This document provides recommended illumination levels in footcandles for various sports facilities and activities. It contains a table listing the average illumination that should be maintained on the horizontal playing surface for sports like basketball, football, handball, ice hockey, racquetball, roque, shuffleboard, skating, skeet shooting, ski practice slopes, soccer, softball, squash, swimming pools, tennis, trap shooting, and volleyball. The levels range from 1 footcandle for recreational skating on parks, lagoons, or ponds up to 50 footcandles for professional or championship softball infields.
This document provides recommended illumination levels in footcandles for various sports facilities and activities. It contains a table listing the average illumination that should be maintained on the horizontal playing surface for sports like basketball, football, handball, ice hockey, racquetball, roque, shuffleboard, skating, skeet shooting, ski practice slopes, soccer, softball, squash, swimming pools, tennis, trap shooting, and volleyball. The levels range from 1 footcandle for recreational skating on parks, lagoons, or ponds up to 50 footcandles for professional or championship softball infields.
This document provides recommended illumination levels in footcandles for various sports facilities and activities. It contains a table listing the average illumination that should be maintained on the horizontal playing surface for sports like basketball, football, handball, ice hockey, racquetball, roque, shuffleboard, skating, skeet shooting, ski practice slopes, soccer, softball, squash, swimming pools, tennis, trap shooting, and volleyball. The levels range from 1 footcandle for recreational skating on parks, lagoons, or ponds up to 50 footcandles for professional or championship softball infields.
Table 12-2. Recommended Illumination Levels for SportsConcluded
AVERAGE ILLUMINATION MAINTAINED IN SERVICE ON HORIZONTAL PLAYING SUR- FACE (footcandles) SEE FIG. ROQUE Tournament Recreational 20 10 SHUFFLE BOARD Tournament Recreational 10 5 SKATING Rink Park, lagoon, or pond 5 1 12-12 SKEET SHOOT Target (vertical surface at 100 feet) Firing point (general) 30 10 12-2 SKI PRACTICE SLOPE .5 SOCCER Professional and college High school Athletic field 30 20 10 12-14 SOFTBALL Professional and championship Semipro Industrial league Recreational Infield Outfield 50 30 30 20 20 10 10 5 12-16 SQUASH Tournament Club Recreational 30 20 10 12-3 SWIMMING POOLS General Underwater 10 5 watts per square foot of pool surface 12-8 TENNIS Tournament Club Recreational Lawn Table 30 50 20 30 10 20 12-4 TRAP SHOOTING Target (vertical surface at 150 feet) Firing point (general) 30 10 12-2 VOLLEY BALL Tournament Recreational 20 10 12-D