Lighting Design Guide for American Football Field

 

American football is both an aerial and ground sport, combining tackles and high-flying balls. LED lights provide the uniform lighting required to serve the aerial and terrestrial action on the football field. A sports lighting design guide is essential for planning optimal lighting. 

LED lighting provides the optimal lighting solutions for football fields and stadiums. They offer a consistent level of lighting ensuring enjoyment and safety for both players and spectators. LED closely mimics daylight color temperature making the football, lines, and players clearly visible.

 

Guide for pole quantity & pole height & beam angle

 

We recommend two pole quantities for football field lighting: four and six. A four pole arrangement includes two poles located on each side, far away from the sidelines. A six-pole arrangement includes three poles located on each side, closer to the sidelines.

The minimum mounting height for all poles is 50 feet. The mounting height increases to compensate for additional rows of luminaires. Mounting height increases anytime to prevent glare and efficiently use the light beam.

Beam angle is the spread of light emitted from a luminaire. The beam spread of the LED flood lights should put the maximum amount of light on a football field without producing hot spots. The beam angle needs to be wide enough to overlap the distribution from adjacent aiming points.

 

Lighting standards

 

250 foot candles for NFL
150 foot candles for collegiate-level football
50 foot candles for high school football fields

 

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