PITCH SIZE

[OxfordNondie]

Was it me but thevpitch seemed further away from the Mail end and narrower.

Yes and why

 

[m]

Must admit I didn't notice but vaguely recall someone saying the pitch was being made smaller.

 

[unification]

Ian Atkins likes this.

 

[Osei Yaw]

I think it's because they painted the lines in a different place this season.

But I'm not ITK.

 

[Yellow River]

It’s been made it narrower to give those pesky left wingers less space whilst trying to get past our rightback. Worked a treat for the first 30 minutes on Saturday.

 

[Northstandboy]

Was it me but thevpitch seemed further away from the Mail end and narrower.

Yes and why

I thought that same thing!

Can you shorten a pitch though? Thought you could only narrow/widen it....

 

[holdsteady]

I thought that same thing!

Can you shorten a pitch though? Thought you could only narrow/widen it....

Think you have maximum and minimum lengths as well as widths, just have to be within those parameters.

 

[andystroud]

From FA Law 1:
3. Dimensions

The touchline must be longer than the goal-line.

• Length (touchline):
  minimum 90m (100yds)
  maximum 120m (130yds)
• Length (goal-line):
  minimum 45m (50yds)
  maximum 90m (100yds)

Law 1 - The Field of Play

IFAB Laws of the Game

www.thefa.com

 

[chuckbert]

From FA Law 1:
3. Dimensions

The touchline must be longer than the goal-line.

• Length (touchline):
  minimum 90m (100yds)
  maximum 120m (130yds)
• Length (goal-line):
  minimum 45m (50yds)
  maximum 90m (100yds)

Law 1 - The Field of Play

IFAB Laws of the Game

www.thefa.com

Blimey. So two pitches can have areas differing by almost a factor of 3!
I played on a stupidly short pitch not long ago where the centre circle was only 5 or so metres from the top of the D. It made for a crap game of football.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

It's both narrower and shorter. There is noticeably more grass behind the goal (the warm up goal was back behind the goal line in about the position the goal was last season) and to the sides (to a lesser degree).

 

[Wallop]

From FA Law 1:
3. Dimensions

The touchline must be longer than the goal-line.

• Length (touchline):
  minimum 90m (100yds)
  maximum 120m (130yds)
• Length (goal-line):
  minimum 45m (50yds)
  maximum 90m (100yds)

Law 1 - The Field of Play

IFAB Laws of the Game

www.thefa.com

That can’t be right for any pro or semi-pro club pitches? Far too much variation.

 

[andystroud]

That can’t be right for any pro or semi-pro club pitches? Far too much variation.

The quote was from the IFAB guidance. The caveat is, “Competitions may determine the length of the goal-line and touchline within the above dimensions.” This would allow league to specify their own min/max dimensions