Sport England Artificial Surfaces For Outdoor Sport

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Sport england artificial surfaces for outdoor sport.

They mean more people can benefit from all the associated social and health benefits of physical activity. Our artificial surfaces for outdoor sport guide looks at the use of artificial grass pitches needle punch play surfaces and polymeric surfaces. Thank you to everyone who has ever bought a ticket for supporting us in building a healthier happier nation. Sport england and the national lottery.

Focussing upon design concepts materials and technical classifications. Document history issue tracker. Sport england and leading sport governing bodies all support this. Assessing needs and opportunities guide for indoor and outdoor sports facilities.

Artificial lighting accessible facilities outdoor surfaces clubhouses sports halls swimming pools facility cost guidance combined leisure provision capital project development sport specific guidance user guide. Internal and external lighting is especially important when designing and building multi use games areas mugas and artificial pitches as per current industry guidance and standards. Artificial surfaces for outdoor sports design guidance note natural turf for sport design guidance note selecting the right artificial surface these are available at. That s because two thirds of our funding comes from the lottery.

See also the design and cost section of the se website for related design guidance including. By playing the national lottery you re helping people across england play sport and get physically active. How to undertake and apply needs assessments for sports facilities. Third generation or 3g artificial grass pitches are recognised as durable safe year round playing surfaces able to withstand intensive use and all kinds of weather.

Sport england successfully used the concept for the playing field and green spaces programme in 2003 and have since promoted the use of pqs s. The visual environment is a key part of the design you ll need to consider for a modern sport facility. It gives essential information used by national governing bodies ngbs developers and planners to meet quality standards for construction and maintenance of natural turf and typical pitch layouts. Artificial sports lighting updated guidance for 2012.

Quality and performance of natural turf sports surfaces. Car park and landscape design. Design guidance note dun creating a sporting habit for life artificial surfaces d dun for outdoor sport updated guidance for 2013. Design issues for a range of outdoor sport spaces including pitches single sports use courts and multi use games areas mugas with artificial surfaces.

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