Tag:leisure=pitch

leisure = pitch
Description
An area designed for practising a particular sport, normally designated with appropriate markings.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Group: sports
Used on these elements
Useful combination
sport=* surface=* lit=*
Status: de facto
leisure=pitch $1% $1% $1% $1% More details at taginfo
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The tag leisure=pitch is used to map a pitch: an area designed for practising a particular sport, normally designated with appropriate markings. Examples include tennis courts, basketball courts, ball parks, and riding arenas.

Pitches may be contained within a larger landuse=recreation_ground, leisure=park, leisure=sports_centre, leisure=horse_riding, a specific sports field (see the discussion/talk page for discussion on how to tag a larger sports field) or a leisure=sports_hall. A facility with seating for large numbers of spectators should be tagged with leisure=stadium retaining leisure=pitch for the playing surface itself. A golf course should be tagged as leisure=golf_course rather than as a pitch.

How to map

• If there is some physical outline of the pitch or painted line markings, draw an area around it and add leisure=pitch and proper sport=* tag.
• If a pitch has no clear landcover outline, draw a node in its middle, then add leisure=pitch and the proper sport=* tag.
• If a pitch is not in use anymore, its state can be described with the Lifecycle prefix, e.g. disused:leisure=pitch if it is currently not ready to be used, but could be reinstated easily; or abandoned:leisure=pitch when it cannot be used without extensive repairs, etc.

Tags used in combination

• sport=* - For categorising any specific sport
• surface=* - Describes the surface of a feature
• lit=* - Indicates whether a feature is lit

Examples

• 
  Multi-use Pitch for 2 or more disciplines
  leisure=pitch
sport=soccer;basketball
  or
  sport=multi
• 
  Soccer pitch
  leisure=pitch
sport=soccer
surface=artificial_turf
lit=yes
• 
  Tennis court
  leisure=pitch
sport=tennis
surface=clay
• 
  Basketball court
  leisure=pitch
sport=basketball
surface=acrylic
• 
  Single basketball hoop with pitch
  leisure=pitch
sport=basketball
surface=sand
hoops=1
• 
  Single basketball hoop without pitch
  leisure=pitch
sport=basketball
hoops=1
• 
  leisure=pitch
sport=skateboard
  
• 
  Riding arena
  leisure=pitch
sport=equestrian
surface=sand
• 
  Table tennis table
  leisure=pitch
sport=table_tennis
• 
  Large chess board
  leisure=pitch
sport=chess
surface=paving_stones

Covered and indoor pitches

Covered and indoor pitches should be mapped as separate node or area objects inside the building outline. This makes it clear which tags belong to the pitch and which to the building (what may affect the rendering). A covered pitch should additionally be tagged with covered=yes, and an indoor pitch with indoor=yes and possibly level=*.

Examples

• 
  Covered court
  leisure=pitch
sport=multi
surface=concrete
covered=yes
• 
  Indoor tennis court
  leisure=pitch
sport=tennis
surface=carpet
indoor=yes
  (each court one pitch)

Pitches by layout

The following diagrams can help you identify the sport=* based on aerial imagery. Standard dimensions are shown in some diagrams, but a pitch does not need to be regulation to be tagged with sport=*.

• 
  sport=american_football
  110 m × 48.8 m (120 yards x 53⅓ yards)
• 
  sport=australian_football
• 
  sport=canadian_football
  137.2 m × 59.4 m (150 yards x 65 yards)
• 
  sport=badminton
• 
  sport=baseball
• 
  sport=basketball
hoops=2
  28 m × 15 m or 29 m × 15 m.
• 
  sport=basketball
hoops=1
• 
  sport=chess or sport=draughts
• 
  sport=cricket
  Note: there may be a "square" of multiple "pitches" at the centre of the field (pitch) to even out wear.
• 
  sport=equestrian
  typically 20m×40m or 20m×60m (dressage)
• 
  sport=field_hockey
• 
  sport=futsal
  min. 25 m × 16 m, max. 42 m × 25 m.
• 
  sport=gaelic_games
• 
  sport=handball
• 
  sport=ice_hockey
• 
  sport=lacrosse
  110 m × 55 m
• 
  sport=netball
• 
  sport=pickleball with comparison to sport=tennis
• 
  sport=rugby_league
• 
  sport=rugby_union
  typically 100 m (min. 94 m) between the two try-lines × min. 68 m.
• 
  sport=soccer
• 
  sport=softball
• 
  sport=table_tennis
• 
  sport=tennis
• 
  sport=volleyball
• 
  sport=korfball

Possible tagging mistakes

amenity=pitch

		$1%
		$1%
		$1%
		$1%

More details at taginfo

• amenity=pitch

If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!

leisure=recreation_ground

		$1%
		$1%
		$1%
		$1%

More details at taginfo

• leisure=recreation_ground ‒ Use landuse=recreation_ground instead, unless this is a sport pitch to tag with leisure=pitch + sport=*.

If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!

See also

• leisure=sports_centre - A sports centre is a distinct facility where sports take place within an enclosed area.
• leisure=sports_hall - A sufficiently large single room that is suitable for practising sports indoors and does not have a "centre" character.
• leisure=stadium - A major sports facility with substantial tiered seating.
• leisure=horse_riding - Equestrian facility covering a larger area, which may contain riding arenas (as pitches) as well as riding halls (as sports_hall's).
• leisure=track - A track for non-motorized forms of racing, like running or biking.
• leisure=golf_course - A golf course
• leisure=practice_pitch - pitches that are not suitable for full game
• pitch:net=* - Indicates whether a net is available at a sports pitch
• Proposed_features/pitch_markings if you want to describe the pitch markings

Related terms: ‹ pitch › ‹ court ›