Areas (MUGAs) including Multi-Sport Synthetic Turf Pitches (STPs) - Sport England, in conjunction with the Sports and Play Construction Association.

Guidelines

Synthetic Fields - A guide to synthetic surfaces for Football - Football NSW

Synthetic Turf Surfaces - AFL

Synthetic Playing Fields - Cricket Australia

Natural Grass vs Synthetic Turf Decision Making Guide  - Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries(Gov of WA)

Artificial grass for sport guide - Sport and Recreation Victoria

Cycling

Cycling (Sports Dimension Guide) - Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (Gov of WA)

MTB

Mountain biking (Sports Dimension Guide) - Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (Gov of WA)

National Mountain Bike Trail Standards Development Information Sheet - Mountain Bike Australia

Guidelines for a Quality Trail Experience - International Mountain Bicycling Association

BMX

BMX (Sports Dimension Guide) - Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (Gov of WA)

BMX Australia Track Guidelines - BMX Australia 2013

BMX Australia Rules and Policies (Helmet Policy, Start Hill Policy, Lighting Policy, Club Pump Track Policy) - BMX Australia

BMX Track Guide - Union Cycliste Internationale

Skateboarding

Factors of Skatepark Design - Public Skatepark Development Guide

Standard Guide for In-ground Concrete Skatepark - ASTM International

The Skate Facility Guide - Sport Victoria

Rifle, Clay Target, Pistol

Ranges (Safe Shooting Program) - NSW Police Force (NSW Gov)

NSW Firearms Registry Range Users Guide September 2017 - NSW Police Force (NSW Gov)

Equestrian Guidelines

Equestrian (Sports Dimension Guide) - Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (Gov of WA)

Olympic and Paralympic Games Equestrian Venue and Operational Requirements - Fédération Equestre Internationale (January 2015)

CAMS, Karting

New Circuit / Circuit Extension Approval Policy - Karting Australia (November 2016)

Bowls

Bowling Green Construction Guidelines - Bowls Australia

Croquet

Croquet Facility Guide - Croquet Victoria (August 2016)

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