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Floodlit Outdoor Synthetic Multi-suports Areas
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outdoor areas for many activities with synthetic pavement (not grass) with floodlights
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In addition there are 8 centres with floodlit outdoor synthetic multi-sports areas catering for several sports.
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outdoor areas for many activities with synthetic pavement (not grass) with floodlights
floodlit: illuminated by means of floodlights; "the floodlit courtyard"
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multi-suports areas: areas where you can run, walk, cycle, just sit etc
synthetic: that do not have grass but might have some form of synthetic runners' lane, bike lane etc
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multi-suports areas: areas where you can run, walk, cycle, just sit etc
synthetic: that do not have grass but might have some form of synthetic runners' lane, bike lane etc
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floodlit - equipped with floodlights, so sport is possible after nightfall
outdoor - not indoor (!), in the open air
synthetic - not natural, so not grass, nor gravel. In my experience, these surfaces are usually similar to a very hard-waering carpet.
multi-sports - can be used for more than one sport. This probably means that lines required for various sports are marked out in different colours. Essentially, these pitches are intended to replace grass, so in theory anything you can play on grass could be played on them, although usually not rugby (because the surface hurts!) and not cricket (because the ball would bounce too much and the area is usually too small). But using the same pitch for football (soccer) and (field) hockey is very common. But they are not restricted to grass sports - I've seen them used for netball, for example.
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oh, and I used to play tennis on the same surface I played football and hockey on. so you can see, they can get used for lots of sports.
outdoor - not indoor (!), in the open air
synthetic - not natural, so not grass, nor gravel. In my experience, these surfaces are usually similar to a very hard-waering carpet.
multi-sports - can be used for more than one sport. This probably means that lines required for various sports are marked out in different colours. Essentially, these pitches are intended to replace grass, so in theory anything you can play on grass could be played on them, although usually not rugby (because the surface hurts!) and not cricket (because the ball would bounce too much and the area is usually too small). But using the same pitch for football (soccer) and (field) hockey is very common. But they are not restricted to grass sports - I've seen them used for netball, for example.
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oh, and I used to play tennis on the same surface I played football and hockey on. so you can see, they can get used for lots of sports.
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