Football Pitch Markings
Keep football matches safe and fun with our long-lasting football pitch markings and football floor surface coatings. Designed for school playgrounds, parks, and other outdoor play spaces for children, all of our sports surface coatings will withstand frequent daily use.
Our high-grade markings are bright and accurate, ensuring every boundary is clear for everyone to see. At Fun & Active Playgrounds, we guarantee every football pitch marking is non-toxic and anti-slip. Superb weather resistance ensures children can enjoy playing football outside all year.
Installed with precision and expertise by our in-house team, we keep the process simple and quick. All of our markings are easy to apply to almost any surface. Browse our collection of football pitch markings now and find the perfect solution for your outdoor space.
Our range of Football Pitch Markings
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Learn more about the football pitch markings and football pitch surface coatings on offer in our handy guide below. Whatever the size of your outdoor space, we’ll help you install the best design for your needs.
Football Pitch Markings Guide
Use this handy guide to discover all you need to know about our football pitch markings. From the different health benefits that the popular sport provides, to football pitch dimensions and designs, here’s all the answers you need.
Why Install An Outdoor Football Pitch?
As one of the UK’s most popular sports, football has the power to draw children away from digital screens and outside to play. The installation of a specific outdoor area for football provides an exciting visual prompt that will inspire children to put down their devices and head outside into the fresh air to play.
We know it’s so important that children spend quality time outside in the fresh air. From increased levels of oxygen to lifting your mood, helping you to relax and improving digestion, the benefits of outdoor play are many.
Yet that’s not all. Football has a wide range of advantages for children’s health and wellbeing. Let’s take a quick look at the top 6 health benefits of installing a football pitch for children.
Top 6 Health Benefits of Installing Football Pitch Markings
1. Physical Health
During a football game children get a great cardiovascular workout which has benefits for their entire body. In fact, football has been found to be a powerful way to improve general health and fitness at any age.
An editorial in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2018, reviewed a wealth of research into the health benefits of football and concluded that playing football for at least 2 hours every week could improve ‘cardiovascular, metabolic, and musculoskeletal fitness’.
From better heart health to stronger bones, more stamina and improved core body strength, the level of intense activity involved in a game of football delivers a fantastic all-over workout.
With the potential to get children engaged in energetic activity, football is an ideal way for children to meet their daily target for physical exercise.
The NHS recommends that children across the UK participate in at least 60 minutes of vigorous to moderate exercise each day. With an outdoor football pitch installed, you can help more children to get the exercise they need.
2. Social Skills
Football is a team sport which involves lots of communication so it’s a great way for children to develop their social skills.
From the interactions involved in working together as a team to turn-taking and the chance to spend time with other children, football games give children time to explore how to communicate with their peers effectively.
The collaborative nature of the game forces pupils to develop positive ways to resolve conflict because they can’t just walk off – they want to finish the game. Instead, children learn to compromise, share, negotiate and say sorry. These are all crucial skills children will draw on for the rest of their lives.
And it’s not just about children.
With so many adults as enthusiastic about the sport as children, football is an excellent way to bring children and adults together. Whether it’s parents and carers cheering from the side lines or support from coaches, a game of football can be a rare moment for children to enjoy some quality time with adults.
3. Inclusive
As a sport much-loved around the globe, football is a game that’s familiar to a wide range of children so it’s particularly inclusive. Unlike some sports, football is also very accessible game.
Requiring nothing more than a ball, football has the power to inspire pupils like no other sport. Offering plenty of motivation for children to get and stay active, the installation of a football court is a powerful incentive for more young people to take part in sport.
4. Thinking Skills
Concentrating for a full 90-minute game helps children build valuable concentration and problem-solving skills. Throughout the match, the ball can be sent to any member of the team, so every pupil has to remain alert and focused. Motivated by the thought that the ball may come to them, even children who often struggle to concentrate in the classroom will be focused.
At the same time, pupils have to think about clever ways to get the ball or who to send the ball to. From spatial awareness to analysis, there will be a constant range of cognitive skills in use throughout the game.
5. Personal Development
With children highly motivated to succeed, football can help pupils to develop strong discipline as well as more patience and greater collaboration skills.
Whether they want to improve their shots or run faster, lots of pupils will be inspired to engage in more physical activity between games to increase their skillset. From setting their own goals for improvement to making time to practice, these are valuable skills for children to develop.
6. Emotional Wellbeing
Being part of a sports team helps to build children’s resilience and self-confidence. As they experience setbacks and play alongside highly competitive team members, children have to maintain their own self-belief, persevere and develop confidence in their own ability.
Whilst they play the game, the encouragement children give to their peers will in turn teach them important lessons about positive thinking that they can use to keep themselves motivated.
Football Pitch Playground Marking Designs
At Fun & Active Playgrounds, we offer two types of football pitch designs plus a range of non-slip sports surface coatings and multi-sport court markings.
Multi-Court Markings
Limited playground space? You may be interested in a multi-court design. A multi-court has 3 layers of sports court markings. Each court marking is used for a different sport. For example, you may have netball, basketball and football court markings layered over each other.
With 3 court markings in one space, you can offer a wider range of children a greater range of sports. If a larger number of pupils can play sports they enjoy, you’ll have more children participating in physical exercise.
Custom Football Pitch Designs
At Fun & Active Playgrounds, we do more than create playground marking designs.
Our in-house range of services includes playground marking installation, playground marking removal, playground marking cleaning, custom playground marking design and more.
If you’re looking for a bespoke design, any of our football pitch line markings can be customised to suit your needs.
Which Football Surface Coating Should I Choose?
We have a variety of options for safe, non-slip football court coatings.
Thermoplastic Football Flooring
Thermoplastic as a sports surface delivers the highest performance. Thermoplastic is a superior material which offers robust resistance and longevity. Proven to last up to 10 times longer than traditional paint, thermoplastic football markings are a superb, sustainable investment.
Thermoplastic is resistant to all weather conditions. From high UV exposure to heavy rain, thermoplastic football pitches can remain in use all year.
Non-toxic and non-slip, thermoplastic is available in 26 colours. Offering fantastic versatility, thermoplastic has transformed what we can do with playground designs. If you’re considering a unique design, thermoplastic leaves every option open for customisation.
Delivering stunning designs in bright, strong colours that won’t fade over time, a thermoplastic sports surface is guaranteed to elevate your playground.
Sports Coating
Packed with so many benefits, it’s no surprise thermoplastic is our highest-priced option. If your budget dictates an alternative spend, Sports Coating may be a good option.
Sports Coating is a hardwearing surface coating that’s frequently used on leisure facilities and sports grounds. It’s suitable for daily use and is often installed in playgrounds and play spaces. Sports Coating is weather-resistant and available in 12 colours.
Anti-Slip Playground Paint
Our most economical option for full coverage football pitch markings is playground paint. We’ve carefully selected a superior playground paint that will deliver the high-performance you need.
Non-slip and available in 7 bright colours, if you want a budget-friendly solution to install markings over a large area, our playground paint can prove particularly useful.
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Football Pitch Dimensions
The official dimensions for an 11-a-side football pitch, according to FIFA and FA regulations, are 105m by 68.5m. For 5-a-side football, the recommended pitch dimensions are 36.5m by 27m. These are the official recommendations, but you can adapt them to suit your school playground size.
Book a Free Survey
If you’re not sure what size your football pitch should be, we can help. Book a free virtual survey and you can discuss what you need with our expert team who will create a scaled plan, and then send you a no-obligation quotation.
With every question answered, browse the collection now and find the perfect football pitch marking for your space.
