Tag:leisure=pitch

leisure = pitch
Description
An area designed for practising a particular sport, normally designated with appropriate markings.
Rendering in openstreetmap-carto
Group: Leisure
Used on these elements
Useful combination
sport=* surface=* lit=*
Wikidata
Q2310214
Status: de facto
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Tag leisure=pitch is used for a pitch, an area designed for practicing a particular sport, normally designated with appropriate markings. Examples include: tennis court, basketball court, ball park, riding arena.

Pitches may be contained within a larger landuse=recreation_ground, leisure=park, leisure=sports_centre, leisure=horse_riding or specific sports field (see the discussion/talk page for discussion on how to tag a larger sports field). 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.
• If several pitches are mapped as one object, it is useful to add capacity=* to state the number of pitches included. If detailed information is available, each pitch should be mapped separately.

Tags to use in combination

• sport=*
• surface=*
• lit=yes

Examples

Multi-sport pitch

(pitch made for 2 or more disciplines)

leisure=pitch + sport=multi

Soccer pitch

leisure=pitch + sport=soccer + surface=artificial_turf + lit=yes

Soccer pitch without any physical outline or line markings:

leisure=pitch + sport=soccer + surface=grass

Tennis court

leisure=pitch + sport=tennis + surface=clay

Basketball court

leisure=pitch + sport=basketball + surface=artificial_turf

Single basketball hoop with pitch:

leisure=pitch + sport=basketball + surface=sand

Single basketball hoop without pitch:

leisure=pitch + sport=basketball

Skatepark

leisure=pitch + sport=skateboard + surface=paved

Riding arena

(here outdoor dressage arena)

leisure=pitch + sport=equestrian + surface=sand

Indoor tennis court

leisure=pitch + sport=tennis + building=*

Table tennis table

leisure=pitch + sport=table_tennis

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

• 

  sport=australian_football

• 

  sport=canadian_football

• 

  sport=badminton

• 

  sport=baseball

• 

  sport=baseball baseball=softball

• 

  sport=basketball
  hoops=2

• 

  sport=basketball
  hoops=1

• 

  sport=chess or sport=draughts

• 

  sport=cricket

• 

  sport=field_hockey

• 

  sport=futsal

• 

  sport=gaelic_games

• 

  sport=handball

• 

  sport=ice_hockey

• 

  sport=lacrosse

• 

  sport=netball

• 

  sport=rugby_league

• 

  sport=rugby_union

• 

  sport=soccer

• 

  sport=table_tennis

• 

  sport=tennis

• 

  sport=volleyball

Similar tags

• leisure=sports_centre - A sports centre is a distinct facility where sports take place within an enclosed area.
• leisure=stadium
• leisure=horse_riding - Equestrian facility covering a larger area, which may include riding arenas (as pitches) as well as riding halls.
• leisure=table_tennis_table
• leisure=golf_course

Possible tagging mistakes

• leisure=court

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 ‒ 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!

Related terms: ‹ pitch ›